The Humane League UK

Analysis

The Humane League UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Humane League UK reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £799k to £1.7m (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Humane League UK 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 Uganda Conservation Foundation (£1.7m), Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary Society (£1.8m) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bury Oldham and District Branch (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.