Woodgreen Pets Charity

Analysis

Woodgreen Pets Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02073930). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Woodgreen Pets Charity reported income of £21.1m and spending of £21.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12.8m to £21.1m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 33%. 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, Woodgreen Pets Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) (£17.4m), Twycross Zoo-East Midland Zoological Society Limited (£23.3m) and Compassion in World Farming International (£14.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, trading 23%, charitable activities 2.2% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7.1m. Charitable activities took 48% of spending and raising funds 51%. Reserves of £15.0m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 329 people.