Carla Lane Animals In Need

Analysis

Carla Lane Animals In Need is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02314427). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carla Lane Animals In Need reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £985k to £1.2m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Carla Lane Animals In Need 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pawprints to Freedom Limited (£1.2m), Cheshire Agricultural Society CIO (£1.2m) and Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, charitable activities 14% and trading 7.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £21k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £937k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.