LIVESTOCK EMERGENCY GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS - LEGS

Registered charity 1179420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEGS

LEGS provides technical support to practitioners and policy makers involved in livestock emergency response largely in developing countries, through the provision of the LEGS Handbook and other resources, the LEGS training programme, research and learning.

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Latest income
£281k
Latest spending
£285k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £4,100 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by the termination of a major USAID/BHA project. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds have been utilized to cover administrative costs and support fundraising activities following this funding loss. The charity maintains total net assets of £91,492, with unrestricted reserves of £56,723.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unrestricted funds used to cover administrative costs and periods when there is no income (held: £57k)
LEGS continued to build up its reserves policy during this year with unrestricted funds used to cover administrative costs and periods when there is no income. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£547k
Total spending
£553k
Reserves (reported)
£46k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Benin · Costa Rica · France · Germany · Hungary · India · Jersey · Kenya · Nepal · Pakistan · Senegal · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£281k£285k
31/03/2024£547k£553k
31/03/2023£424k£382k
31/03/2022£255k£227k
31/03/2021£229k£213k

Common questions

Is LIVESTOCK EMERGENCY GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS - LEGS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £4,100 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by the termination of a major USAID/BHA project. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds have been utilized to cover administrative costs and support fundraising activities following this funding loss. The charity maintains total net assets of £91,492, with unrestricted reserves of £56,723. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.