The Essex Shire Horse Association

Analysis

The Essex Shire Horse Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in November 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Essex Shire Horse Association reported income of £12k and spending of £12k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £4,339 to £12k (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Essex Shire Horse Association sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hedgehog Friendly Portland (£12k), The Altrincham and District Dog Training Society (£12k) and The International Equine Reproduction Trust (£12k).