## **FRIENDS OF THE DARTMOOR HILL PONY** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **Year ended 31 March 2024** ## **Registered charity number: 1141045** ## **Charity address:** Corndonford Farm Poundsgate Newton Abbot Devon TQ13 7PP ## **Charity trustees:** Melanie Barrett Charlotte Faulkner (Chairman) Christopher Fleet Allison Houghton Stuart Houghton Carolyn Owen Chairmans reportfor year ending March 2024. This has not been an easyyear for us. we were at the top end of our number of ponies we can care forthrough out the winter, whlch means the feed bills and then the gel¢Jing Ivets bills are large. We have worked with Dartmoor14111 Farmers using thelr ancient grazlng rights to common pony herds on the moor since 1995. We have worked with members of the DEFRA Equine ID team since 2003 and was one ofthe team who designed the first and subsequent passport derogations which means we understand wh8t we need foi the benefit of our last semi wild pony herds of England. Complying to regulation about the identification of semi-wild Qartmoor Hill Ponies in different Sltuations is an on going task. These projects include:_ Supplyingsupport to pony keepers In order to keep within agri-environment scheme number limits. The Dartmoof Hill Pony Association holds the traditional annual Pony Drift Sale. supported by the Friends Charity promotion 8nd after care for ponies and new owners. The Drift Sale Is staffed by Frlends ofthe Dartmoor Hlll Pony volunteers, producing temporary id documents and applying lor passports in new owners names to enable traceability of ponies once theyleave Dartmoor. We find a domesticated future for approximately 450 ponies from Dartmoor herds each year (that's more than half of the annual foal crop). All of which must be passported. The charitycontinues to resource genetic analysis of the pony herds on Dartmoor. workingwith members of the Dartmoor Hill Pony Association, Aberystwyth University, Neogen, Weatherbys Scientific and the Rare Breed Survival Trust. this genetic mapping is very important to ensure a payment for the Dartmoor HilLponyto compete with other grazing animals for a placeto stand on Dartmoor as valued. In discussion with Natural England on low grazing numbers as part of HLS 8greementS and wh8t this means to DHP numbers. It is therefore our role in the Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony to continue to work closely with DEFRA Equine ID regarding the identif ication and passporting of ponies sold at that agricultural sale and the impBCt of changes in regul8tion. In these roles and projects. we work closely with other areas which common pony herds particularly the New Forest- and other DEFRA departments such as the FSA, the VMD, AHVLA and Trading standards. This charity undert8kes numerou$ prolects which support members ofthe Dartmoor Hill Pony Association to ensure that they can continue keeping a pony herd. This incLudes year-round Sales, Taming ponies to be a domesticated pet. getting colts castrated so that they can become 8 domesticated gelding, promoting and marketing all of Dartmoor's pony herds. CL44. fril. 1$ 4 //, A F•*WJ 21)2 > ## **FRIENDS OF THE DARTMOOR HILL PONY** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** ## **Year ended 31 March 2024** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony (FDHP) for the year ended 31 March 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of FDHP, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the FDHP accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all of the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the FDHP as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Sally Wonnacott FCCA, CTA, BSc(Hons) Thornworthy Lodge Chagford Devon TQ13 8EY 25 March 2025 ## **FRIENDS OF THE DARTMOOR HILL PONY** ## **Receipts and Payments Account** ## **Year ended 31 March 2024** |**INCOME**
Microchips and passport applications
Gift Aid
Donations including pony sponsorship
Pony rehoming donations
Gelding repayments
Other income_(incl Mel's stall)_
**EXPENDITURE**
Feed, bedding etc
Veterinary expenses
Passports and microchips
Contraception scheme
Transport and fuel_(incl taxi cost)_
Display team expenses/Horse Show
Advertising and website maintenance
Pony sale expenses/donation to DHPA
Printing, postage and stationery
Vehicle and equipment maintenance
Insurance costs
Rent
Sundry expenses
Professional and consultancy fees
Enthuse and Paypal charges
Operating surplus/(deficit) for year
Less: capital expenditure during year
**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR YEAR**
Opening balance at 1 April 2023
Net surplus/(deficit) for year
Closing balances at 31 March
Bank current account
Paypal account
Closing creditors|**£**
**£**
10,864.60
807.60
53,138.19
1,725.00
-
2,081.39
68,616.78
14,488.99
14,136.01
11,655.83
-
6,350.00
444.95
782.94
2,295.00
337.26
242.01
1,375.02
6,000.00
122.14
2,776.50
236.40
61,243.05
7,373.73
724.00
**6,649.73**
6,173.38
6,649.73
15,573.69
3,127.29
5,877.87
-
12,823.11
12,823.11
**2024**|**£**
**£**
9,395.00
1,649.50
36,145.30
3,380.00
1,137.70
5,074.63
56,782.13
10,951.34
10,782.93
8,671.34
402.83
6,300.00
1,285.99
316.00
3,640.73
473.98
474.60
-
6,000.00
2,051.65
4,709.10
115.20
56,175.69
606.44
0.00
**606.44**
5,566.94
606.44
7,742.96
1,471.42
(3,041.00)
6,173.38
6,173.38
**2023**| |---|---|---| ||14,488.99
14,136.01
11,655.83
-
6,350.00
444.95
782.94
2,295.00
337.26
242.01
1,375.02
6,000.00
122.14
2,776.50
236.40|| ||15,573.69
3,127.29
5,877.87
-|| ||12,823.11|| These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on (date) …................................................... and signed on their behalf by C. Faulkner (Chairman)…......................................................................... ## **FRIENDS OF THE DARTMOOR HILL PONY** ## **Year ended 31 March 2024** ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities** ## £ ## **FIXED ASSETS** Tangible assets identified as being owned by the charity at the year end with approximate values |Landrover Defender
Gates and gate pins
Ifor Williams trailer
Pony tack and equipment
Ifor Williams flatbed trailer
Dart gun
Computer
Apple laptop
Purchased in year:
HP laptop
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash funds held
Bank current account
Paypal account|6,000
1,500
1,000
1,500
800
1,981
550
949
724| |---|---| ||15,004| ||15,574
3,127| ||18,701| ## **LIABILITIES** |Creditors paid after year end
Moorgate Veterinary Group
Tom's Country Store
Tim Faulkner
Paypal refunds|2,205
1,661
2,095
83
-| |---|---| ||5,878|