The Fell Pony Society

Analysis

The Fell Pony Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Appleby-in-Westmorland. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03233346). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Fell Pony Society reported income of £95k and spending of £105k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £75k to £95k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Fell Pony Society sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Youth Empowerment Club (£95k), Bay Leisure Limited (£95k) and Bournville Hub CIO (£95k).

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.