The Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare Limited

Analysis

The Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. It was registered in December 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00816674). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare Limited reported income of £4.9m and spending of £6.2m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3.7m to £4.9m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare Limited 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greyhound Trust (£4.9m), Humane World for Animals United Kingdom (£5.2m) and Animals Asia Foundation (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, trading 15%, investments 6.5% and charitable activities 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.3m. Charitable activities took 52% of spending and raising funds 48%. Reserves of £10.0m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 141 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.