Animal Lifeline

Analysis

Animal Lifeline is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Animal Lifeline reported income of £456k and spending of £453k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £607k to £456k (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Lifeline sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Melplash Agricultural Society Limited (£453k), Association of Dogs and Cats Homes (£460k) and Liberty's Owl Raptor & Reptile Centre (£448k).