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the horse trust

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and other defined groups. The Horse Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is animals. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Princes Risborough and operates in England And Wales.


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 Horse Trust exists to enhance and improve the quality of life of equines in the UK. In achieving these objectives The Trust undertakes three main strategic aims:Sanctuary - to provide sanctuary and respite care at The Home of Rest for Horses Scientific Research - to fund non-invasive research.Knowledge and Skills - to devise and deliver a broad spectrum of training courses.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,744,682
Latest Expenditure
£4,142,201

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 134.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 88.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 13.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,180,147
Charitable Activities £54,356
Other Trading £27,665
Investments £351,604
Other Income £130,910

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,678,728
Raising Funds £463,473
Governance £100,903
Grants to Institutions £404,661
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,744,682£4,142,201£3,678,728£21,638,302£2,966,62457 / 10
2023£3,150,968£3,906,231£3,491,074£22,168,993£2,780,42848 / 9
2022£2,371,432£3,913,772£3,517,572£22,395,461£22,293,76458 / 8
2021£1,900,272£4,118,243£3,734,914£25,359,743£3,500,00052 / 8
2020£2,113,516£3,332,526£3,093,226£26,407,249£3,000,00047 / 8

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers