Redwings Horse Sanctuary

Analysis

Redwings Horse Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03524502). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Redwings Horse Sanctuary reported income of £12.9m and spending of £15.9m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £14.0m to £12.9m (-8.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Redwings Horse Sanctuary sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marwell Wildlife (£12.5m), Holstein UK (£12.9m) and World Horse Welfare (£11.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, charitable activities 5.8%, trading 1.9% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £9.3m. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,000. Reserves of £14.5m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 396 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.