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British Eventing Support Trust

Becf, The British Eventing Charitable Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1157610
Status
Registered
Registered
June 26, 2014
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
49 Whittingstall Road
LONDON
SW6 4EA

Activities

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.

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 Eventing1.2. 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.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Amateur Sport
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £508,368 £245,363 £671,550 2
Dec. 31, 2023 £329,622 £195,023
Dec. 31, 2022 £261,616 £70,075
Dec. 31, 2021 £500 £2,238
Dec. 31, 2020 £9,762

Trustees

Name Appointed
Ian David Stark (Chair) Jan. 9, 2024
Alexandria Hambro July 10, 2025
Ed Glasgow June 27, 2024
Ian Barratt Aug. 3, 2023
Jane Mary Elizabeth Holderness-Roddam Aug. 8, 2023
Lisa Jeanette Hancock July 10, 2025
Mark Sartori June 25, 2021
Rosie Williams Sept. 18, 2023