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Registered charity · Shrewsbury

The UK Centre for Animal LAW Limited

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £24k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Education/training, Animals
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.alaw.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The UK Centre for Animal LAW Limited
Registered
2006

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£24k£23k
  • 2023£42k£23k
  • 2022£31k£38k
Earlier years
  • 2021£37k£25k
  • 2020£25k£25k
Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS BY PROMOTING EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE CARE, PROTECTION AND TREATMENT FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF SUCH CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, APPLICATION AND PRACTICE OF THE LAW RELATING TO ANIMALS;3) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF ANIMALS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SECURE ACCESS TO LEGAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION IN CASES CONCERNED WITH ANIMALS.

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

6.2y median 6y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

5
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Animals 5Education/training 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 5Construction 2Arts and leisure 1

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  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£24k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1113462
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 DEC 2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13 MAY 2017
Companies House
Company number 05307802 · Active
Contact on the register
07785551257 · blanche.koenig@alaw.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
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