Stray Aid Ltd

Analysis

Stray Aid Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05926205). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Stray Aid Ltd reported income of £714k and spending of £486k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £383k to £714k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Stray Aid Ltd sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vauxhall (City) Farm Ltd (£713k), Panthera Wildlife Trust Limited (£723k) and Animal Care Lancaster Morecambe and District (£710k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, charitable activities 27% and trading 21%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £91k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £150k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.