International Animal Rescue

Analysis

International Animal Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in March 2007, 19 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 06035040). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Animal Rescue reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £4.0m to £3.9m (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, International Animal Rescue 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 The Rufford Foundation (£3.9m), Conservation Collective (£4.0m) and The Birmingham Dogs Home (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.2m. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.7m. Reserves of £3.4m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.