The Northern Counties Horses and Smaller Animals Protection Society

Analysis

The Northern Counties Horses and Smaller Animals Protection Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne & Wear. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Northern Counties Horses and Smaller Animals Protection Society reported income of £620k and spending of £408k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £275k to £620k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Northern Counties Horses and Smaller Animals Protection Society sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Olive Ridley Project (£607k), Happy Paws Puppy Rescue (£621k) and The World Parrot Trust (£601k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, trading 6.4% and investments 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £344k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 46 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.