British Dressage

Analysis

British Dressage is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, animals and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03443026). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Dressage reported income of £5.0m and spending of £5.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £5.0m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, British Dressage sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Football Beyond Borders (£4.9m), Fusion Lifestyle (£5.1m) and Youth Moves (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, trading 11% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.