Wisdom of Equus
What it does
WOE delivers equine assisted education, personal development and therapeutic programmes to the local areas of Wrexham, Denbighshire and Flintshire. We work with vulnerable groups, those affected by trauma, NEET's etc by providing programmes using horses and outdoor activities aimed at increasing confidence, self-esteem, teamwork, resilience, problem-solving, employability and life skills, etc.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EQUINE ENABLED EDUCATION AND THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMMES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £3,299 and spent £2,544.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £3,299 | £2,544 | Not reported | 11 |
| 30 June 2024 | £5,184 | £3,656 | Not reported | 12 |
| 30 June 2023 | £4,210 | £7,504 | Not reported | 12 |
| 30 June 2022 | £12,030 | £7,132 | Not reported | 5 |
| 30 June 2021 | £2,785 | £3,278 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 18%, from £2,785 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £3,299 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 77% of its income in the year to 30 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | £975 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Dawn RobertsChair
- Helen Lacey
- Sandra Dawn Wright
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 15 April 2026, 15 days early | Received 15 April 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 29 April 2025, 1 day early | Received 29 April 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 30 April 2024 | Received 30 April 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 30 April 2023 | Received 30 April 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 29 April 2022, 1 day early | Received 29 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1175736
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 November 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Nov 2017
- Website
- www.wisdom-of-equus.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.