BRITISH CONNEMARA PONY SOCIETY LIMITED

Charity number: 262765
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

British Breed Society for Connemara Ponies

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £63,601
Total expenditure: £57,597

People

12 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 August 1971: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ENGLISH CONNEMARA PONY SOCIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01006107 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alexandra Summerfield Trustee 24 December 2023
None on record
Amy Smith Trustee 26 November 2023
None on record
Margaret Evans Trustee 22 November 2022
None on record
John Steven Strang Trustee 21 November 2021
None on record
Barbara Kay Gibb Trustee 21 November 2021
None on record
Sarah Crundall Rook Trustee 21 November 2021
None on record
Kerry Wainwright Trustee 25 November 2020
None on record
Lauren Stokeld Trustee 25 November 2020
None on record
Anne Marjorie Harries ,The Hon. Trustee 01 December 2019
None on record
Cherry Caddy Trustee 01 December 2019
None on record
Julia Woods Trustee 01 December 2019
None on record
Anne Ward Trustee 02 December 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £52.47k £106.89k £64.22k £62.10k £63.60k
Total expenditure £48.20k £61.73k £54.33k £55.90k £57.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 15 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 15 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 25 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 25 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH MARCH 1971, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 5TH. DECEMBER 1995,AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 12 NOVEMBER 2002. as amended on 25 Nov 2020

Charitable objects

The objects for which the Society is established are: - 1. to preserve and improve the standard of the Connemara pony both pure bred and part bred by breeding and importing and to further its development in Great Britain and elsewhere; 2. to provide or assist in the provision for the public benefit of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation through the use of ponies and horses but confined to facilities provided in the interests of social welfare within the meaning and so as to satisfy the requirements of the Charities Act 2011; and 3. to prevent cruelty to horses and ponies.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
24 Mount Pleasant Road
ALTON
GU34 1NN
Phone:
0142089114
Email:
secretary@britishconnemaras.co.uk
Website:

britishconnemaras.co.uk