INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW)

Charity number: 1024806
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income:
£17,884,875

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Donations and legacies £17.68m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £0
Investments £202.39k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£19,345,734

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Raising funds £3.12m
Charitable activities £16.23m
Other £0

£149,502 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £3.12m
Charitable expenditure £16.23m

People

28 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 4
£80k to £90k 1
£100k to £110k 1
£110k to £120k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity 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

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 August 1993: Standard registration
  • 14 May 2021: Funds received from 271022 THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • IFAW CHARITABLE TRUST (Previous name)
  • INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (Previous name)
Company number:
02701278 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Eileen Park Robertson Trustee 18 June 2024
None on record
David Scott Lowe Trustee 18 June 2024
None on record
John Charles Robert Albrecht Trustee 13 June 2023
None on record
Christine Eosco Trustee 16 February 2023
None on record
Catherine Zena Bearder Trustee 13 June 2019
None on record
Judi Wangalwa Wakhungu Trustee 13 June 2019
None on record
VIRGINIA ALEJANDRA POLLAK Trustee 08 February 2018
None on record
Graeme Robin Cottam Trustee 15 February 2017
None on record
CATHERINE HUSE LILLY Trustee 16 June 2016
None on record
MARK TYRELL BEAUDOUIN Trustee 22 October 2015
None on record
JOYCE CAROL DORIA Trustee 18 February 2015
None on record
BARBARA UNGERMAN BIRDSEY Trustee 18 February 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £16.65m £18.14m £18.43m £16.61m £17.88m
Total expenditure £16.36m £14.15m £15.16m £18.72m £19.35m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £16.50m £18.00m £18.28m £16.40m £17.68m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £154.52k £136.99k £146.14k £214.83k £202.39k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £6.59m £8.06m £8.45m £7.73m £9.72m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £13.13m £11.26m £12.14m £15.59m £16.23m
Expenditure - Raising funds £3.23m £2.89m £3.02m £3.14m £3.12m
Expenditure - Governance £136.18k £131.07k £90.53k £170.27k £163.97k
Expenditure - Grants institution £5.98m £5.03m £5.44m £7.30m £7.51m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Own use assets £265.07k £205.47k £148.58k £97.97k £38.99k
Long-term investments £7.03m £8.14m £6.97m £9.17m £6.42m
Other assets £7.91m £11.09m £14.57m £9.80m £11.12m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £2.72m £1.54m £1.27m £997.82k £794.66k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 06 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 06 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 14 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 14 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 02 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 02 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 25 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 25 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 22 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 22 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 MAR 1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 MAR 1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 MAR 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 JUN 2005 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08 AUG 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 OCT 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 JUL 2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 FEB 2017 as amended on 06 Nov 2018

Charitable objects

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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Fifth Floor
81 Southwark Street
London
SE1 0HX
Phone:
07960717554
Email:
info-uk@ifaw.org
Website:

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