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The Mare And Foal Sanctuary

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1141831
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 22, 2026. Filing history
Registered
May 11, 2011
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
07584914

Address

Address
The Mare and Foal Sanctuary
Honeysuckle Farm
Haccombe-with-Combe
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4SA

Activities

We rescue horses and ponies that have been abandoned, neglected or abused and ensure that horses and ponies have a sanctuary for life mainly through our network of knowledgeable carers, advancing the education of the public in all such matters. Equines with more complex needs are cared for in our peaceful sanctuaries. Our Equine Assisted Services enable us to help people in need.

Objects: 1. To Rescue And Provide Care For And Prevent Cruelty And Suffering Among Horses And Ponies That Are In Need Of Attention By Reason Of Sickness, Maltreatment, Ill-Usage Or Other Like Causes And To Provide Temporary Or Permanent Homes For Such Horses And Ponies. 2. To Advance The Education Of The Public In Matters Relating To The Welfare Of Horses And Ponies And The Prevention Of Cruelty And Suffering Among Horses And Ponies. 3. To Relieve Those Children, Young People And Adults In Need (In Particular But Not Limited To Those With Physical, Mental, Social Or Emotional Difficulties Or Disadvantages) By Providing Equine-Assisted Learning And Therapeutic Activities, In Order To Enhance Their Education And Make Their Lives Better Through (But Not Limited To) Appropriate Provision Of Facilities For Riding, Handling Or Coming Into Contact With Horses And Ponies.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Animals
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Devon, Cornwall, Somerset
Local Authority
Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 22, 2026On time £6,043,708 £6,717,456 £18,299,282 140
Dec. 31, 2024 Oct. 2, 2025On time £7,518,527 £6,361,979 £18,675,656 135
Dec. 31, 2023 Aug. 8, 2024On time £7,957,196 £5,616,748 £17,316,054 135
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 6, 2023On time £6,891,495 £6,178,658 £14,741,022 139
Oct. 31, 2021 June 27, 2022On time £6,118,113 £4,905,880 £14,430,515 121
Oct. 31, 2020 Sept. 9, 2021 £4,641,852 £5,103,911 £12,549,350 131

Trustees

Name Appointed
Helena Vega-Lozano (Chair) June 7, 2022
Dr Mark James Kennedy June 30, 2026
Grace Elizabeth Hamza Dec. 5, 2023
Patricia Ann Spargo Dec. 3, 2024
Rebecca-Rafiyah Findlay June 7, 2022
Thomas Gerald Patrick Fitzgerald O'Connor Feb. 12, 2025
Yvette Bacon Aug. 24, 2021