national animal welfare trust

The charity supports elderly people, people with disabilities, other defined groups, and the general public. National Animal Welfare Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Watford and operates in England And Wales.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The National Animal Welfare Trust's primary purpose is to rescue and re-home animals, primarily cats and dogs, but also farm animals and small domestic pets too.

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£3,577,387

Latest Expenditure

£4,903,154

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 106.3%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 77.6%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 24.4%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,425,684

Charitable Activities £555,187

Other Trading £528,722

Investments £64,590

Other Income £3,204

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,803,631

Raising Funds £1,099,523

Governance £94,981

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£3,577,387	£4,903,154	£3,803,631	£8,322,766	£3,524,100	116 / 286
2024	£3,870,484	£4,009,564	£3,255,771	£9,723,805	£4,225,920	122 / 263
2023	£5,496,451	£3,632,837	£2,900,127	£9,754,578	£4,048,961	109 / 200
2022	£3,280,868	£3,154,067	£2,592,508	£7,968,600	£2,918,490	104 / 200
2021	£3,740,495	£2,923,144	£2,484,124	£7,700,117	£2,986,113	101 / 300