Royal Armoured Corps Saddle Club
Analysis
Royal Armoured Corps Saddle Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wareham. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Royal Armoured Corps Saddle Club reported income of £614k and spending of £569k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £393k to £614k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Royal Armoured Corps Saddle 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 The Poppleton Community Trust (£614k), The Wallingford Sports Trust (£615k) and Skyway Charity (£613k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 8.2% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £154k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 8.2%
- Charitable activities 91%
- Investments 1.3%
In the charity's own words
Promotion of the efficiency of the armed forces by increasing physical fitness and robustness of members of the service by providing equestrian facilities, equipment, training and competition.Promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by providing equitation facilities and competition.To improve the quality of life of people with disabilities by providing equitation facilities
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Poppleton Community Trust | York | £614k |
| The Wallingford Sports Trust | Wallingford | £615k |
| Skyway Charity | London | £613k |
| Nottinghamshire County Scout Council | Nottingham | £615k |