Strength & Learning Through Horses
Analysis
Strength & Learning Through Horses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnet. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Strength & Learning Through Horses reported income of £867k and spending of £791k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £382k to £867k (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Strength & Learning Through Horses sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stemette Futures (£865k), Emanuel School General Charitable Trust (£868k) and Beis Yaakov Girls School Limited (£865k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 7.1% and trading 2.5%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £176k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 7.1%
- Charitable activities 90%
- Trading 2.5%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
Strength & Learning Through Horses has a primary purpose to promote the mental wellbeing and education (including social and physical training) of people who are not in education or training (NEETS), those at risk of becoming NEET and people with learning difficulties.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stemette Futures | London | £865k |
| Emanuel School General Charitable Trust | London | £868k |
| Beis Yaakov Girls School Limited | London | £865k |
| Camden School Foundation of Frances Mary Buss | London | £873k |