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REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1134951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE SANCTUARY AIMS TO:-PROVIDE LIFETIME HELP, CARE AND ATTENTION FOR HORSES, PONIES, DONKEYS AND OTHER LARGE ANIMALS.ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PROPER CARE AND TREATMENT OF EQUINES.ADVISE OWNERS ON THE CARE OF THEIR ANIMALS.HELP TO FIGHT THE EVER INCREASING RISE IN CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OTHER SIMILAR MINDED ORGANISATIONS.

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Latest income
£630k
Latest spending
£535k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £302,228, which is within the trustees' stated policy target of 2 to 6 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £94,970 for the year, despite noting rising costs and inflationary pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £20,923 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“During the year remuneration of £20,923 (2024 - £21,446) was paid to S Burton.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between 2 to 6 months expenditure (held: £302k)
“the unrestricted funds, excluding amounts invested in tangible fixed assets, should be between 2 to 6 months expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: S Burton received remuneration of £20,923.
“During the year remuneration of £20,923 (2024 - £21,446) was paid to S Burton.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary (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.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£630k
Total spending
£535k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£302k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£630k£535k
31/12/2024£466k£500k
31/12/2023£384k£523k
31/12/2022£503k£498k
31/12/2021£606k£425k

Common questions

Is REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £302,228, which is within the trustees' stated policy target of 2 to 6 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £94,970 for the year, despite noting rising costs and inflationary pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £20,923 band.

Who funds REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY as a grant recipient include THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST, MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£6kGrants to institutions caring for animals
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kGrants to institutions caring for animals
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£2k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kgrant towards costs of a woodchip
THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2023£1kOne-off grant
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£0

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION3£137k
DUMBRECK CHARITY2£3k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£90k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO1£55k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£29k
WILLIAM GEOFFREY HARVEY'S DISCRETIONARY SETTLEMENT NO 21£26k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
Ripple Effect International1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MARE AND FOAL SANCTUARY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY£630k£20,9230within—no doubt
THE MARE AND FOAL SANCTUARY FY2025£6.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE DONKEY SANCTUARY FY2025£59.6m£153,18220unclear—no doubt
SHY LOWEN HORSE AND PONY SANCTUARY FY2025£242k—0unclear—noted
CECIL'S HORSE SANCTUARY FY2025£103k—0unclear—noted
HOPTON REHAB & HOMING CENTRE FY2025£327kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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