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the donkey sanctuary

Activities & Mission

TO PROVIDE RESCUE HOMES AND TREATMENT FOR DONKEYS, MULES AND OTHER SUCH ANIMALS, AND TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO SUCH ANIMALS THROUGH PROMOTING HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS THEM.ENHANCING PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH WORKING WITH DONKEYS AND MULES AND BRINGING ENJOYMENT INTO THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£59,600,125
Latest Expenditure
£57,040,246

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 70.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 74.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 28.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £53,072,444
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £5,015,925
Investments £712,379
Other Income £799,377

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £42,277,987
Raising Funds £14,762,259
Governance £1,471,426
Grants to Institutions £626,960
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£59,600,125£57,040,246£42,277,987£108,394,718£28,469,375813 / 160
2023£53,333,546£54,333,789£40,095,197£103,958,483£28,779,215817 / 275
2022£57,395,000£49,739,000£35,953,000£103,158,000£62,283,000761 / 303
2021£63,368,000£42,197,000£30,202,000£97,819,000£60,392,000736 / 300
2020£36,962,000£42,519,000£30,827,000£74,595,000£38,142,000786 / 400

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Donkey Sanctuary
Slade House Farm
SIDMOUTH
Devon
EX10 0NU
Registration Date
26 March 1973
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
264818
Charity Number
264818

Trustees

THE DONKEY SANCTUARY TRUSTEE LTD

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • THE SOUTH WESTERN DONKEY SANCTUARY