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MUNCHKINS MINIATURE SHETLAND RESCUE

Registered charity 1160509 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUNCHKINS

PROVISION OF A RESCUE HOME FOR MINIATURE SHETLAND PONIES WHICH HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED, ABUSED OR ABANDONED. MUNCHKINS PROVIDES A RECEPTION CENTRE AND FURTHER FACILITIES FOR SUCH PONIES. WE SEEK TO REHOME PONIES WHERE POSSIBLE ON A LONG-TERM FOSTER BASIS OR TO PROVIDE A HOME FOR LIFE WHERE THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE.

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Latest income
£361k
Latest spending
£248k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £113,185 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £360,806 exceeding total expenditure of £247,621. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £316,014, while restricted reserves were £93,900. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Loan from trustees for land purchase
“The land that the Charity operates on was owned by Paul and Tammy Marx. In June 2024 this land was purchased in the form of a loan from the trustee. At the end of the year there was a balance of £225,489 (2024: £224,675) owed by the Charity to Paul and Tammy. Tammy is a current trustee of the Charity.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£361k£248k
31/08/2024£228k£183k
31/08/2023£166k£127k
31/08/2022£124k£122k
31/08/2021£115k£94k

Common questions

Is MUNCHKINS MINIATURE SHETLAND RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £113,185 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £360,806 exceeding total expenditure of £247,621. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £316,014, while restricted reserves were £93,900. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MUNCHKINS MINIATURE SHETLAND RESCUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MUNCHKINS MINIATURE SHETLAND RESCUE as a grant recipient include THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2025£75kPet Rescues
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£4k