Friends of Animals League

Analysis

Friends of Animals League is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Westerham. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04311334). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Animals League reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.6m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.0m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of Animals League 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 The Aspinall Foundation (£1.9m), Heros (£2.0m) and RSPCA Brighton & The Heart of Sussex (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, trading 12%, charitable activities 5.3% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.3m. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.