WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL
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Cash
£3.3m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£17m
Equity attributable
Employees
39
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.3m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £9,555,721 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,325,259 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | £3,256,051 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,906,894 | — | |
| Net assets | £16,906,894 | — | |
| Equity | £16,906,894 | — | |
| Average employees | 39 | — | |
| Wages | £1,738,464 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | 6.51x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-04-21
- WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL 2026-04-21 → present
- WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2026-04-09 → 2026-04-21
- THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ABROAD 1991-07-26 → 2026-04-09
- SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN NORTH AFRICA(THE) 1955-12-01 → 1991-07-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Working Animals International has sufficient financial resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL · parent
- Working Animals International (Australia) Limited
- SPANA Trading Limited
Significant events
- “During the year, the Trustees reviewed the designated property purchase fund established to support the acquisition of a permanent office space. Following consideration of operational requirements and value for money, a decision was taken not to proceed with the purchase of new premises. As a result, the £2 million previously designated for property acquisition was released back into unrestricted general reserves during the year.”
- “In April 2026, we updated our name and identity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALVEY, Philip Antony | Director | 2025-01-20 | Aug 1974 | British |
| BUNIS, Samantha | Director | 2025-01-20 | Jan 1977 | British |
| DAVIES, Marianne Stuart | Director | 2021-09-28 | May 1974 | British |
| FIRBY, Adam John Wilton | Director | 2021-12-15 | Nov 1981 | British |
| HALLOWELL, Gayle Davina, Dr | Director | 2025-01-20 | Mar 1978 | British |
| LANCE, Morgan Hurley | Director | 2023-02-01 | Feb 1971 | American |
| MBAKA, Bedford Mwenda, Dr | Director | 2025-01-20 | Feb 1960 | Kenyan |
| MOLE, David John, Dr | Director | 2025-01-20 | May 1983 | British |
| SHANKS, Sarah Louise | Director | 2019-12-11 | Jul 1984 | British |
| TOPHAM, Barry Edward | Director | 2025-01-20 | Jun 1975 | British |
| WANJIKU KIHARA, Leah | Director | 2025-01-20 | Sep 1985 | Kenyan |
| WELFORD, Kerin Lee | Director | 2025-09-16 | Sep 1968 | New Zealander |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAY, Geoffrey Gordon Scott | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2006-10-25 |
| PALMER, Christopher John Clephan | Secretary | 1997-07-10 | 2004-04-01 |
| PALMER, John Chance, Sir | Secretary | — | 1997-07-10 |
| REID, Michael John | Secretary | 2006-10-25 | 2017-07-24 |
| SYLVA, Paul | Secretary | 2017-07-24 | 2022-03-18 |
| AMORY, Jonathon Richard, Dr | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2018-09-17 |
| ARTHUR, Geoffrey Herbert, Professor | Director | — | 1994-12-08 |
| BLAGESCU, Elena Monica | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2022-09-06 |
| BOYD, Jacqueline, Dr | Director | 2015-06-17 | 2023-07-10 |
| BOYDE, Carl | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2012-04-20 |
| BROWNE, William Toby, Colonel | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2019-07-01 |
| CASTLE, John Mark | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2019-07-01 |
| CORNISH, Sally | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2016-03-22 |
| CURTIS, Roger, Dr | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2017-06-30 |
| DICKENS, Mark Anthony | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2015-06-10 |
| DOS SANTOS, Irene Daniella Pinto | Director | 2021-12-15 | 2024-03-04 |
| ETHERINGTON, Jeffery Warner | Director | — | 2000-07-26 |
| FIELD, Samuel | Director | 1997-07-10 | 2008-01-04 |
| FRASER, Donald Henri Maclean | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2016-01-11 |
| FRASER, Donald Henri Maclean | Director | 2012-04-20 | 2015-06-10 |
| FRAZER, Ian William | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2012-04-20 |
| FULLERTON, William Hugh | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2015-02-10 |
| GALE, Roger James | Director | 2009-06-23 | 2016-12-01 |
| GETHEN SMITH, Robert Edward | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2022-07-05 |
| GIRAUDEAU, Pierre Guy De Kersaint | Director | — | 1994-07-14 |
| GIRLING, Sarah Louise | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1997-07-10 |
| GREENHALGH, Richard Cecil | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2021-02-19 |
| GREET, Timothy Robert Charles, Professor | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2020-06-23 |
| HEATH, John Stanley | Director | 1995-07-13 | 2001-07-26 |
| HELMER, Gavin Romald Helmerow | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2023-07-10 |
| HIGGINS, Andrew James, Dr | Director | 1995-07-13 | 1997-12-31 |
| HIGGINS, Andrew James, Dr | Director | — | 1994-07-14 |
| HUGHES, Mary-Lorraine, Dr | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2024-04-05 |
| HUNTER, Janet Ann | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2024-10-04 |
| JEPSON, Paul George Henry, Brigadier | Director | — | 2001-07-26 |
| JOHNSON, Olga | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2020-06-23 |
| KENNARD, Harry Alan | Director | 2002-07-18 | 2016-12-31 |
| KNOTTENBELT, Derek Charles, Professor | Director | 2004-07-15 | 2009-12-31 |
| LISZEWSKI KAAR, Melissa Ann | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2025-07-02 |
| MARSHALL, Rosemary | Director | 1995-07-13 | 2008-06-30 |
| MILLER, Barbara Blanche | Director | 1997-07-10 | 2010-08-31 |
| OGILVIE GRAHAM, Tom, Brigadier | Director | 2004-07-15 | 2011-11-17 |
| PALMER, John Chance, Sir | Director | — | 1997-07-10 |
| PARKER, Gavin | Director | 2018-09-17 | 2022-09-05 |
| REES, William Howard Guest | Director | — | 1995-07-13 |
| ROBINSON, Howard Charles | Director | 1998-07-16 | 2004-07-15 |
| ROGERS, Shirley | Director | — | 1995-07-13 |
| SAGHBINI, Marilise | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2021-07-13 |
| SIMMONS, Spencer Mark | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-04-23 |
| SKIPPER, David John | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1997-07-10 |
| SLYNN, Odile Marie Henriette, Lady | Director | — | 2019-07-01 |
| SOULSBY, Ernest Jackson Lawson, Lord | Director | 1998-07-16 | 2004-07-15 |
| STIRLING, Alexander John Dickson, Sir | Director | 1994-07-14 | 2000-07-13 |
| STIRLING, Alexander John Dickson, Sir | Director | — | 1993-07-15 |
| TEASDALE, William Bilton | Director | 1993-07-15 | 2003-09-04 |
| WINTER, Hannah Esme | Director | 2018-09-17 | 2020-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2026-04-09 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2025-06-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-04-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.