Animal Welfare Japan (number 244534) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Animal Welfare Japan do?
The object of the charity is to promote the health and well-being of animals: humane behaviour towards animals; and improved public standards of social and moral education concerning the welfare og animals, and especially in Japan.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Animal Welfare Japan
Answers Animal Welfare Japan gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Animal Welfare Japan's highest-paid staff paid?
Animal Welfare Japan's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Animal Welfare Japan as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Animal Welfare Japan's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Animal Welfare Japan registered for?
Animals
Why is there no Clarity Score for Animal Welfare Japan yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Animal Welfare Japan.
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The register data used for this profile lists Animal Welfare Japan as a registered charity (number 244534) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Animal Welfare Japan's charity number?
Animal Welfare Japan's charity number is 244534. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Animal Welfare Japan do?
The object of the charity is to promote the health and well-being of animals: humane behaviour towards animals; and improved public standards of social and moral education concerning the welfare og animals, and especially in Japan.
Does Animal Welfare Japan have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Animal Welfare Japan. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Animal Welfare Japan?
Animal Welfare Japan's website listed in our register data is http://www.awj.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Animal Welfare Japan's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Animal Welfare Japan's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Animal Welfare Japan?
The register records Animal Welfare Japan as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Animal Welfare Japan's trustees paid?
Animal Welfare Japan's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Animal Welfare Japan previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Animal Welfare Japan: Japan Animal Welfare Society Limited.
When was Animal Welfare Japan registered as a charity?
Animal Welfare Japan was entered on the register on 9 November 1965. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00855624).