The Lord Whisky Sanctuary Fund

Analysis

The Lord Whisky Sanctuary Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in March 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Lord Whisky Sanctuary Fund reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £520k to £1.3m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Lord Whisky Sanctuary Fund 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jai Dog Rescue (£1.3m), Pig Shed Trust (£1.3m) and RSPCA Sussex West Branch (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50%, charitable activities 44%, trading 3.4% and investments 3.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £179k. Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.