Animals Asia Foundation

Analysis

Animals Asia Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04185603). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Animals Asia Foundation reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.0m to £4.7m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animals Asia Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Canopy (£4.6m), Greyhound Trust (£4.9m) and The Big Cat Sanctuary Ltd (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £580k. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 39%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.