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Racehorse Relief

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1157554HelstonAnimals
Income£307k2024-12-31
Spending£151ksame year
Spent / received88%4-year average
Size in its cause81st pctAnimals
Registered2014CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Racehorse Relief is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Helston. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Racehorse Relief reported income of £307k and spending of £151k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £112k to £307k (+175%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Racehorse Relief sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln Cat Care (£305k), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Finchley, Golders Green, Hendon and District Branch (£310k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Essex South and Southend Branch (£304k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.

Income and spending

£0£77k£153k£230k£307k2021 Income: £111,6782021 Spending: £204,03620212022 Income: £207,7102022 Spending: £219,36720222023 Income: £228,0342023 Spending: £181,26020232024 Income: £306,6172024 Spending: £150,7642024
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The charity helps people who are struggling to care for ex-racehorses. We do this through support and education and, where this is not sufficient, we take in these horses for retraining and rehoming.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Lincoln Cat CareLincoln£305k
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Finchley, Golders Green, Hendon and District BranchLondon£310k
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Essex South and Southend BranchHockley£304k
Network for Animals Charitable TrustLondon£312k