The Shelley Centre for Therapeutic Riding
Analysis
The Shelley Centre for Therapeutic Riding is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05668971). It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Shelley Centre for Therapeutic Riding reported income of £166k and spending of £124k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £136k to £166k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Shelley Centre for Therapeutic Riding sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridge Online (£166k), Eee4disadvantaged CIO (£166k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Mill Hill (£166k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Shelley Centre is a member of The Riding for the Disabled Association Charity no 244108. As an independent charity we provide riding for the health & wellbeing for children and adults with physical and learning disabilities. We not only teach riding skills but use the horse for therapy through exercise. We work five days a week during term time with approx 130 riders a year and 90 volunteers.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Online | Cambridge | £166k |
| Eee4disadvantaged CIO | Stoke-On-Trent | £166k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Mill Hill | London | £166k |
| Exodus Youth Worx UK | London | £166k |