Racehorse Trainers Benevolent Fund
Analysis
Racehorse Trainers Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hungerford. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Racehorse Trainers Benevolent Fund reported income of £71k and spending of £66k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £71k (+251%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Racehorse Trainers Benevolent Fund sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Desire of Nations Assembly (£71k), Broxbourne Community Church (£71k) and The Mothers' Union (Southwark Diocese) (£71k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision of financial support to racehorse trainers and ex-racehorse trainers who have fallen on hard times due to circumstances beyond their control and are in need of financial support. May also provide funding for schemes to help relieve beneficiaries from various welfare problems which they would not otherwise be able to fund themselves.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Desire of Nations Assembly | Leicestershire | £71k |
| Broxbourne Community Church | Hertfordshire | £71k |
| The Mothers' Union (Southwark Diocese) | London | £71k |
| Ivy Pentecostal Church | Bristol | £71k |