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the british thoroughbred retraining centre

The charity supports the general public. The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre is a registered charity whose purpose is animals. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Lancaster 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 British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre works for the welfare of all Thoroughbreds and retired racehorses. BTRC assesses and then rehabilitates, retrains and re-homes these horses to permanent loan homes throughout the UK where they are regularly monitored. BTRC never buys or sells horses - the horses are donated to the charity and remain in the BTRC's ownership for the rest of their lives.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£550,857
Latest Expenditure
£467,571

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 84.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £343,979
Charitable Activities £99,597
Other Trading £106,632
Investments £649
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £462,901
Raising Funds £4,670
Governance £4,425
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£550,857£467,571£462,901£805,334£175,99416 / 1
2023£351,734£401,6060 / 20
2022£447,464£463,0530 / 20
2021£367,200£519,1210 / 10
2020£530,282£482,903£479,289£939,430£92,94517 / 5

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers