Four Paws

Analysis

Four Paws is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05848230). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Four Paws reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £4.7m (+0.7%), an average of +0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Four Paws sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 No Limits (South) (£4.7m), The Bridge Project (£4.7m) and Tlc: Talk, Listen, Change (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.3m. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 30%. Grants to other organisations totalled £250k. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.