# THE SUFFOLK PUNCH TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1100596
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 10, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1100596


## Contact

- **Address:** Sink Farm, St David's Lane, Hollesley, Woodbridge
- **Postcode:** Suffolk
- **Phone:** 01394411327
- **Email:** ian.pepper@suffolkpunchtrust.org
- **Website:** www.suffolkpunchtrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (I)  THE PRESERVATION OF RARE BREEDS OF ANIMAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THE SUFFOLK PUNCH BREED OF HORSE.(II)  TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. (III)  TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION AND RE-SETTLEMENT OF OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.(IV)  TO PROVIDE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE A PUBLIC OPEN SPACE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

**Activities:** The Trust owns and operates the Hollesley Bay Colony Stud, the oldest and largest stud of Suffolk Horses in the country.  The stud is open to the public and the Trust operates an education and heritage centre to raise awareness of the historical importance of the Suffolk horse in the region.  The Trust works with volunteers and offers training and resettlement opportunities for Prisoners.

**Area of benefit:** FOR BENEFIT AND USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £497207 | £621983 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £609958 | £602444 | £2069999 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £469368 | £534252 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £533442 | £377772 | £2108404 | 12 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £451409 | £403418 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ANDREW FANE** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 10, 2018
- Benjamin Philip Ryder -Davies — appointed Jan. 22, 2024
- Bruce Smith — appointed Jan. 22, 2024
- Ian Pepper — appointed March 20, 2024
- MR CHARLIE BINDER
- Peter Alfred Ingram — appointed Jan. 22, 2021