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Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1134951EssexAnimals
Income£630k2025-12-31
Spending£535ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause89th pctAnimals
Registered2010Charitable company
Employees13latest return

Analysis

Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07011376). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary reported income of £630k and spending of £535k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £606k to £630k (+3.9%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Happy Paws Puppy Rescue (£621k), Eden Animal Rescue (£635k) and The Northern Counties Horses and Smaller Animals Protection Society (£620k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and trading 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £317k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £302k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.

Income and spending

£0£157k£315k£472k£630k2021 Income: £606,0792021 Spending: £424,56420212022 Income: £502,6102022 Spending: £498,40020222023 Income: £383,8102023 Spending: £523,01620232024 Income: £465,8312024 Spending: £499,87820242025 Income: £629,5872025 Spending: £534,6172025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 31%
  • Legacies 50%
  • Trading 19%
  • Investments 0.1%

In the charity's own words

THE SANCTUARY AIMS TO:-PROVIDE LIFETIME HELP, CARE AND ATTENTION FOR HORSES, PONIES, DONKEYS AND OTHER LARGE ANIMALS.ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PROPER CARE AND TREATMENT OF EQUINES.ADVISE OWNERS ON THE CARE OF THEIR ANIMALS.HELP TO FIGHT THE EVER INCREASING RISE IN CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OTHER SIMILAR MINDED ORGANISATIONS.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Happy Paws Puppy RescueEastbourne£621k
Eden Animal RescuePenrith£635k
The Northern Counties Horses and Smaller Animals Protection SocietyTyne & Wear£620k
Australian Wildlife Conservancy United KingdomLondon£641k