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What happens to my donation?
What happens to my donation?
Your donation is received by World Animal Rescue Network CIC — an asset-locked community interest company, so no shareholders and no private gain — and directed to the partner shelter work your gift names, across Asia, Africa and South America. You receive a receipt and a personalised e-certificate describing exactly what was funded.
Step by step
You pick a costed tag here, then complete payment on WARN’s secure donation page — your chosen gift and amount carry across automatically. WARN processes the payment and emails your receipt and, for gifts, the personalised e-certificate.
From there the money flows to the work the tag describes: food, vaccinations, vet treatment or sanctuary care at WARN’s partner shelters and sanctuaries across Asia, Africa and South America.
The asset lock
WARN is a community interest company with a statutory asset lock: by law its assets must be used for its community purpose. No dividends, no private extraction; surpluses are reinvested in rescue work. If it ever wound up, remaining assets would pass to another asset-locked body — the nominated recipient is World Animal Protection, a registered charity.
The honesty rule on prices
Gift prices are the real costs of the named care, reviewed quarterly with partner shelters. If a price changes, the tag changes — the review date is printed on every what-the-money-buys table.
Related questions
Does any of my donation go to admin?
WARN is an asset-locked CIC: no shareholders or private gain, with surpluses reinvested in rescue work. Its Companies House filings are public.
Can I get a refund?
Donations are processed by WARN under its own terms — contact World Animal Rescue Network directly for anything about a payment already made.