Working Animals International

Analysis

Working Animals International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00558085). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Working Animals International reported income of £8.5m and spending of £11.1m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £9.2m to £8.5m (-8.3%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Working Animals International sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne) (£8.5m), Streetgames UK (£8.5m) and Turning Lives Around Ltd (£8.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.8m. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 26%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.8m. Reserves of £15.7m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.