The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom Limited

Analysis

The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00959115). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom Limited reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.2m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.1m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Mary Frances Trust (£2.1m), Rfu Injured Players Foundation (£2.1m) and The Roger Raymond Charitable Trust (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, charitable activities 29% and investments 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 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.