# Wisbech Shire Horse Society

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 287017 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/287017)
- Latest income: £22; spending £730
- What it funds: Education / training, Animals, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Other charitable activities
- Area of operation: Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wisbech-shire-horse-society

Support & encourage breeding of shire horses within our area. Continue using the best stallions available. To advise, train and encourage members and the general public with their breeding programs and show skills.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To improve the breed and to promote the breeding of Shire horses.

## What it funds

Wisbech Shire Horse Society is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, animals and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Wisbech Shire Horse Society reported income of £22 and spending of £730.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Wisbech Shire Horse Society in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Wisbech Shire Horse Society open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Wisbech Shire Horse Society is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Wisbech Shire Horse Society fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk.

### Does Wisbech Shire Horse Society give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Wisbech Shire Horse Society makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Wisbech Shire Horse Society?

In its latest reported year Wisbech Shire Horse Society reported income of £22 and spending of £730.


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