CCEW Charity Commission profile

PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (PETA) FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1056453 · organisation 1056453

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
27 June 1996
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03135903
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£7,651,535
Latest expenditure
£7,280,437
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CANNON PLACE, 78 CANNON STREET, LONDON, EC4N 6AF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.peta.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

PETA works through public education, research, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement and protest campaigns.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
29 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
29 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,651,535
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,280,437
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
30 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,891,715
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,863,660
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
19 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
19 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,831,120
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,007,434
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,054,456
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,753,581
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 May 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,532,580
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,850,464

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
29 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,651,535
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,280,437
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
30 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,891,715
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,863,660
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
19 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,831,120
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,007,434
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
31 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,054,456
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,753,581
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
27 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,532,580
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,850,464
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
40

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
29 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
7229760
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
33182
Income Other
388593
Income Total Income And Endowments
7651535
Income Legacies
1821970
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,115,753
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,164,684
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7280437
Expenditure Investment Management
14157
Expenditure Grants Institution
106693
Expenditure Governance
20000
Expenditure Support Costs
3943349
Expenditure Depreciation
12820
Gain Loss Investment
-54251
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,230,000
Assets Total Fixed
1388431
Assets Own Use
42563
Assets Long Term Investment
1345868
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,436,266
Assets Total Liabilities
£487,493
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,337,204
Creditors One Year Total Current
487493
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£469,286
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2274963
Funds Restricted
62241
Funds Total
2337204
Count Employees
67
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
30 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
5435958
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
46913
Income Other
408844
Income Total Income And Endowments
5891715
Income Legacies
955218
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£994,602
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,869,058
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6863660
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
460345
Expenditure Governance
21410
Expenditure Support Costs
21410
Expenditure Depreciation
13606
Gain Loss Investment
115885
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,803,000
Assets Total Fixed
1677239
Assets Own Use
46145
Assets Long Term Investment
1631094
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£778,536
Assets Total Liabilities
£435,418
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,020,357
Creditors One Year Total Current
435418
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£542,832
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1848753
Funds Restricted
171604
Funds Total
2020357
Count Employees
65
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
19 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
5773333
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
56922
Income Other
865
Income Total Income And Endowments
5831120
Income Legacies
887838
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,126,795
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,880,639
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7007434
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
16700
Expenditure Support Costs
33495
Expenditure Depreciation
16795
Gain Loss Investment
-147877
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,578,992
Assets Total Fixed
2307422
Assets Own Use
51547
Assets Long Term Investment
2255875
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,038,602
Assets Total Liabilities
£469,607
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,876,417
Creditors One Year Total Current
469607
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£361,431
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2630539
Funds Restricted
245878
Funds Total
2876417
Count Employees
57
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
31 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
6020483
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
33502
Income Other
471
Income Total Income And Endowments
6054456
Income Legacies
1166057
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£931,053
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,822,528
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5753581
Expenditure Investment Management
19135
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17120
Expenditure Support Costs
36803
Expenditure Depreciation
19683
Gain Loss Investment
-118663
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,720,530
Assets Total Fixed
2731286
Assets Own Use
57450
Assets Long Term Investment
2673836
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,704,351
Assets Total Liabilities
£230,280
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,205,357
Creditors One Year Total Current
230280
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,535,620
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3777980
Funds Restricted
427377
Funds Total
4205357
Count Employees
53
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
27 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
5507822
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
24441
Income Other
317
Income Total Income And Endowments
5532580
Income Legacies
987284
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£876,470
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,973,994
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4850464
Expenditure Investment Management
16615
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14000
Expenditure Support Costs
32003
Expenditure Depreciation
18003
Gain Loss Investment
358368
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,872,830
Assets Total Fixed
2055308
Assets Own Use
27175
Assets Long Term Investment
2028133
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,217,782
Assets Total Liabilities
£249,945
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,023,145
Creditors One Year Total Current
249945
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,534,160
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3900005
Funds Restricted
123140
Funds Total
4023145
Count Employees
42
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
111
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Animals
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (PETA) FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1996-06-27T00:00:00
Charity Name
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (PETA) FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-05-14T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
271022
Assoc Registered Charity Number
271022
Assoc Charity Name
THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 DECEMBER 1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 19 DECEMBER 2003, 17 AUGUST 2007 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
Charitable Objects
1) TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS AND TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF SUFFERING BY ANIMALS, IN RELATION TO AREAS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OF ANIMALS FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMMERCE (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOOD AND CLOTHING), ENTERTAINMENT OR EXPERIMENTATION.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS; AND3) TO CONDUCT OR PROMOTE THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH (AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) INTOA) SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE USE AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMMERCE, ENTERTAINMENT OR EXPERIMENTATION;B) THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS;C) ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR; ANDD) THE PRODUCTION, UTILISATION, PREPARATION, PRESERVATION AND DIETETIC EFFECTS OF VEGETARIAN SUBSTANCES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
242768
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management