Overview

• Master Katherine McQuail struck out British Camelids Ltd’s attempt to claim half of Candia Midworth’s estate.
• Five organisations — British Camelids, Brooke Hospital for Animals, Born Free, World Animal Protection, and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection — will each receive one sixth, about £300,000.
• The remaining sixth, originally intended for the now‑defunct Burstow Wildlife Sanctuary, will be allocated later under a court‑approved scheme.
• The court held that references to campaigns such as Born Free’s Zoo Check and WSPA’s Libearty identify charitable purposes that continue despite rebranding or structural changes.
• Candia Midworth, a Surrey llama breeder and former British Llama and Alpaca Association director, died in 2022 with an estate valued at about £1.9 million.