Vegan Compassion Group
Analysis
Vegan Compassion Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidmouth. It was registered in November 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Vegan Compassion Group reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,424 to £16k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vegan Compassion Group sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shrublands Trust (£16k), Armthorpe Poors Estate Charity (£16k) and The Bishopthorpe Charitable Partners' Trust (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity exists to promote the ideals and practice of vegetarianism as a means of advancing the mental, physical and moral improvements of mankind. it makes grants to other organisations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Shrublands Trust | Croydon | £16k |
| Armthorpe Poors Estate Charity | Doncaster | £16k |
| The Bishopthorpe Charitable Partners' Trust | York | £16k |
| Anglican Mainstream | Oxfordshire | £16k |