RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES

Registered charity 1084787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REHABILITATION OF RACE HORSES

to promote the welfare and rehabilitation of racehorses and former racehorses which are unwanted or vunerable to abandonment, abuse, misuse or neglect, or otherwise in need of care and attention, in particular by means of retraining and rehousing

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Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£1.7m

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £366,572 for the year, primarily driven by charitable expenditure exceeding incoming resources. However, the unrestricted general fund reserves increased to £4,290,351, supported by significant realized gains on investments. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)

“The number of employees who received emolument between £120,001 and £130,000 was 1 (2023: £100,001-£110,000 1, £110,001- £120,000 1).” — page 26

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees who received emolument between £120,001 and £130,000 was 1 (2023: £100,001-£110,000 1, £110,001- £120,000 1).” — page 26

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover basic annual grant commitments, core administrative and promotional costs in the event of adverse conditions (held: £4.3m)

“The Trustees’ policy with regard to reserves is to ensure that there are sufficient General Fund reserves to cover basic annual grant commitments and undertakings, and the charity’s core administrative and promotional costs in the event of adverse conditions such as the suspension of racing in Great Britain, or as a result of fluctuations in income caused by continuing economic uncertainty.” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £110,001 - £120,000 (FY2023) to £120,001 - £130,000 (FY2024).
Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (FY2023) → 1 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04089376

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — RoR (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.

COMERFORD, Lyn — director, appointed 05/03/2026on trustee list
JOHNSTON, Mark Steven — director, appointed 24/11/2025on trustee list
GUERIN, Bridget Elisabeth — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
THORPE, David Allan — director, appointed 01/01/2024on trustee list
MURRELL, Victoria Jade — director, appointed 17/10/2023on trustee list
HALLEY, Kyrsten — director, appointed 01/07/2023on trustee list
CAVENDISH, Lucinda Mary — director, appointed 28/08/2019on trustee list
BRYCE, Helen — secretary, appointed 01/08/2026

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£1.7m

Cost of raising funds

£117k

Reserves (reported)

£4.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~30.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Bridget Elisabeth Guerin
David Allan Thorpe · trustee of 1 other charity
Jeremy Rupert Arnold · trustee of 1 other charity
Kyrsten Halley
Lucinda Cavendish
Lyn Comerford
Mark Johnston
Victoria Jade Murrell

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.3m	£1.7m
31/12/2023	£1.3m	£1.7m
31/12/2022	£1.0m	£1.4m
31/12/2021	£1.0m	£1.1m
31/12/2020	£760k	£1.1m

Common questions

Is RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £366,572 for the year, primarily driven by charitable expenditure exceeding incoming resources. However, the unrestricted general fund reserves increased to £4,290,351, supported by significant realized gains on investments. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.

What does the highest-paid employee of RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES as a grant recipient include The Trevor Hemmings Foundation, THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Trevor Hemmings Foundation	FY2024	£25k	Other grants
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST	4	£189k
THE RACING FOUNDATION	3	£421k
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£18k
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION	2	£127k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	2	£62k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	2	£40k
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£15k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2.1m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED.

GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED income £851k
NEW BEGINNINGS HORSES income £414k
THE FFOREST UCHAF HORSE AND PONY REHABILITATION CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST income £130k
HOPTON REHAB & HOMING CENTRE income £327k
HORSE RESCUE FUND income £102k
RACING WELFARE income £4.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES	£1.3m	£120,001 - £130,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED FY2025	£851k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW BEGINNINGS HORSES FY2025	£414k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FFOREST UCHAF HORSE AND PONY REHABILITATION CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£130k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPTON REHAB & HOMING CENTRE FY2025	£327k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HORSE RESCUE FUND FY2025	£102k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.