The New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society

Analysis

The New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03421046). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society reported income of £101k and spending of £106k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £63k to £101k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saving Strays (£101k), Horse Rescue Fund (£102k) and UK Wild Otter Trust (£101k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.