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Registered charity · Sidmouth

The Donkey Sanctuary

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £60m (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Disability, Animals
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Ethiopia and more
Website
www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Donkey Sanctuary
Registered
2024

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£60m£57m
  • 2024£0£0

Income trend, 2024 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

(1)TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF DONKEYS, MULES AND OTHER SUCH ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE, TREATMENT AND SECURITY OF SUCH ANIMALS.(2)TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS SUCH ANIMALS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECION, TREATMENT, AND SECURITY AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE WELFARE OF AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONGST SUCH ANIMALS.(3)TO BENEFIT THOSE PERSONS WHOSE LIVES ARE ENHANCED BY WORKING WITH DONKEYS AND MULES BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF SUCH ANIMALS(4)TO BRING ENJOYMENT AND PLEASURE TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WHO HAVE ADDITIONAL NEEDS, SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, DISABILITIES OR ILLNESSES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER THROUGH APPROPRIATE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RIDING, HANDLING OR COMING INTO CONTACT WITH SUCH ANIMALS.

Grants received

2 grants · £87,319 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £87,319 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £38,9022024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £48,4172023-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

11 trustees on the board

0y median 0y
average tenure
0y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
7.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

11
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Animals 11Disability 11

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 12Property 5Finance 3

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1207593
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 SEP 2023
Companies House
Company number 15150580 · Active
Contact on the register
01395578222 · karen.terrey@thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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