Animal Lifeline Wales
What it does
Operate Charity Shop in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire. This shop acts as a community information point for animal related issues. Our volunteers are able to offer advice and help, and sometimes refer people to other charities or agencies, as appropriate.We specialise in helping the elderly and vulnerable, living alone, with their pets, especially when they may die, or be taken ill or into care.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Older people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 7 November 2025, it had income of £33,460 and spent £47,376.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2025 | £33,460 | £47,376 | Not reported | 15 |
| 7 November 2024 | £35,378 | £40,931 | Not reported | 10 |
| 7 November 2023 | £32,374 | £27,733 | Not reported | 10 |
| 7 November 2022 | £33,171 | £34,885 | Not reported | 10 |
| 7 November 2021 | £33,501 | £36,828 | Not reported | 10 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- About the same: £33,460 in the year to 7 November 2025, against £33,501 in the year to 7 November 2021.
- Spending against income
- It spent 142% of its income in the year to 7 November 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 7 November 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 November 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 November 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 November 2021 | £13,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Penny HardChair
- Dr IAN MICHAEL FERRIS
- Dr Lynne Bevan
- Rita Alexandra Stephens
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2025 | 7 September 2026 | Received 4 September 2026, 3 days early | Received 4 September 2026 |
| 7 November 2024 | 7 September 2025 | Received 3 September 2025, 4 days early | Received 3 September 2025 |
| 7 November 2023 | 7 September 2024 | Received 5 September 2024, 2 days early | Received 5 September 2024 |
| 7 November 2022 | 7 September 2023 | Received 5 September 2023, 2 days early | Received 5 September 2023 |
| 7 November 2021 | 7 September 2022 | Received 9 August 2022, 29 days early | Received 9 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1147056
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 30 April 2012
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08 NOV 2011
- Website
- www.animallifelinewales.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.