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Leave a Gift in Your Will for Animal Welfare

How to leave a gift in your will for animal welfare through WARN — exact legal wording, registered office details, and honest answers on CIC status versus registered charity.

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In brief

You can leave a gift in your will for animal welfare to WARN using the exact legal name World Animal Rescue Network CIC and company number 17298990 — your solicitor should use the registered company name and number in the will clause; WARN is a UK CIC global not-for-profit, not a registered charity.

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Guide 1

Why Supporters Leave Legacy Gifts for Animal Welfare

A gift in your will extends your compassion beyond your lifetime — funding CNVR programmes, wildlife rehabilitation and working-equine clinics that continue for decades. The country guides describe welfare issues and places; they do not establish funded WARN operations.

Guide 2

Exact Legal Identity for Your Solicitor

WARN is a CIC rather than a registered charity, so we do not have a charity number — our registered company name is World Animal Rescue Network CIC, company number 17298990, registered office 71-75 Shelton Street, London, England, WC2H 9JQ. Your solicitor should use the exact legal name and company number in any will clause.

Guide 3

Suggested Will Wording

"I give [X% of my residuary estate / the sum of £X] to World Animal Rescue Network CIC (Company number 17298990), a Community Interest Company registered in England and Wales, to be applied for the benefit of its community purposes." Your solicitor should verify wording against current legal advice.

Guide 4

CIC Versus Registered Charity — What Legators Should Know

WARN is a Community Interest Company with a statutory asset lock dedicating assets to animal welfare community purposes — not a Charity Commission registered charity. Legacy gifts still fund partner-led rescue abroad through transparent grant-making.

Guide 5

What Legacy Gifts Fund

Residuary and pecuniary legacies fund partner-led CNVR, orangutan forest school, pangolin triage, working donkey clinics and anti-trafficking programmes — the same field work as lifetime donations, with multi-year planning capacity.

Guide 6

Notifying WARN of Your Intent

Email info@worldanimalrescuenetwork.org if you wish to notify WARN of a planned legacy — this is optional and helps long-term programme planning. WARN treats legacy conversations confidentially with no pressure.

Guide 7

Inheritance Tax and Legal Advice

WARN cannot provide tax or legal advice. Consult your solicitor about inheritance tax implications for gifts to a CIC. Registration details for verification at registration status.

Guide 8

Codicils and Existing Wills

A codicil can add WARN to an existing will without rewriting the full document — your solicitor prepares this using the exact legal name and company number above.

Explore Related Rescue Work

Wildlife guide

Orangutan

Orangutans are Critically Endangered great apes found only in Borneo and Sumatra; all three species — Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli — face extinction driven mainly by habitat loss from palm oil and logging, plus the illegal pet trade.

Wildlife guide

Elephant

Elephants are three living species, not one. Asian and African savanna elephants are Endangered; African forest elephants are Critically Endangered. Gestation is about 22 months. The related appeal explains potential support and the current funding status; this guide does not confirm a WARN grant. Asian elephants have one trunk-tip finger; African elephants have two.

Wildlife guide

Street Dog

An estimated 200 million street dogs live worldwide; they are the same species as pet dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), and WHO-endorsed Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return programmes are the proven humane way to reduce their numbers and control rabies, whereas culling does not work.

Country programme

Indonesia

Indonesia’s forests, islands and coasts support remarkable wildlife, including all three orangutan species. Animal welfare and conservation needs differ between Kalimantan, Sumatra and the wider archipelago.

Country programme

Malaysia

Animal welfare in Malaysia spans Peninsular forests, Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo, and marine habitats. Place and species matter when assessing a conservation need or deciding who can help.

Country programme

Pakistan

Pakistan has distinct animal welfare needs in cities, working-animal communities and wildlife habitats. Karachi street dogs are the focus of a WARN appeal; a country guide is not evidence of an operating WARN clinic.

Country programme

Kenya

Kenya’s savannas, highlands, freshwater habitats and coast support wildlife alongside communities and working animals. Rescue needs and conservation priorities vary by place and species.

Source Notes

WARN uses named intergovernmental, conservation and animal-welfare sources for numeric claims. These notes summarise the source basis for this page.

WARN registration status

Full legal identity at registration status.

Companies House

Public CIC register entry.

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CIC Regulator

Community Interest Company asset lock guidance.

Leave a Gift in Your Will for Animal Welfare: Frequently Asked Questions

Can I leave a gift in my will to WARN?
Yes — use World Animal Rescue Network CIC, Company number 17298990, in your will clause.
What is WARN's registered company name for wills?
World Animal Rescue Network CIC — company number 17298990, registered office 71-75 Shelton Street, London, England, WC2H 9JQ.
Is WARN a registered charity for legacy purposes?
No — WARN is a UK CIC global not-for-profit with a statutory asset lock, not a Charity Commission registered charity.
Should I tell WARN about a planned legacy?
Optional but helpful — email info@worldanimalrescuenetwork.org confidentially for long-term planning.
What will my legacy gift fund?
The country guides describe welfare issues and places; they do not establish funded WARN operations.
Can my solicitor verify WARN registration?
Yes — registration status and Companies House public register.
Can I leave a percentage of my estate?
Yes — residuary legacies are common. Your solicitor drafts the exact clause.
Does WARN provide will-writing services?
No — consult your solicitor. WARN provides legal identity details only.
How can I check whether WARN has paid a grant?
Read /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for published recipient, approval and payment records. A reconciled financial summary and individual grant records have not yet been published here. This is a reporting status, not a statement that income, expenditure or grants are zero. Contact WARN for information about your gift.

Help Fund Frontline Rescue

World Animal Rescue Network CIC (Company no. 17298990) raises funds for established local partners. Your support helps build the rescue capacity these animals need.

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