Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW) 

INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW) RESCUES AND PROTECTS ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD. WE RESCUE INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS, CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND HABITATS. IFAW PROMOTES ANIMAL WELFARE AND CONSERVATION POLICIES THAT ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF BOTH ANIMALS AND PEOPLE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
30/06/23£16,614£18,722£-2,108£3,137£18,073£18,07311.6290
30/06/22£18,431£15,156£3,275£3,016£20,425£20,42516.2260
30/06/21£18,138£14,152£3,986£2,889£17,894£17,88415.2260
30/06/20£16,652£16,361£291£3,230£12,482£12,4729.1300
30/06/19£16,896£19,647£-2,751£3,199£12,103£12,1037.4280
30/06/18£18,716£19,088£-373£3,486£14,351£14,1948.9270
30/06/17£20,118£21,829£-1,711£3,534£14,052£14,0027.7260
30/06/16£19,776£18,875£901£3,717£15,420£15,4179.8230
30/06/15£20,670£18,327£2,342£4,090£13,845£13,8199250
30/06/14£19,565£21,448£-1,884£4,503£11,169£11,1416.2310
30/06/13£20,891£20,495£396£4,559£12,816£12,7847.5270
30/06/12£21,385£19,973£1,413£4,308£12,083£12,0537.2260
30/06/11£22,706£20,400£2,306£5,291£10,796£10,7776.3250
30/06/10£16,892£13,743£3,149£3,549£8,209£8,1627.1250
30/06/09£4,907£5,401£-494£845£4,813£4,69910.480
30/06/08£4,778£5,266£-487£971£5,618£5,64312.980
30/06/07£5,191£4,712£479£1,123£6,559£6,55916.790
30/06/06*£4,617£4,366£251£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05*£4,805£2,645£2,160£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04*£2,415£3,536£-1,121£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 19.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 31 years

www.ifaw.org

info-uk@ifaw.org

07711558522

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Animal sanctuaries and shelters
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Barbados, Canada, China, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Russia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Zambia,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 29 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-81
  • JOYCE CAROL DORIA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired Management Consultant/Philanthropist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/08/1993, number: 1024806
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/03/1992, number: 02701278
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 17 days late, AR05: 10 days late, AR04: 19 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST on 14/05/2021
Main office

209-215 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE WELFARE AND CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY REDUCING COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF ANIMALS, HELPING ANIMALS IN CRISIS OR DISTRESS AND WORKING TO PREVENT CRUELTY AND SUFFERING TO WILD ANIMALS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS; TO PROTECT, CONSERVE AND PRESERVE TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE WILDLIFE HABITATS AND TO EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC IN RESPECT OF THE FOREGOING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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