Registered charity (CIO) · Hailsham
World Animal Friends
World Animal Friends is a registered charity (number 1164356) based in Hailsham, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Lynn Maguire since 2015. Latest income £61k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as WAF (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £61k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Animals
- Where
- Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt and more
- Website
- www.worldanimalfriends.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£61k£83k
- 2024£116k£129k
- 2023£93k£109k
Earlier years
- 2022£146k£98k
- 2021£93k£96k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND NEED OF ABANDONED, UNWANTED, HOMELESS, ABUSED OR DISTRESSED CATS AND DOGS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: A) PROVIDING FOOD VETERINARY TREATMENT, VACCINATIONS AND NEUTERING; B) CONTRIBUTING TO THE UPKEEP OF SHELTERS FIR HOMELESS CATS AND DOGS; C) RAISING AWARENESS OF GOOD ANIMAL WELFARE; D) SEEKING HOMES FOR RESCUED CATS AND DOGS LIVING IN ANIMAL SHELTERS BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.
Board analysis
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Lynn Maguire Chair since 2015
- Peter Maguire since 2015
- Peta Ann Church since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Lynn Maguire Chair since 2015
- Peter Maguire since 2015
- Peta Ann Church since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Lynn Maguire Chair since 2015
- Peter Maguire since 2015
- Peta Ann Church since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1164356
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 11 Nov 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01323831857 · worldanimals@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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