Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony

Analysis

Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony reported income of £39k and spending of £43k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £45k to £39k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Purrfect Paws Feline Welfare (£39k), Boxer Dog Rescue Northern England (£39k) and L E Andrews Charitable Trust (£39k).