Nowzad

Analysis

Nowzad is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradninch. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Nowzad reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.4m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £958k to £1.6m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 320%. 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, Nowzad sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (£1.6m), RSPCA Halifax,Huddersfield,Bradford and District Branch CIO (£1.7m) and The RSPCA Danaher Animal Home (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, charitable activities 13%, trading 7.2% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £662k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.4%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.