Ebony Horse Club

Analysis

Ebony Horse Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05706817). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ebony Horse Club reported income of £582k and spending of £839k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £616k to £582k (-5.5%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ebony Horse Club sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yaseen Youth Development Ltd (£578k), UK Armed Forces Winter Sports Association (£584k) and Higham Lane Leisure Association (£577k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, charitable activities 4.6% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £360k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.

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.