World Cetacean Alliance

Analysis

World Cetacean Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08603082). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2024, World Cetacean Alliance reported income of £91k and spending of £104k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £202k to £91k (-55%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, World Cetacean Alliance sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huddersfield Feral and Strays Cat Rescue (£91k), Animal Spay and Neuter International (£92k) and Sidmouth Animal Welfare Society and Animal Rescue Centre (£91k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.