Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines

Analysis

Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edinburgh. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, animals and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05393391). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines reported income of £17.7m and spending of £12.7m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16.9m to £17.7m (+4.4%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clarion Futures (£17.2m), The Society of St James (£17.9m) and The Fairtrade Foundation (£17.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.