Fauna & Flora International

Analysis

Fauna & Flora International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02677068). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Fauna & Flora International reported income of £44.8m and spending of £42.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £36.5m to £44.8m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Fauna & Flora International sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birdlife International (£37.0m), Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (£46.8m) and The Howletts Wild Animal Trust (£30.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, donations and legacies 12% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £656k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7.8m. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 626 people.