The Farriers Foundation

Analysis

The Farriers Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stirling. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Farriers Foundation reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,042 to £19k (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Farriers Foundation sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sussex Ca CIO (£19k), Wrexham Community Gardeners (£19k) and Castle Eden Village Hall Association (£19k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.