WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
We move the world to protect animals. We work globally with local partners, animal welfare organisations and businesses, and we influence decision makers internationally, nationally and locally. We have formal relationships with key international bodies including the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the Council of Europe and the World Organisation for Animal Health.
Latest income
£30.9m
Expenditure
£34.0m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £31.4m | £31.3m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £32.6m | £27.8m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £38.3m | £31.8m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £29.6m | £36.1m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £30.9m | £34.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £30.3m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £1k |
| Investment income | £569k |
| Total income | £30.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £26.6m |
| Raising funds | £7.4m |
| Grants to institutions | £1.5m |
| Governance | £1.1m |
| Total expenditure | £34.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £11.6m |
| Total funds | £17.0m |
| — restricted | £3.0m |
| — unrestricted | £11.6m |
| — endowment | £2.3m |
| Total assets | £17.0m |
| Cash | £11.4m |
People
| Employees | 137 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Animals
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.