National Animal Sanctuaries Support League

Analysis

National Animal Sanctuaries Support League is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Co. Durham. It was registered in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, National Animal Sanctuaries Support League reported income of £132k and spending of £87k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £72k to £132k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 288%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, National Animal Sanctuaries Support League sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Blue Cattle Society (£131k), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Stafford, Wolverhampton and District Branch (£132k) and Oriental Bird Club (£130k).