Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 24 years

www.worldanimalprotection.org

info@worldanimalprotection.org.uk

02072390525

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£38,314£31,823£6,491£6,043£26,135£20,4477.72110
31/12/21£32,600£27,805£4,795£5,619£19,872£15,0746.52080
31/12/20£31,372£31,279£93£5,807£14,701£9,0043.52490
31/12/19£33,000£38,637£-5,637£7,108£14,220£9,73132671
31/12/18£31,646£35,912£-4,266£6,966£18,846£16,8265.624910
31/12/17£37,433£31,821£5,612£7,231£23,194£19,3567.32240
31/12/16£34,106£30,364£3,742£6,437£17,365£15,5216.12300
31/12/15£30,892£29,416£1,476£5,828£12,250£10,5264.32640
31/12/14£34,480£34,976£-496£7,161£10,774£9,0093.12830
31/12/13£27,892£28,981£-1,089£4,681£11,079£8,8593.72240
31/12/12£24,991£28,294£-3,303£4,337£11,790£8,1783.52040
31/12/11£29,022£23,687£5,335£3,660£14,921£10,7035.41540
31/12/10£22,583£20,671£1,912£1,936£9,677£8,1134.71030
31/12/09£19,714£18,070£1,644£1,695£7,500£6,4564.33200
31/12/08£16,941£15,188£1,753£1,653£5,610£4,4493.51000
31/12/07£14,355£16,371£-2,016£1,688£5,366£3,3682.5920
31/12/06£14,537£11,816£2,721£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£9,620£9,103£517£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£7,688£5,978£1,710£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 7.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 7.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, India, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Romania, Sweden, Thailand, Throughout London, United States, Vietnam,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 211 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - IWTVE007 Building evidence to reduce demand for wildlife products in Peru
£21,060 01/07/2022
Providing support to projects around the world that are tackling the illegal wildlife trade

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-68
  • FRANC CORTADA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Global Programmes Director
  • MWIKALI NZIOKA Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Human Resources Consultant
  • SARAH IRELAND Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Non For Profit Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/08/2000, number: 1081849
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/07/2000, number: 04029540
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE JUNE STEVENS FOUNDATION on 22/07/2020
Main office

5th Floor
222 GRAY'S INN ROAD
LONDON
WC1X 8HB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PREVENT OR SUPPRESS CRUELTY AND TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS AND TO DO ALL SUCH LAWFUL ACTS AS THE SOCIETY MAY CONSIDER TO BE CONDUCIVE OR INCIDENTAL TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THOSE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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