--- title: "Ponies Help Children — charity SC045855 | CharityCompare" description: "Ponies Help Children (charity SC045855): income £162k (2026). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/ponies-help-children retrieved: 2026-10-07T14:05:21.134Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC045855SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) PH # Ponies Help Children Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Ponies Help Children is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, the advancement of animal welfare. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated Visit charity website [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC045855) Work at Ponies Help Children? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=ponies-help-children&type=claim&name=Ponies%20Help%20Children) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Ponies Help Children? Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31 £161,931 Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31 £130,706 Registered charity number SC045855 Status in source extract Registered Charity type SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) Register contact address detail (not service area) North Lanarkshire Website ponies help children.co.uk Quick answer Ponies Help Children (number SC045855) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Ponies Help Children do? Ponies Help Children was founded in 2015 by Moira Ireland and Heather Stephens. Our goal is to improve mental health and wellbeing by nurturing connections between people and rescued ponies. The ponies are not treated as tools: their care, safety and welfare sit at the foundation of the charity. Clients who visit us engage in hands-on, close contact with the ponies. Sessions are tailored to individual needs and can include grooming, lead work and meaningful quiet time that helps foster trust, emotional connection and life skills. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Ponies Help Children Answers Ponies Help Children gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 31 July 2015 Where it says it operates North Lanarkshire ## What causes is Ponies Help Children registered for? the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intendedthe relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantagethe advancement of animal welfare ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Ponies Help Children yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Ponies Help Children. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Ponies Help Children do? Ponies Help Children was founded in 2015 by Moira Ireland and Heather Stephens. Our goal is to improve mental health and wellbeing by nurturing connections between people and rescued ponies. The ponies are not treated as tools: their care, safety and welfare sit at the foundation of the charity. Clients who visit us engage in hands-on, close contact with the ponies. Sessions are tailored to individual needs and can include grooming, lead work and meaningful quiet time that helps foster trust, emotional connection and life skills. Does Ponies Help Children have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Ponies Help Children. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Ponies Help Children? Ponies Help Children's website listed in our register data is http://ponies help children.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. When was Ponies Help Children registered as a charity? Ponies Help Children was entered on the register on 31 July 2015. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC045855).