ANIMAL EQUALITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 20 July 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £848,916
Latest expenditure: £588,637
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Animal Equality, 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Animal Equality works with society, governments and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals. Through investigations, corporate outreach, legal advocacy and education, we aim to spare the most amount of animal suffering. Although we focus on animals raised & killed for food, who suffer the most and die in the largest number, our vision is a world in which all animals are respected and protected.

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: 12 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 12 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £848,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £588,637

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: 19 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £502,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £433,681

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: 29 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £508,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £503,192

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: 24 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £421,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £432,772

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: 30 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £402,538
Total Gross Expenditure: £329,885

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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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £848,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £588,637
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £502,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £433,681
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 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: 29 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £508,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £503,192
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 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: 24 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £421,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £432,772
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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: 30 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £402,538
Total Gross Expenditure: £329,885
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 844520
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4396
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 848916
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £588,637
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 588637
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 460070
Expenditure Depreciation: 593
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £802,886
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £841,744
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,429
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £838,315
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3429
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £836,942
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 802886
Funds Restricted: 35429
Funds Total: 838315
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only 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: 19 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 498296
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4556
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 502852
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £433,681
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 433681
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 355599
Expenditure Depreciation: 840
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £578,036
Assets Total Fixed: 593
Assets Own Use: 593
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £579,905
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,462
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £578,036
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2462
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £573,484
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 578036
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 578036
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only 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: 29 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 505752
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2455
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 508207
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £503,192
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 503192
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 387564
Expenditure Depreciation: 840
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £508,865
Assets Total Fixed: 1433
Assets Own Use: 1433
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £509,738
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,306
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £508,865
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2306
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £502,331
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 508865
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 508865
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ANIMAL EQUALITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-07-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 20 Jul 2016
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE KINDNESS TO ANIMALS AND TO PREVENT OR SUPPRESS ANIMAL SUFFERING.

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures