WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 209015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPANA, THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ABROAD, THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN NORTH AFRICA · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£10.0m
Latest spending
£10.3m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves were £17,546,980, with free reserves of £15,482,357 representing 89 weeks of forward expenditure against a policy target of 26 weeks. The Trustees report a strong financial position with sufficient resources to continue operations, noting no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Working Animals International (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£10.0m
Total spending
£10.3m
Cost of raising funds
£3.1m
Reserves (reported)
£15.5m
Employees
41

Reported reserves equal ~18.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Botswana · Burma · Cameroon · Costa Rica · Ethiopia · Ghana · India · Jordan · Kenya · Liberia · Mali · Mauritania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£10.0m£10.3m
31/12/2023£9.6m£8.2m
31/12/2022£10.7m£8.2m
31/12/2021£9.2m£7.9m
31/12/2020£10.0m£8.0m

Common questions

Is WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves were £17,546,980, with free reserves of £15,482,357 representing 89 weeks of forward expenditure against a policy target of 26 weeks. The Trustees report a strong financial position with sufficient resources to continue operations, noting no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

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