# Animal Free Research UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1146896
- **Other names:** THE DR HADWEN TRUST, ANIMAL FREE RESEARCH UK, DHT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 17, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1146896


## Contact

- **Address:** 27 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC1N 3AX
- **Phone:** 02080549700
- **Email:** hello@animalfreeresearchuk.org
- **Website:** www.animalfreeresearchuk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** “the prevention of the suffering of animals and the advancement of human health, in particular but not exclusively, by the funding of and support of human-relevant replacements to the use of animals in scientific and medical experimentation.”

**Activities:** Previously known as Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research (261096) and now operating as Animal Free Research UK (1146896) following incorporation on 1 Oct 2013.The Objects of the Charity are the prevention of the suffering of animals and the advancement of human health, by the promotion of and funding of human-relevant replacements to the use of animals in scientific and medical experimentation.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1035302 | £1473935 | £1909914 | 16 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1445123 | £1319007 | £2405478 | 15 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1539316 | £1397250 | £2279872 | 16 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1408763 | £1049058 | £2140606 | 12 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1505965 | £720166 | £1782651 | 9 |



## Trustees

- Anna Firth — appointed Aug. 9, 2025
- Daniel Stephen Cameron — appointed March 9, 2019
- Dr JOHN MALCOLM WILKINSON — appointed Nov. 11, 2023
- Michelle chan — appointed July 24, 2021
- Professor Geoffrey John Pilkington — appointed April 23, 2022
- Rt Hon George Eustice — appointed Aug. 9, 2025