Society for Abandoned Animals

Analysis

Society for Abandoned Animals is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Society for Abandoned Animals reported income of £153k and spending of £231k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £233k to £153k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Society for Abandoned Animals sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Labrador Rescue South East and Central (£153k), Cat Lovers Animal Welfare Society (£154k) and Heathlands Animal Sanctuary (£153k).