INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 March 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06035040
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £3,938,092
Latest expenditure: £3,930,148
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: LIME HOUSE, REGENCY CLOSE, UCKFIELD, EAST SUSSEX, TN22 1DS

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

International Animal Rescue saves animals from suffering, rehabilitates and releases them back into the wild and protects their precious natural habitats. We rescue captive bears in India and Armenia, rehabilitate orangutans and other primates in Indonesia and rear orphaned howler monkeys in Costa Rica. IAR has been registered since 1989, former reg no 802132.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,938,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,930,148

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,772,721
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,238,849

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,142,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,020,616

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,531,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,819,312

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,950,567
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,896,453

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,938,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,930,148
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,772,721
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,238,849
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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 70001 80000: 2
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,142,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,020,616
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,531,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,819,312
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,950,567
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,896,453
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 3842591
Income Other Trading Activities: 31702
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 63799
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3938092
Income Legacies: 1226068
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £650,298
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,279,850
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3930148
Expenditure Investment Management: 12727
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2728532
Expenditure Governance: 10800
Expenditure Support Costs: 611663
Expenditure Depreciation: 8899
Gain Loss Investment: 109284
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -64793
Reserves: £3,360,000
Assets Total Fixed: 3066534
Assets Own Use: 506050
Assets Long Term Investment: 2560484
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £974,140
Assets Total Liabilities: £171,045
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,869,629
Creditors One Year Total Current: 171045
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £390,797
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3869629
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 3869629
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3660685
Income Other Trading Activities: 32226
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 79810
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3772721
Income Legacies: 1471655
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £599,082
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,639,767
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4238849
Expenditure Investment Management: 14166
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3118934
Expenditure Governance: 10560
Expenditure Support Costs: 567422
Expenditure Depreciation: 8604
Gain Loss Investment: -24011
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 39534
Reserves: £3,600,000
Assets Total Fixed: 3212045
Assets Own Use: 186335
Assets Long Term Investment: 3025710
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £700,070
Assets Total Liabilities: £94,921
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,817,194
Creditors One Year Total Current: 94921
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £389,949
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3817029
Funds Restricted: 165
Funds Total: 3817194
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 3043158
Income Other Trading Activities: 5937
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 93514
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3142609
Income Legacies: 1459312
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £583,783
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,436,833
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4020616
Expenditure Investment Management: 15189
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2933125
Expenditure Governance: 9840
Expenditure Support Costs: 516461
Expenditure Depreciation: 10528
Gain Loss Investment: 101192
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 18363
Reserves: £4,000,000
Assets Total Fixed: 3316161
Assets Own Use: 207094
Assets Long Term Investment: 3109067
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,100,455
Assets Total Liabilities: £148,817
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,267,799
Creditors One Year Total Current: 148817
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £496,016
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4244580
Funds Restricted: 23219
Funds Total: 4267799
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3426073
Income Other Trading Activities: 11047
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 94180
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3531300
Income Legacies: 1714396
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £477,473
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,341,839
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3819312
Expenditure Investment Management: 18906
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2851626
Expenditure Governance: 9600
Expenditure Support Costs: 536894
Expenditure Depreciation: 11356
Gain Loss Investment: -1030806
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -84976
Reserves: £4,500,000
Assets Total Fixed: 4276116
Assets Own Use: 209126
Assets Long Term Investment: 4066990
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £918,726
Assets Total Liabilities: £168,591
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,026,251
Creditors One Year Total Current: 168591
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £680,275
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4741283
Funds Restricted: 284968
Funds Total: 5026251
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3849938
Income Other Trading Activities: 21589
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 79040
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3950567
Income Legacies: 1380966
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £463,032
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,433,421
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3896453
Expenditure Investment Management: 20097
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3002632
Expenditure Governance: 7800
Expenditure Support Costs: 487534
Expenditure Depreciation: 13372
Gain Loss Investment: 613632
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 18426
Reserves: £5,807,572
Assets Total Fixed: 5412698
Assets Own Use: 158504
Assets Long Term Investment: 5254194
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,106,316
Assets Total Liabilities: £88,969
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,430,045
Creditors One Year Total Current: 88969
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £988,814
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5966076
Funds Restricted: 463969
Funds Total: 6430045
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Armenia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Costa Rica
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Indonesia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-03-08T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 DECEMBER 2006. as amended on 24 Jul 2019
Charitable Objects: For the benefit of the public to:(a) relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention and to provide rescue facilities for the reception, care, rehabilitation and reintroduction back into the wild of such animals; (b) promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and support the development of sustainable ecosystems.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures