SAVING ABANDONED FLY-GRAZING EQUINES
To support and advise local landowners to legally rescue and re-home abandoned and neglected horses in the Berkshire and Surrey area.
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF HORSES IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN THE BERKSHIRE AND SURREY AREA BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A RESCUE HOME FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS UNTIL THEY ARE HEALTHY AND SUITABLE FOR REHOMING.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £17,250 for the year ended 5th April 2025, with total income of £191,898 and total expenditure of £174,648. The trustees note that funding is the main risk to the charity due to economic instability and reliance on supporter generosity. Net assets increased from £8,336 to £25,586 over the period.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees feel that the main risk to the charity is funding. Economic instability increases competition for donations, and we remain reliant on supporter generosity.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- ALISON ANNE STRATFORDchair
- Kirsty Jayne Mackie
- REBECCA SPEED
- Tracy Linda Stone
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/05/2025 | £192k | £175k |
| 05/05/2024 | £139k | £140k |
| 05/05/2023 | £120k | £112k |
| 05/05/2022 | £121k | £130k |
| 05/05/2021 | £99k | £90k |
Common questions
Is SAVING ABANDONED FLY-GRAZING EQUINES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £17,250 for the year ended 5th April 2025, with total income of £191,898 and total expenditure of £174,648. The trustees note that funding is the main risk to the charity due to economic instability and reliance on supporter generosity. Net assets increased from £8,336 to £25,586 over the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION | 3 | £152k |
| PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £12k |
| THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED | 2 | £10k |
| MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION | 2 | £10k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO | 1 | £15k |
Charities like this
- THE MARE AND FOAL SANCTUARY
- HORSES AND PONIES PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
- HOPTON REHAB & HOMING CENTRE
- WHITE HORSE STABLES-HORSE RESCUE
- THE FFOREST UCHAF HORSE AND PONY REHABILITATION CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST
- HERE4HORSES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVING ABANDONED FLY-GRAZING EQUINES | £192k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| THE MARE AND FOAL SANCTUARY | £6.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HORSES AND PONIES PROTECTION ASSOCIATION | £1.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOPTON REHAB & HOMING CENTRE | £327k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WHITE HORSE STABLES-HORSE RESCUE | £920k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FFOREST UCHAF HORSE AND PONY REHABILITATION CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST | £130k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |