Bransby Horses

Analysis

Bransby Horses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03711676). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bransby Horses reported income of £8.3m and spending of £7.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6.6m to £8.3m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 23%. 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, Bransby Horses sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Three Counties Agricultural Society (£8.0m), The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Northamptonshire (£8.7m) and The Born Free Foundation (£7.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, investments 10%, trading 4.5% and charitable activities 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6.0m. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 9.4%. Reserves of £32.8m would cover about 55 months of spending at that rate. It employed 115 people.