Sue Pike Equine And Animal Rescue
Charity 1053351
Overview
Summary
Sue Pike Equine And Animal Rescue appears to combine direct animal-welfare action with preventive education. Its remit is notably broad: although horses and ponies are central, it also includes other animals experiencing sickness, neglect, abandonment or cruelty. The available evidence suggests an organisation positioned not only as a responder to animal harm, but as a potential source of practical knowledge intended to reduce future harm. Its stated ability to make grants also indicates that its contribution may extend beyond services it delivers itself.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record identifies Birmingham City as an area where the charity operates, but neither the current register entry nor the trustees' report identifies a Birmingham ward, recognised place, service venue, foster placement or operational event. No supplied Birmingham area identifier can therefore be evidenced.
- Available evidence does not establish a current physical base in Birmingham. The Charity Commission also records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
- The 2025 trustees' report says the charity is winding down, concentrating on permanent residents and acting as a safety net for fostered horses and ponies. It does not state how much current direct activity takes place in Birmingham.
- The report describes cooperation with the RSPCA, police, other large-animal charities and, where appropriate, city councils in cruelty, neglect and impounding cases. It does not name any Birmingham partner, council activity, referral pathway or current case, so the extent to which these relationships currently extend its Birmingham reach is uncertain.
- The report refers broadly to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming horses in Britain and advising horse owners in the UK. These statements do not provide enough operational detail to classify the charity as national in practice; the Charity Commission's current declared operating areas instead support a regional West Midlands and Warwickshire footprint.
Additional evidence needed
- Current first-party evidence identifying Birmingham rescue, welfare-advice, impounding, fostering, rehoming or education activity, with dates and locations.
- Confirmation from the charity of whether it currently accepts or manages cases in Birmingham during its winding-down period.
- Named, current Birmingham partnerships or referrals with Birmingham City Council, West Midlands Police, the RSPCA or other animal-welfare organisations.
- A current list of service sites, foster-care geography or public event locations, provided at an appropriate level that does not compromise animal welfare, privacy or safeguarding.
Areas of work
- Animals
- Education/training
Who they help
- Other Defined Groups
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A dual role: rescue and prevention
The organisation appears to address immediate animal suffering while also seeking to prevent recurrence through advice and education for people responsible for animal care.
Why it matters
This suggests its role may extend beyond rescue or sanctuary work. It may be relevant to organisations working on responsible ownership, welfare awareness and early intervention.
Show evidence
“The charity aims to relieve sickness, pain, fear and stress and prevent ill treatment and cruelty to animals.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity aims to educate and advise the public, particularly people involved in animal care.”
Source:Charity Commission
Equine focus within a wider welfare remit
Horses and ponies appear to be the organisation's defining specialism, but its formal remit is wider than equine welfare alone.
Why it matters
This may make the organisation a bridge between specialist equine expertise and broader local animal-welfare needs, rather than a single-species charity.
Show evidence
“The objects refer to sick, elderly, unwanted or neglected horses, ponies and other animals.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity is classified as working in Animals.”
Source:Charity Commission
Potentially a networked, not only direct-delivery, charity
The stated ability to provide services and make grants to organisations suggests the charity may support animal welfare through more than one route.
Why it matters
If active in practice, grant-making could position it as a connector or capacity-builder within a wider animal-welfare ecosystem, not solely as a frontline provider.
Show evidence
“The charity is recorded as making grants to organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity is recorded as providing services.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which animals and beneficiary groups receive most of the charity's support.
- Whether grants are a significant part of its current work and which organisations receive them.
- Its geographic reach, operational capacity and relationships with other welfare organisations.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or accounts showing expenditure, grant recipients and service activity.
- Information on rescue, rehabilitation, rehoming and education programmes, including partners and outcomes.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To relieve sickness, pain, fear and stress amongst sick, elderly, unwanted or neglected horses, ponies and other animals and to prevent ill treatment and cruelty to such animals. Also to educate and advise the public, particularly those members of the public involved in the care of such animals, on the ways in which to care for the needs of such animals.
Charity objects
(1) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, PAIN,FEAR AND STRESS AMONGST SICK, ELDERLY, UNWANTED OR NEGLECTED HORSES,PONIES AND OTHER ANIMALS AND TO PREVENT ILL TREATMENT AND CRUELTY TO SUCH ANIMALS (2) TO EDUCATE AND ADVISE THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF SUCH ANIMALS, ON THE WAYS IN WHICH TO CARE FOR THE NEEDS OF SUCH ANIMALS