Spaywatch

Analysis

Spaywatch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in April 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Spaywatch reported income of £13k and spending of £173, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £14k to £13k (-11%), an average of -2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Spaywatch sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Western Holstein Club (£13k), Fluffy Butts Rescue (£13k) and The Voice for the Forgotten Dogs of Sal Cape Verde (£13k).