Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Limited

Analysis

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in November 1974, 52 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 01182908). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Limited reported income of £773k and spending of £787k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £632k to £773k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre (£772k), Rainforest Concern (£777k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wirral and Chester Branch (£764k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, investments 8.5% and trading 6.3%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 9.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £230k. Reserves of £804k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 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.