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Science for Animal Welfare

Registered charity 207996 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE, U F A W, UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

UFAW IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED, INDEPENDENT, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE CHARITY. THE ORGANISATION IS CONCERNED WITH PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF WELFARE FOR FARM, COMPANION, LABORATORY AND CAPTIVE WILD ANIMALS, AND FOR THOSE ANIMALS WITH WHICH WE INTERACT IN THE WILD.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£401k
Latest spending
£728k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operational loss of £326,699 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by total expenditure of £727,848 against income of £401,149. Per the trustees' report, the charity has been running planned budget deficits for six years and is liquidating investments to meet shortfalls, though unrestricted reserves remain at £7.56 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee fell into the £80,000 - £90,000 bracket, and two in the £60,000 - £70,000 bracket.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“Three members of staff were paid more than £60,000 in this financial year 2024/25.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months operating costs as cash (held: £7.6m)
“We aim to hold 6 months operating costs as cash at the bank.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services from trustee-connected business
“During the year, the charity engaged in training services with Nova Fundraising & Associates Ltd, a company which has a common director, to provide fundraising training. The total cost of these services totalled £450” — page 46
“During the year, donations totalling £40 (2024 - £Nil) were made to the charity by two trustees.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“During the year, the charity engaged in training services with Nova Fundraising & Associates Ltd, a company which has a common director, to provide fundraising training. The total cost of these services totalled £450” — page 46
“During the year, donations totalling £40 (2024 - £Nil) were made to the charity by two trustees.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hillier Hopkins LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income
£525k
Total spending
£659k
Cost of raising funds
£67k
Reserves (reported)
£319k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Austria · Bangladesh · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · Chile · India · Israel · Italy · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£401k£728k
31/03/2024£525k£659k
31/03/2023£423k£638k
31/03/2022£383k£643k
31/03/2021£427k£566k

Common questions

Is Science for Animal Welfare financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operational loss of £326,699 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by total expenditure of £727,848 against income of £401,149. Per the trustees' report, the charity has been running planned budget deficits for six years and is liquidating investments to meet shortfalls, though unrestricted reserves remain at £7.56 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hillier Hopkins LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of Science for Animal Welfare earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

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
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST2£9k
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST1£902k
THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITY1£34k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£28k
OCEAN FAMILY FOUNDATION1£25k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO1£15k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED1£14k
Wild Life Foundation1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Science for Animal Welfare£401k£80,001 - £90,0003above—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW) FY2025£17.4m——unclear—no doubt
BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION ANIMAL WELFARE FOUNDATION FY2023£139k—0unclear—no doubt
ANIMAL WELFARE (FURNESS) FY2024£203k—0unclear—no doubt
WILD WELFARE FY2025£283k—0above—no doubt
Humane World for Animals United Kingdom FY2024£3.9m——unclear—no doubt

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