The Seahorse Trust

Analysis

The Seahorse Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Seahorse Trust reported income of £57k and spending of £43k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £56k to £57k (+1.7%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Seahorse Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brockworth Hedgehog Rescue (£57k), Animal Rescue Cymru (£57k) and Daneline International Charitable Foundation (£57k).