Woodside Animal Welfare Trust

Analysis

Woodside Animal Welfare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07697602). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Woodside Animal Welfare Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.3m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Woodside Animal Welfare Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Hope Rescue (£2.3m), Oceana UK (£2.3m) and Shrimp Welfare Project Ltd (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, trading 23%, investments 4.9% and charitable activities 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.3m. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £6.1m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate. It employed 69 people.