THE BROOKE HOSPITAL FOR ANIMALS

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Since it was founded in 1934, the Brooke has helped to relieve the suffering of millions of working horses, donkeys and mules and improved the livelihoods of the countless people who depend upon them. The Brooke provides veterinary services in some of the world's poorest communities, treating animals and training animal-owners in countries including Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Pakistan.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£26,157,855
Donations and legacies | £25.81m | |
Charitable activities | £0 | |
Other trading activities | £51.54k | |
Investments | £212.19k | |
Other | £81.36k |
Total expenditure:
£23,226,846
Raising funds | £7.57m | |
Charitable activities | £15.65m | |
Other | £0 |
£1,286,375 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £7.57m | |
Charitable expenditure | £15.65m | |
Retained for future use | £2.93m |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £7.57m | |
Charitable expenditure | £15.65m | |
Retained for future use | £4.22m |
People

225 Employee(s)
10 Trustee(s)
208 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 7 |
£70k to £80k | 2 |
£90k to £100k | 2 |
£100k to £110k | 1 |
£110k to £120k | 1 |
£130k to £140k | 1 |
£150k to £200k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Animals
- Other Defined Groups
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Guatemala
- India
- Kenya
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Pakistan
- Senegal
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Tanzania
Governance
- THE BROOKE (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
10 Trustee(s)
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Christine Isobel Hayes | Chair | 23 September 2020 |
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Eric Munene Kimani | Trustee | 11 December 2024 |
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Padmapriya Tirukurungudi Santhanam | Trustee | 11 December 2024 |
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Amy Jankiewicz | Trustee | 29 September 2021 |
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Dr Linda Belton | Trustee | 29 September 2021 |
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Christopher John Tattersall | Trustee | 04 December 2019 |
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Heather Jane Killen | Trustee | 27 June 2019 |
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Mark Hugh McLaughlin | Trustee | 27 June 2019 |
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Rajat Dhawan | Trustee | 27 June 2019 |
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Gaynor Miller | Trustee | 22 March 2018 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £20.08m | £19.97m | £21.70m | £20.28m | £26.16m | |
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Total expenditure | £23.11m | £20.95m | £21.40m | £22.23m | £23.23m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £19.82m | £19.79m | £21.52m | £20.08m | £25.81m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £44.21k | £58.84k | £55.96k | £48.29k | £51.54k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £199.40k | £123.67k | £122.39k | £148.32k | £212.19k | |
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Income - Other | £12.49k | £35 | £0 | £9.68k | £81.36k | |
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Income - Legacies | £10.20m | £931.01k | £11.56m | £10.61m | £16.28m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £16.00m | £13.74m | £14.01m | £14.93m | £15.65m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £7.12m | £7.21m | £7.39m | £7.31m | £7.57m | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £149.88k | £127.10k | £139.48k | £159.77k | £208.09k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £7.54m | £5.51m | £5.83m | £5.54m | £6.20m | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £91.58k | £89.36k | £85.76k | £78.38k | £94.20k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £1.43m | £1.18m | £1.03m | £900.60k | £1.43m | |
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Long-term investments | £12.48m | £12.74m | £12.73m | £12.47m | £13.84m | |
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Other assets | £5.80m | £4.99m | £5.92m | £3.79m | £6.78m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £10.16m | £8.92m | £8.42m | £8.17m | £8.85m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 23 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 23 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 26 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 26 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 17 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 17 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 20 January 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 20 January 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 20 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 20 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 5TH DECEMBER 2000 AS AMENDED 14TH DECEMBER 2001, NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 DECEMBER 2009. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18 APR 2016
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF WORKING EQUINES AND OTHER ANIMALS IN AFRICA, ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, AND IN ANY OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: THE SUPPORT, PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF VETERINARY AND OTHER ANIMAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES WHETHER IN THE CONTEXT OF VETERINARY CLINICS, ANIMAL HOSPITALS, OTHER ANIMAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES OR OTHERWISE; THE PROVISION, PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATION IN THE CARE, WELFARE AND TREATMENT OF WORKING EQUINES; ADVOCACY FOR LONG TERM AND SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF WORKING EQUINES; AND TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF OWNERS AND USERS OF WORKING ANIMALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF SUCH ANIMALS.
Area of benefit
ANY AREA OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM BUT WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, INDIA AND PAKISTAN
Contact information
- Address:
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First Floor
10 Queen Street Place
London
London
- Phone:
- 020 3012 3456
- Email:
- info@thebrooke.org
- Website:
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