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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WORLD HORSE WELFARE 

Charity exists to promote horse welfare. In UK through rehabilitation centres where horses can be returned to health ; Field Officers investigate welfare concerns and give advice.Overseas by working with communities and local bodies to provide equine and other skills to help working horses.Internationally by campaigning for improved welfare and an end to long distance transport for slaughter
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £30,913,000 available, equivalent to 39 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised


miles
Established: 45 years

www.worldhorsewelfare.org

info@worldhorsewelfare.org

01953497218

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£8,251£9,493£-1,242£1,894£31,160£30,91339.114415
31/12/21£8,512£8,007£505£1,192£33,116£32,98949.412215
31/12/20£7,356£8,046£-690£1,274£31,436£31,30846.712315
31/12/19£9,312£9,632£-320£2,541£31,913£31,78139.612539
31/12/18£10,278£9,362£916£2,798£31,150£30,93039.612740
31/12/17£10,844£9,193£1,651£2,941£30,525£30,40039.71270
31/12/16£9,159£8,525£634£2,488£28,414£28,34439.91200
31/12/15£8,253£7,782£471£2,161£25,968£25,968401150
31/12/14£7,615£8,129£-514£2,410£25,346£25,33137.41150
31/12/13£8,369£7,487£882£2,264£25,565£25,45040.81150
31/12/12£7,115£6,480£635£1,582£23,921£23,66443.81150
31/12/11£6,894£7,070£-176£1,624£23,017£22,398381220
31/12/10£7,123£7,180£-57£1,977£23,549£22,89738.31210
31/12/09£7,271£6,699£572£1,792£23,109£22,69740.71250
31/12/08£6,398£7,588£-1,190£2,093£21,640£21,18833.51240
31/12/07£7,013£6,832£181£1,987£24,732£24,23142.61200
31/12/06£8,552£5,803£2,749£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£5,714£5,265£449£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£5,427£5,282£144£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 39.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Ireland, Lesotho, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 144 employees
  • 15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 15/16 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/05/1979, number: 206658
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE JUNE STEVENS FOUNDATION on 22/07/2020
  • Asset transfer in from THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST on 14/05/2021
Main office

WORLD HORSE WELFARE
ANNE COLVIN HOUSE
SNETTERTON
NORWICH
NR16 2LR

Objectives

THE PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION OF EQUINES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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