Animal Defenders International Foundation

Analysis

Animal Defenders International Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09205984). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Animal Defenders International Foundation reported income of £332k and spending of £324k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £484k to £332k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Animal Defenders International Foundation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Comfrey Project CIO (£332k), Bridge2aid (£333k) and Burma Skincare Initiative (£332k).