Thehorsecourse

Analysis

Thehorsecourse is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Thehorsecourse reported income of £19k and spending of £91k, spending 479% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £251k to £19k (-92%), an average of -48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Thehorsecourse sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% 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 Third Age Counselling (£19k), Rapid Response North West (£19k) and Headway West London (£19k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.