the shire horse society

The charity supports other defined groups. The Shire Horse Society is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Market Harborough and operates in England And Wales.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Society's principle charitable objective is the improvement and promotion of English cart horses, more particularly the Shire horse and, to this end, maintaining a Stud Book in which are entered the names of all registered Shire horses complying with the conditions for the time being applied by the Society.

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£538,940

Latest Expenditure

£494,305

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 84.9%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 92.5%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 13.9%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £279,081

Charitable Activities £150,725

Other Trading £17,131

Investments £49,817

Other Income £42,186

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £457,387

Raising Funds £36,918

Governance £31,596

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£538,940	£494,305	£457,387	£1,466,613	£1,336,538	5 / 20
2023	£673,406	£433,579	£366,515	£1,421,023	£1,299,427	4 / 20
2022	£732,079	£353,957	£300,905	£1,152,140	£1,034,813	4 / 20
2021	£238,062	£218,738				0 / 20
2020	£247,521	£290,079				0 / 20