Animals in Need Northamptonshire

Analysis

Animals in Need Northamptonshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wellingborough. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Animals in Need Northamptonshire reported income of £586k and spending of £579k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £433k to £586k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 112%. 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, Animals in Need Northamptonshire sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stokenchurch Dog Rescue (£584k), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Somerset Branch (£591k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Isle of Wight Branch (£583k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84% and charitable activities 4.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £63k. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 4.8%. Reserves of £851k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.