BRANSBY HORSES

Registered charity 1075601 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRANSBY HOME OF REST FOR HORSES, BRANSBY HOME OF REST FOR HORSES LIMITED

The charity carries out vital work to improve the health and welfare of as many equines as possible. It provides essential specialist medical and behavioural care and provides support and education to the equine owning community. Many of the charitys beneficiaries find a loving home on its successful rehoming scheme whilst others are given lifelong care with the charity.

Objects

TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE CRUELTY TO HORSES,INCLUDING PONIES MULES AND DONKEYS,TO PROTECT THEM FROM UNNECESSARY SUFFERING AND TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR PROPER CARE AND TREATMENT AMONG THE PUBLIC. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3,634,615 for the year, driven significantly by investment gains and anticipated legacy income. However, the underlying operating position was a deficit of £4,215,171, which the trustees view as part of a strategic plan to maintain financial sustainability. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £31.2 million, exceeding its stated policy target of approximately £19 million.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Nicholsons Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: BRANSBY HORSES TRADING LIMITED Companies House 02480383
• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03711676

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bransby Horses (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• WADHAM, Helen, Dr — director, appointed 15/07/2026on trustee list
• SACH, Fiona Charlotte Frances — director, appointed 15/07/2026on trustee list
• BUDENBERG, Alan Neil — director, appointed 20/01/2026on trustee list
• ROBINSON, James Roger — director, appointed 11/09/2024on trustee list
• GILLESPIE, Rosemary, Dr — director, appointed 16/12/2021on trustee list
• PICKLES, Michael John — director, appointed 12/08/2019on trustee list
• ELSTON, Heather Carole — director, appointed 11/03/2016on trustee list
• DOLAN, Susan Jane, Doctor — director, appointed 11/03/2016on trustee list
• FISHER, Carole Nora — director, appointed 11/10/2010on trustee list
• DEVILLE, Stephen — secretary, appointed 10/09/2024

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

24 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (23 freehold); recorded price paid £1.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~55.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (02/07/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (02/07/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (24/07/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael John Pickleschair
• Alan Neil Budenberg
• CAROLE NORA FISHER
• Dr Helen Wadham
• Dr Rosemary Gillespie
• Fiona Sach
• Heather Elston
• James Robinson
• Susan Jane Dolan

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.