Save the Elephants

Analysis

Save the Elephants is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06138125). It says it makes grants to individuals, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Save the Elephants reported income of £5.3m and spending of £4.1m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.7m to £5.3m (+45%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Save the Elephants sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Limited (£5.3m), Space for Giants (£5.6m) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (£5.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.6m. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.5%. Reserves of £4.8m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 98 people.