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.

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £597,002 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by significant investment gains and legacy income. However, the underlying operational deficit was £4,518,113, and the trustees note that financial sustainability remains a key objective amidst rising costs and economic uncertainty. The charity maintains a strong balance sheet with total funds of £49.9m, including substantial investments, to support its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Nicholsons Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

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).

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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