Annual report and accounts
Review our performance in our 2025/26 annual report and accounts - progress that lasts, thanks to you.
We helped over 1.8 million working horses, donkeys and mules.
Our achievements this year
- This year we have directly reached over 1.8 million horses, donkeys and mules through our health, welfare and training actions
- We've also reached over 2.3 million horses, donkeys and mules across the world through our policy and advocacy work
- We have worked with 11,542 communities, reaching more than 3.3 million people through our programmes
- Our social media content appeared on 91.66 million people’s feeds and over 2.09 million people engaged with us
- We also launched a new website to enhance our supporters' digital experience.
Brooke's 2025/26 highlights at a glance
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New policies for working horses, donkeys and mules
4,641
Brick kilns worked in across India, Pakistan and Nepal
5,542
Animal service providers trained or mentored
A growing movement for change
Making sure that working horses, donkeys and mules will be cared for now and in the future matters to all of us. We want to thank you sincerely for your generous support, which makes long-term change possible.
Our new five-year global strategy will launch in 2026 and will run from April 2027 to March 2032. This will continue to position Brooke as a leader in both thought and action within the animal welfare space.
Our ambition is clear: happier, healthier working horses, donkeys and mules – now and for future generations.
"Working horses, donkeys and mules carry so much. They transport water, food and goods, support livelihoods and help families and communities through each day. This year, I am proud of the progress we have made to improve their lives, and to make sure that progress lasts. Thank you for everything you do to make the work that we do possible."
Spending money wisely
We are privileged at Brooke to have fantastic supporters, who continue to donate their time and money to create a world in which working animals are free from suffering and have a life worth living.
Brooke’s total income for 2025/26 was £26.3m, an increase of £1.5m from last year and our highest income ever recorded.
We have worked tirelessly, using those finances to generate the most impact possible for working horses, donkeys and mules.
Our new strategy will put animals at the heart, remain deeply rooted in communities and increase our ability to create change at scale.
Brooke on the big and small screen
We also continue our vital work fighting against the brutal donkey skin trade.
This year, Dr. Scott Miller, celebrated TV vet and Brooke ambassador, travelled to Kenya to discover the impact of the donkey skin trade and see what Brooke has been doing to help protect donkeys and the communities that depend on them. Watch our feature documentary about his trip below.
Looking ahead
As Brooke evolves, we will stay true to what has always mattered: understanding the lived experience of the animals, working alongside communities and partners, and using kindness, compassion and practical action to create the change we seek.
This will mean continuing the practical work and deep expertise for which Brooke is known, while strengthening partnerships, evidence and learning, environmental resilience and our ability to influence the policies, services, markets and institutions that affect millions of working animals.
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