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The Donkey Sanctuary

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation's identifier is GB-CHC-264818 .
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Description

To provide rescue homes and treatment for donkeys, mules and other such animals, and to prevent cruelty to such animals through promoting humane behaviour towards them.enhancing people's lives through working with donkeys and mules and bringing enjoyment into the lives of children and adults with additional needs.

Also known as

  • The Charity of Arthur Uriah Broom for the Donkey Sanctuary
  • The Donkey Sanctuary
  • The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys
  • Est
  • Idpt
  • The International Donkey Protection Trust
  • The South Western Donkey Sanctuary

CCEW Charity number

264818

Registered

Postcode

EX10 0NU

Website

thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Domain

thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Latest income

£57,395,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Donkey Sanctuary

GB-CHC-264818

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Albania
  • Brazil
  • Cyprus
  • Spain
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • India
  • Italy
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Nepal
  • Palestine, State of
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe

Registered Office in the UK

The Donkey Sanctuary

GB-CHC-264818

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Animal sanctuaries and shelters E21

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Animals AN
  • Animals AN » Donkeys AN103
  • Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
  • Housing HO » Accommodation HO101

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Disability 104
  • Animals 111

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The Donkey Sanctuary

GB-CHC-264818

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1973-03-26 Registered as a charity
2004-09-30 17,682,000 12,809,000
2005-09-30 18,518,000 13,931,000
2006-09-30 19,352,000 15,619,000
2007-09-30 20,468,000 17,619,000
2008-09-30 22,735,000 19,639,000
2009-09-30 22,554,000 22,061,000
2010-12-31 26,933,000 27,509,000
2011-12-31 23,642,000 23,071,000
2012-12-31 32,221,000 25,424,000
2013-12-31 30,722,000 27,427,000
2014-12-31 32,435,000 29,467,000
2015-12-31 35,058,000 31,022,000
2016-12-31 38,343,000 33,889,000
2017-12-31 37,559,000 37,411,000
2018-12-31 42,306,000 40,027,000
2019-12-31 43,018,000 44,576,000
2020-12-31 36,962,000 42,519,000
2021-12-31 63,368,000 42,197,000
2022-12-31 57,395,000 49,739,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Donkey Sanctuary

GB-CHC-264818

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 761 736
Employees paid more than £60,000 14 16
Volunteers 303 300
Trustees 1
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Donkey Sanctuary

GB-CHC-264818

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 15.0 15.2
Legacies 36.7 41.6
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 51.7 56.9
Income from charitable activities - -
Income from other trading activities 4.6 4.2
Income from investments 0.5 0.5
Other income 0.6 1.9
Total 57.4 63.4
Expenditure
Investment management 0.1 0.1
Other spending on raising funds 13.7 11.9
Spending on raising funds 13.8 12.0
Grants to institutions 0.8 0.6
Other charitable activities 35.2 29.6
Charitable activities 36.0 30.2
Other spending - -
Total 49.7 42.2
Net income / (expenditure) 7.7 21.2

The Donkey Sanctuary

GB-CHC-264818

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 34.2 33.1
Investment assets 20.7 22.9
54.9 56.0
Current assets
Current investment assets 2.0 2.0
Cash 13.1 11.0
Other current assets 37.8 32.4
52.9 45.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (4.7) (3.5)
Net current assets 48.2 41.8
Total assets less current liabilities 103.2 97.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 103.2 97.8
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 3.0 3.2
Unrestricted funds 100.2 94.6
103.2 97.8

The Donkey Sanctuary

GB-CHC-264818

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 95,698 478,858
Government grants as % of total income 0.2% 0.8%
Number of government grants 4 12

The Donkey Sanctuary

GB-CHC-264818

Data sources

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

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Last fetched from source: 2024-03-29

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