WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-12 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-12.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£18M
+4.2% vs 2023
Employees
41
+5.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£310K
-123.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,555,721 | £9,958,031 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,325,259 | -£309,572 | |
| Net profit | £1,989,729 | £702,870 | |
| Cash | £3,256,051 | £2,843,691 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,906,894 | £17,609,764 | |
| Net assets | £16,906,894 | £17,609,764 | |
| Equity | £16,906,894 | £17,609,764 | |
| Average employees | 39 | 41 | |
| Wages | £1,738,464 | £1,819,469 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 20.8% | 7.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.4% | 4.1% | |
| Current ratio | 6.51x | 4.68x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“SPANA has sufficient resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future, and there is no indication that the organisation will not be able to meet its future financial obligations. The organisation has maintained a strong financial position, which has enabled it to generate a positive net income for the year resulting in reserves being significantly above its reserves policy. The reserves will provide security against unexpected events or costs and management remain confident in the charity's financial position. After consideration of the revised forecasts and the current level of available free reserves, the Trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties around SPANA's ability to continue as a going concern and will continue to operate for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL · parent
- SPANA Trading Limited 100%
- The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (Australia) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “486,746 working animals were successfully reached, delivering 735,397 veterinary treatments.”
- “Piloted our first working dogs project in Malawi.”
- “The African Union adopted an Africa-wide moratorium on the donkey skin trade.”
- “The United Nations recognised the important role of working animals in disaster relief.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALVEY, Philip Antony | Director | 2025-01-20 | Aug 1974 | British |
| BUNIS, Samantha | Director | 2025-01-20 | Jan 1977 | British |
| DAVIES, Marianne Stuart | Director | 2021-09-28 | May 1974 | British |
| FIRBY, Adam John Wilton | Director | 2021-12-15 | Nov 1981 | British |
| HALLOWELL, Gayle Davina, Dr | Director | 2025-01-20 | Mar 1978 | British |
| LANCE, Morgan Hurley | Director | 2023-02-01 | Feb 1971 | American |
| MBAKA, Bedford Mwenda, Dr | Director | 2025-01-20 | Feb 1960 | Kenyan |
| MOLE, David John, Dr | Director | 2025-01-20 | May 1983 | British |
| SHANKS, Sarah Louise | Director | 2019-12-11 | Jul 1984 | British |
| TOPHAM, Barry Edward | Director | 2025-01-20 | Jun 1975 | British |
| WANJIKU KIHARA, Leah | Director | 2025-01-20 | Sep 1985 | Kenyan |
| WELFORD, Kerin Lee | Director | 2025-09-16 | Sep 1968 | New Zealander |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAY, Geoffrey Gordon Scott | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2006-10-25 |
| PALMER, Christopher John Clephan | Secretary | 1997-07-10 | 2004-04-01 |
| PALMER, John Chance, Sir | Secretary | — | 1997-07-10 |
| REID, Michael John | Secretary | 2006-10-25 | 2017-07-24 |
| SYLVA, Paul | Secretary | 2017-07-24 | 2022-03-18 |
| AMORY, Jonathon Richard, Dr | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2018-09-17 |
| ARTHUR, Geoffrey Herbert, Professor | Director | — | 1994-12-08 |
| BLAGESCU, Elena Monica | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2022-09-06 |
| BOYD, Jacqueline, Dr | Director | 2015-06-17 | 2023-07-10 |
| BOYDE, Carl | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2012-04-20 |
| BROWNE, William Toby, Colonel | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2019-07-01 |
| CASTLE, John Mark | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2019-07-01 |
| CORNISH, Sally | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2016-03-22 |
| CURTIS, Roger, Dr | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2017-06-30 |
| DICKENS, Mark Anthony | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2015-06-10 |
| DOS SANTOS, Irene Daniella Pinto | Director | 2021-12-15 | 2024-03-04 |
| ETHERINGTON, Jeffery Warner | Director | — | 2000-07-26 |
| FIELD, Samuel | Director | 1997-07-10 | 2008-01-04 |
| FRASER, Donald Henri Maclean | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2016-01-11 |
| FRASER, Donald Henri Maclean | Director | 2012-04-20 | 2015-06-10 |
| FRAZER, Ian William | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2012-04-20 |
| FULLERTON, William Hugh | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2015-02-10 |
| GALE, Roger James | Director | 2009-06-23 | 2016-12-01 |
| GETHEN SMITH, Robert Edward | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2022-07-05 |
| GIRAUDEAU, Pierre Guy De Kersaint | Director | — | 1994-07-14 |
| GIRLING, Sarah Louise | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1997-07-10 |
| GREENHALGH, Richard Cecil | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2021-02-19 |
| GREET, Timothy Robert Charles, Professor | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2020-06-23 |
| HEATH, John Stanley | Director | 1995-07-13 | 2001-07-26 |
| HELMER, Gavin Romald Helmerow | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2023-07-10 |
| HIGGINS, Andrew James, Dr | Director | 1995-07-13 | 1997-12-31 |
| HIGGINS, Andrew James, Dr | Director | — | 1994-07-14 |
| HUGHES, Mary-Lorraine, Dr | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2024-04-05 |
| HUNTER, Janet Ann | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2024-10-04 |
| JEPSON, Paul George Henry, Brigadier | Director | — | 2001-07-26 |
| JOHNSON, Olga | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2020-06-23 |
| KENNARD, Harry Alan | Director | 2002-07-18 | 2016-12-31 |
| KNOTTENBELT, Derek Charles, Professor | Director | 2004-07-15 | 2009-12-31 |
| LISZEWSKI KAAR, Melissa Ann | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2025-07-02 |
| MARSHALL, Rosemary | Director | 1995-07-13 | 2008-06-30 |
| MILLER, Barbara Blanche | Director | 1997-07-10 | 2010-08-31 |
| OGILVIE GRAHAM, Tom, Brigadier | Director | 2004-07-15 | 2011-11-17 |
| PALMER, John Chance, Sir | Director | — | 1997-07-10 |
| PARKER, Gavin | Director | 2018-09-17 | 2022-09-05 |
| REES, William Howard Guest | Director | — | 1995-07-13 |
| ROBINSON, Howard Charles | Director | 1998-07-16 | 2004-07-15 |
| ROGERS, Shirley | Director | — | 1995-07-13 |
| SAGHBINI, Marilise | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2021-07-13 |
| SIMMONS, Spencer Mark | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-04-23 |
| SKIPPER, David John | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1997-07-10 |
| SLYNN, Odile Marie Henriette, Lady | Director | — | 2019-07-01 |
| SOULSBY, Ernest Jackson Lawson, Lord | Director | 1998-07-16 | 2004-07-15 |
| STIRLING, Alexander John Dickson, Sir | Director | 1994-07-14 | 2000-07-13 |
| STIRLING, Alexander John Dickson, Sir | Director | — | 1993-07-15 |
| TEASDALE, William Bilton | Director | 1993-07-15 | 2003-09-04 |
| WINTER, Hannah Esme | Director | 2018-09-17 | 2020-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 226 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-04-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.2%
£9,555,721 £9,958,031
-
Cash
-12.7%
£3,256,051 £2,843,691
-
Net assets
+4.2%
£16,906,894 £17,609,764
-
Employees
+5.1%
39 41
-
Profit before tax
-123.4%
£1,325,259 -£309,572
-
Wages
+4.7%
£1,738,464 £1,819,469
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers