--- title: "The Animal Team — charity 1167277 accounts | CharityCompare" description: "The Animal Team (charity 1167277): income £5,631 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-animal-team retrieved: 2026-10-07T13:45:01.882Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1167277CIO AT # The Animal Team Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Animal Team is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include animals. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.theanimalteam.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1167277&subId=0) Work at The Animal Team? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-animal-team&type=claim&name=The%20Animal%20Team) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Animal Team? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £5,631 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £4,539 Registered charity number 1167277 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Sittingbourne Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.theanimalteam.org](http://www.theanimalteam.org/) Quick answer The Animal Team (number 1167277) 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 The Animal Team do? The Animal Team provide the vital link between rescues, rescue people/pounds and volunteers all over the UK. Our homecheck, transport and assessment groups not only provide rescues with the ability to expand their re-homing areas, our promptness in arranging checks and transport runs also mean a quicker turnover of rescue spaces, this in turn enables more animals to be saved. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Animal Team Answers The Animal Team 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”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The Animal Team 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Animal Team's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 23 May 2016 Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. 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 The Animal Team registered for? Animals ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Animal Team yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Animal Team. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Animal Team? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The Animal Team's charity number? The Animal Team's charity number is 1167277. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1167277? Search 1167277 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Animal Team do? The Animal Team provide the vital link between rescues, rescue people/pounds and volunteers all over the UK. Our homecheck, transport and assessment groups not only provide rescues with the ability to expand their re-homing areas, our promptness in arranging checks and transport runs also mean a quicker turnover of rescue spaces, this in turn enables more animals to be saved. Does The Animal Team have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Animal Team. 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 The Animal Team? The Animal Team's website listed in our register data is http://www.theanimalteam.org. 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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Animal Team? The register records The Animal Team 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 The Animal Team's trustees paid? The Animal Team's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Animal Team registered as a charity? The Animal Team was entered on the register on 23 May 2016. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1167277&subId=0).