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racing welfare

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and other defined groups. Racing Welfare is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Newmarket and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The charity provides support for those working in or retired from the horseracing and thoroughbred industry including: provision of occupational health and mental health services; a 24 hour support line; advice and guidance; community events for working and retired staff; grants to individuals and organisations; housing; career advice and training support.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,277,898
Latest Expenditure
£5,001,957

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 82.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,952,542
Charitable Activities £1,117,653
Other Trading £932,496
Investments £271,407
Other Income £3,800

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,102,744
Raising Funds £899,213
Governance £92,746
Grants to Institutions £104,612
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,277,898£5,001,957£4,102,744£30,046,127£11,030,00050 / 192
2023£5,031,142£5,359,829£4,801,952£30,004,471£11,898,00055 / 172
2022£4,269,265£4,952,462£4,376,355£29,775,601£12,900,00057 / 140
2021£4,669,155£4,418,460£3,656,783£32,057,465£13,963,00052 / 132
2020£5,355,738£3,703,672£3,305,110£29,847,903£12,557,41147 / 76

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers