01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034634
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- TD6 0EL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide a donkey sanctuary in the Scottish Borders and providing access to the general public to provide education and interaction with the various animals.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of animal welfare
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Trust are exclusively charitable and are the provision of care, protection and the temporary or permanent security anywhere in the world tor donkeys and mules which are in need of attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment ,poor circumstances, ill-usage or other like causes and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among donkeys and mules
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £353,330 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £244,802 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 28 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £480,608 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £278,820 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 22 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £541,505 | £418,660 | £59,864 | £41,141 | £21,840 | £0 | £258,585 | £20,860 | £237,725 | £0 | 5 | 13 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2022 | £322,618 | £206,760 | £62,329 | £37,695 | £15,834 | £0 | £303,641 | £22,947 | £280,694 | £0 | 5 | 1 November 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £220,054 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £178,829 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 28 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Coach House Flat, The Holmes, St Boswells, Melrose, Roxburghshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.scottishdonkeysanctuary.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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