THE WORKING HORSE TRUST

Charity Number: 327512
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Working Horse Trust's principal activity is the keeping of heavy horses in order to help preserve them. Throughout the year we attend a variety of events, hold open days and undertake work with our horses to encourage wider interest, support and ownership.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £2,815
Total expenditure: £11,918

People

2 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 March 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anthony Lionel Ryan Trustee 10 September 2017
None on record
CLAIRE LOUISE BRANSCOMBE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £7.85k £2.57k £1.98k £1.80k £2.82k
Total expenditure £20.09k £15.01k £19.99k £25.02k £11.92k
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 2023 29 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 July 2024 270 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 December 2020 45 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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 14 MARCH 1988 AND AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 JULY 1993

Charitable objects

(1) TO ADVANCE INDUSTRY COMMERCE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY BY PRESERVING AND IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF THE WORKING HORSE AND OTHER LIVESTOCK AND IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING THE BREEDING TRAINING AND CARE OF THE WORKING HORSE AND OTHER LIVESTOCK. (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR SCHOOLCHILDREN IN THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE HOME-CRAFTS COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND IN THE HEALTH OF THE SOIL. (III) TO PROMOTE AMONG THE PUBLIC HUMANITY AND MORALITY BY EDUCATING THEM IN THE CARE AND CONSIDERATION FOR WORKING HORSES AND OTHER LIVESTOCK AND PARTICULARLY LIVESTOCK IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION. (IV) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS SO AS TO ENABLE THEM TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR TRADES OCCUPATIONS AND SERVICES IN INDUSTRY COMMERCE AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY AND THEREBY TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE. (V) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE USE OF THE WORKING HORSE AND OTHER LIVESTOCK IN INDUSTRY COMMERCE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AND INTO HERITAGE AND ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE HOME-CRAFTS COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
39 BERRYLANDS ROAD
SURBITON
KT5 8PA
Phone:
0208 390 7351
Email:
enquiries@theworkinghorsetrust.org
Website:

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