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BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 207120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of benevolence for the good of humanity,through grant making.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£120k
Latest spending
£165k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,938,043, derived primarily from investment gains and income. The trustees report that the portfolio is positioned appropriately to support long-term aims, with no material uncertainties or going concern issues identified. Administrative costs are described as very low, and the charity remains solvent with net assets exceeding liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 4% of portfolio capital value (held: £5.9m)
“The directors have agreed that future grants in any one year should total up to 4% of the capital value of the portfolio as at the end of the previous financial year. This is regarded as a ceiling and not a target.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£120k£165k
31/12/2024£136k£218k
31/12/2023£120k£205k
31/12/2022£134k£208k
31/12/2021£141k£202k

Common questions

Is BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,938,043, derived primarily from investment gains and income. The trustees report that the portfolio is positioned appropriately to support long-term aims, with no material uncertainties or going concern issues identified. Administrative costs are described as very low, and the charity remains solvent with net assets exceeding liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£132k
THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST1£27k
UNSEEN (UK)1£15k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION1£3k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST1£2k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£800

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Humanitas.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION£120k—0unclear—no doubt
Humanitas FY2025£351k—0unclear—no doubt
HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY FY2024£246k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER FY2025£1.8m—0above—no doubt
Humane World for Animals United Kingdom FY2024£3.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.