Laboratory Animals Limited

Analysis

Laboratory Animals Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in May 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00899518). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Laboratory Animals Limited reported income of £205k and spending of £257k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £216k to £205k (-5.2%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Laboratory Animals Limited sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Devon Horse and Pony Sanctuary (£204k), Himalayan Animal Treatment Centre (UK) (£205k) and Barking Mad Dog Rescue (£204k).