The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre

Analysis

The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04104341). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre reported income of £772k and spending of £496k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £367k to £772k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wirral and Chester Branch (£764k), Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Limited (£773k) and The Shark Trust (£764k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82% and trading 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £241k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.