British Eventing Support Trust
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Provides invaluable support for injured event riders and to improve the safety and well being of the people at the heart of the sport. The trust aims to help riders through difficult times, whether that be recovering from an eventing accident or coping with mental health challenges.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024
Total income:
£508,368
| Donations and legacies | £228.18k | |
| Charitable activities | £0 | |
| Other trading activities | £276.24k | |
| Investments | £0 | |
| Other | £3.95k |
Total expenditure:
£245,363
| Raising funds | £99.11k | |
| Charitable activities | £146.26k | |
| Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
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| Raising funds and other expenditure | £99.11k | |
| Charitable expenditure | £146.26k | |
| Retained for future use | £263.01k |
People
2 Employee(s)
8 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Amateur Sport
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Throughout England
Governance
- 26 June 2014: CIO registration
- BECF (Previous name)
- THE BRITISH EVENTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (Previous name)
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
8 Trustee(s)
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| Ian David Stark | Chair | 09 January 2024 |
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| Alexandria Hambro | Trustee | 10 July 2025 |
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| LISA JEANETTE HANCOCK | Trustee | 10 July 2025 |
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| Ed Glasgow | Trustee | 27 June 2024 |
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| Rosie Williams | Trustee | 18 September 2023 |
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| Jane Mary Elizabeth Holderness-Roddam | Trustee | 08 August 2023 |
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| Ian Barratt | Trustee | 03 August 2023 |
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| Mark Sartori | Trustee | 25 June 2021 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £0 | £500 | £261.62k | £329.62k | £508.37k | |
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Total expenditure | £9.76k | £2.24k | £70.08k | £195.02k | £245.36k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £228.18k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £276.24k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £3.95k | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £146.26k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £99.11k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
| Asset / Liability | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £406 | |
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Long-term investments | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Other assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £692.14k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £21.00k |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2024 | 02 October 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2024 | 02 October 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 25 October 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 25 October 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 19 October 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 19 October 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 27 October 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 27 October 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - Foundation Registered 26 Jun 2014 as amended on 22 Jun 2021 as amended on 22 Jun 2021 as amended on 07 Jan 2022 as amended on 30 Jun 2022 as amended on 10 Jul 2025
Charitable objects
To help individuals falling within any of the specified classes, who are in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, in particular but not exclusively by providing financial assistance, services or by any other means as determined by Trustees from time to time, to help relieve their need and promote their physical and mental health and wellbeing. The specified classes are: 1.1. any person who has ever been injured at a time when he or she was a competing member of British Eventing 1.2. and any spouse or dependant member of the family in such manner as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit, provide always that the Trustees shall regard persons falling within paragraph (A) as being their primary concern. Such other charitable purposes as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit with particular regards to the physical and psychological health benefits associated with participation in the sport including the research and development into new safety initiatives for implementation within the sport.
Contact information
- Address:
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49 Whittingstall Road
LONDON
SW6 4EA
- Phone:
- 0333 335 5604
- Email:
- info@besupporttrust.org.uk
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