Friends of the Animals

Analysis

Friends of the Animals is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle of Wight. It was registered in September 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of the Animals reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.5m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Animals sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornwall Animal Hospital Charity (£1.4m), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Wiltshire West Berkshire and North Hampshire Branch CIO (£1.5m) and Sumatran Orangutan Society (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, trading 41% and investments 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £543k. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.