Animal Action Greece

Registered charity 233574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GAWF, THE GREEK ANIMAL WELFARE FUND LIMITED

Operating in Greece since 1959, Animal Action Greece (Formerly Greek Animal Welfare Fund)'s purpose is the prevention and relief of cruelty and suffering amongst animals in Greece. We have a vision for Greece to become a nation whose people care about the quality of animals lives. We want to use the way we care for animals to educate and inspire, encouraging changes in attitudes.

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Latest income

£766k

Latest spending

£845k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £77,933 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £753,298 to £675,365. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding 1.5 years of planned operational expenditure, with an investment portfolio of £308,721 held at year-end. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 1.5 year’s planned operational expenditure (held: £675k)

“We therefore adopted a Reserves Policy of holding 1.5 year’s planned operational expenditure (excluding extraordinary items), to be reviewed at least annually by Trustees to seek to meet that strategic aim and objective.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr Paul McGlone received £12,630 as Director of Animal Action Hellas.

“During the year, Mr Paul McGlone (a trustee) received remuneration totalling £12,630 (2023: £25,394) under a contract as the Director of Animal Action Hellas to manage operations in Greece. The trustee remuneration was approved by the Charity Commission.” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Animal Action Greece (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income

£766k

Total spending

£845k

Cost of raising funds

£22k

Reserves (reported)

£309k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID NEWTON SALISBURY JONESchair
ANNA STAMATIOU
Despina Anna Maria Pangalos
Dr Jada De Marchi Taylor
Paul McGlone · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Greece

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£766k	£845k
31/12/2023	£593k	£583k
31/12/2022	£265k	£375k
31/12/2021	£485k	£344k
31/12/2020	£345k	£288k

Common questions

Is Animal Action Greece financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £77,933 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £753,298 to £675,365. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding 1.5 years of planned operational expenditure, with an investment portfolio of £308,721 held at year-end. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Animal Action Greece?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Animal Action Greece as a grant recipient include THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED, WORLD HORSE WELFARE.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	FY2023	£4k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	FY2023	£4k
WORLD HORSE WELFARE	FY2023	—	A project to improve baseline level of knowledge and behaviour regarding donkey welfare by members of the Lindos Donkey Association (Greece)

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREEK CAT WELFARE SOCIETY (UK).

GREEK CAT WELFARE SOCIETY (UK) income £342k
GREEK ANIMAL RESCUE (UK ) income £983k
THE FRIENDS OF THE STRAYS OF GREECE income £159k
THE MARCHIG ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST income £556k
THE OSTACCHINI FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £168k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS DURHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £315k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Animal Action Greece	£766k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GREEK CAT WELFARE SOCIETY (UK) FY2024	£342k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GREEK ANIMAL RESCUE (UK ) FY2024	£983k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE STRAYS OF GREECE FY2025	£159k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MARCHIG ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST FY2025	£556k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OSTACCHINI FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£168k	£59,733	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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