National Animal Welfare Trust

Analysis

National Animal Welfare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in February 2002, 24 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 04251503). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National Animal Welfare Trust reported income of £3.6m and spending of £4.9m, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.7m to £3.6m (-4.4%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, National Animal Welfare Trust 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 Save the Rhino International (£3.4m), The Birmingham Dogs Home (£3.7m) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Solent Branch CIO (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, charitable activities 16%, trading 15% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.7m. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 116 people.