# RACEHORSE RESCUE CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1150864
- **Other names:** RRC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 18, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1150864


## Contact

- **Address:** THE GLEN, WESTLINTON, CARLISLE
- **Postcode:** CA6 6AB
- **Phone:** 01228 672886
- **Email:** admin@racehorserescue.org.uk
- **Website:** www.therrc.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY HORSES, IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A RESCUE HOME OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.(2) TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

**Activities:** To rescue retired racehorses and provide them with a secure, safe sanctuary for recuperation and rehabilitation. To retrain them so they can be successfully re-homed. To provide free therapeutic access to the horses for disadvantaged groups, injured veterans and people with disabilities, helping them develop skills and build confidence. To lobby for improvements in animal welfare legislation.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Animals, Economic/community Development/employment, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** NATIONAL
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| KAREN WOOD |  | Dec. 27, 2012 |
| NIGEL PATRICK WOOD |  | Dec. 27, 2012 |
| Sarath Kumar Avula Dr. |  | April 11, 2024 |




