Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 16

STRENGTH & LEARNING THROUGH HORSES

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly female

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£741	£554	£186	£31	£452	£411	8.9	8	13
31/08/22		£539	£484	£56	£23	£266	£241	6	7	20
31/08/21		£382	£390	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/08/20		£269	£85	£184	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/19		£71	£86	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/18		£93	£68	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17		£100	£90	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	*	£50	£46	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	*	£34	£25	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 8.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 9 years

www.strengthandlearningthroughhorses.org

rosie@strengthandlearningthroughhorses.org

0208 4404952

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

8 employees
13 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£192,700
John Lyon's Charity	£154,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
London Borough of Barnet	£7,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Strength and Learning Through Horses
£1,035	21/10/2023	We would like to provide more places on small group sessions that help young people overcome social isolation, increase confidence and build friendships.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Strength & Learning Through Horses
£192,700	15/03/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing equine assisted therapy and education programmes for parents and young people from North London.
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Strength and Learning Through Horses
£8,000	11/01/2023	Cost-of-Living Uplift
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000	18/03/2022	Changing Lives Through Horses - Revenue Funding
Cheshire Community Foundation - Employability & Horsemanship Skills Programme
£4,920	18/10/2021	A 12 week Therapeutic Alternative Education Programme for young people who are experiencing mental health difficulties and struggling in mainstream education. The programme will equip the young ....more A 12 week Therapeutic Alternative Education Programme for young people who are experiencing mental health difficulties and struggling in mainstream education. The programme will equip the young people with the skills and conidence to reengage with education as well as giving them a space to think about their emotional and mental health and improving their mental wellbeing.
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Strength and Learning Through Horses
£120,000	16/06/2021	Specialist Mental Health Workers
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Strength & Learning Through Horses
£5,000	02/06/2021	Towards core costs of providing 5 NEET young people with 35 two-hour equine therapy and work experience programmes to meet the increased need due to COVID-19.
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Learning Through Horses
£2,500	14/01/2021	A supported work experience programme and an after school club for young people from Barnet who have completed a therapy or education course.
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Learning Through Horses
£2,500	12/10/2020	Supported work experiencre programme and after school club for vulnerable young people.
John Lyon's Charity - COVID-19 grant to Learning Through Horses
£20,000	21/08/2020 6	COVID-19: LCR Wave 3 - Additional Staffing
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Learning Through Horses
£6,000	10/07/2020 12	Summer Equine Assisted Wellbeing Programme
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Learning Through Horses
£2,500	08/01/2020	Supported work experience programme and after school club for young people
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Learning Through Horses
£40,000	12/02/2019 24	Equine Assisted Wellbeing project to build young people's confidence and wellbeing
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Learning Through Horses
£4,250	14/09/2016 12	Personal development training for vulnerable young people

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

NIVA THIRUCHELVAM Appointed: 2017

EVA KATHARINA KLUTE Appointed: 2023

HINRICH CHRISTIAN TESTORF Appointed: 2020

ROXANE CAPLAN Appointed: 2017

KAREN TURNER Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS,

OLIVIA DIX Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Freelance Charity Consultant, Other trusteeship: ROSETTA LIFE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/11/2014, number: 1159326

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR16: 25 days late, AR15: 41 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from STRENGTH IN HORSES on 08/11/2021

Main office

Greengate Stables
Mays Lane
Barnet
EN5 2AQ

Objectives

The objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit: (a) to promote the education (including social and physical training) of children, young people and adults; particularly those who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs), those at risk of becoming NEET and people with learning difficulties; and (b) to promote the positive mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults; in such ways as the charity trustees think fit by the provision of equine assisted therapy, education and other equestrian related programs.

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