Charity Number: 1166682
HorseH•ard
Accounts
for tho y•ar end
31st March 2024
Wann Townsond
Chartomd Accountants
Oxford

HorseHeard
Page
Charity Information
Trustees. Report
2to4
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement ol Financial Activities
8818n¢e She?t
Notes to the Accounts
8t013
Income and Expenditure Account
14

HorseHeard
Chair:
Tom Meynell (appointed as chair 17 Nov 2023)
Tru8tees:
Heather Hardy (resigned as Chair 17 Nov 2023)
Rosalie Millard Evans
Caroline Brown (resigned 30 Jun 2023)
Andrea Winfield
Edward MacFarlane
Regl8t6r•d Charlty Numb•r.
1166682
Reglstered Addrn88:
30 St Giles.
Oxford
OX1 3LE
Independent Examlner8:
Wenn Townsend Chartered Accountants
30 St Gi18S'
Oxford
OX13LE

HorseH8ard
Trust••s' Report
for tho year endod 31st March 2024
Reference and admlnlstrntlve deta118
These are shown on page 1.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governin
Document
The charity is controlled by its governing document and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
The charity trustees are the only voting members of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and these are
8elected by the other trustees and CEO.
Trustee
and Mana
ement
The charity is governed by a Managem8nt Committee of five Trustees. CEO and independent non-executive.. Tom
Meynell (ChairlFinance)', Heather Hardy., Rosalie Millard Evans, Andrea Wnfield and Ed MacFarlane.
The Charity continues to have two Patrons.. Mary Wanless international coach and author of 'Ride whth your Mind, and
John Peters squadron leader RAF rtd.
The Management Committee meet formally on a quarterly basis. via vldeo conference due to being based in different
locations around the UK.
Prlncl al rlsk8 and un¢•rtalntles
The NHS as a delivery partner brings a unique set of uncertainties in relation to decision makhg and engagement in
activities outside of business as usual. The charity as always remains flexible and accommodating of changes in delivery
target$, and $upporting partner Internal decision making pio¢eJses.
ObJo¢tlve$, Actlvltlo• and Pub15¢ Ban•flt
Ob
•ctlv•s
The Truslees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guldance on public benefit in carrying out the charity,
objectiV8$. The objects are to prornote positive emolional health and well-being for childran, young pwple and £dults
In need Ihrough equine facilitated learning, so as lo improve their quality of life.
In the case of young people this wll enable them to increase their confidanc8 8nd emotional resilience and succeed in
their education, helping to reduce behavioural and bullying incidents and mental health issues.
In the case of adults in need, our work supports Forces Veterans, NHS staff and general wellbeing of adults. onabling
them to develop their emoiional resilience, manage their emotions, have time out and a chance for r8f18Ction.
This is consistently achieved through the charity's provision of Equine Facilrtated Learning (EFL).

Hor80H8ard
Trustees, Report (continued)
for the yoar ended 31st March 2024
Actfvlt108
1. Deliver evidence based and quality assured HorseHeard sessions and Programmes to children, young people
and adults in need, locally, nationally and internationally,
2. Secure funding through grants, CSR sponsor8hip packages. fundraising activities. regular donation8 (Friends
of HorseHeard) and ad-hoc donations,
3. Operate with a Confident strategic Management Team and operational Support Team, with a Hors8Heard
Community of trained EFL deliverers & volunteers,
4. Develop Strdtegic Partnerships.
5. Promote HorseHeard and existing EFL programmes throughout the country and devise bespoke EFL
programmes for new cli&nt groups as required.
Development of the Charity is currently Ca￿led out on a voluntary basis.
The CEO and support staff are contrac18d in connection to project delivery and as Such are self-employed wllh most of
Iha delivery engaged on a volunieer basis.
Achievements
HorseHeard provKled support to NHS Staff and children through the Paediatric pathway and Camp Simcha.
Plan8f rF
P•rlod8
HorseHeard has responded to new opportunities to meet the emerging mental health needs of he81th care staff and
their communitias as a consequence of the pandemic. EFL sessions have been delivered to frontline 8taff from
Buckinghamshire Healthcar8 NHS Trust and a large trial pilot to support children on the paediatric pathway.
Flnancl I revlew
The Statemènl of Financial Activities, set out on page 6, reflects all income r8c8ivable in the year, The deficil for the
year was £36,44612023: deficit of £15,024). This includes £nil {2023'. £72,932) of net income from donations into
restricted hjnds.
Princi
al sources of fundin
Th8 principal source of funds to date has been local fundraising and traded income frorn delivery of wellbeing work.
Public donatK)ns have subsidised delivery Of HorseHeard programmes for vulnerable groups to meet the charity
objectives
NHS Charities Together provided core support for NHS staff and vulnerable children in the NHS.
rv08 Pollc
The Charity has a r88erve policy of £5.000. This covers the minimum expenses required to keep the charity running
between projects on the b8SlS Other payments ara project related.

HorseHeard
Trustees, Report (continued)
for the year ended 31st March 2024
Statement of Trustees. responslbllltle8 wtth regard to account8
The Twstees are responsible for preparing Ihe Trustees, Report and Ihe accounts in accordance with applicable law
and United Kingdom accountlng standards (United Kingdom G8nerally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In preparing those acGount8 the Trustees are required to..
S81ect suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
Observe the methods and principles in the charities SORP.
Make judgements and estimates thal are reasonable and prudent.
Slate wheth8r applicable accounting standards have been followed. subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the accounts.
Prepare the accounts on tha going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charty will
continue.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonabl8 accuracy at any
-me the finan¢i81 position of the charity and enable them to 8nsure that Ihe accounts comply with the Charities SORP
2019. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for
the prevention and detection of fraud and other irr&gularities.
In 80 far a8 the Trustees are aware..
There Is no relevant independenl examination infomation ofwhich the charity's examiners are unaware.
They have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to make themselvas aware of any relevant
examination Information and to establish that the charity's examlner are aware of that infonnation.
On b8half of the board
Tom Meynell
Chalr
Dat•: 9th January 2025

HorseHeard
Independent exam5nerf8 Report to the member8 of Hor8eHeard
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2024
which are sel out on pages 6 to 14.
Responslbllitie8 and ba818 of r•port
As the charrty's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements
ofthe Charities Act 2011 <'the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Acl and in carrying
out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section
145(5)Ibl of the Act.
Independont •xamlner'$ statement
I have completed my èxaminallon. I confirm that no material matters have c¢me to my allention in connection with
the examination giving me cause to believe that in any mat8ri81 respect:
1)
2)
3)
accountlng records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act., or
th8 accounts do not accord with those records.
the accounts do nol comply with the applicable requirements concerning th8 form and content of accounts
set out in the Charilies (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other Ihan any requirement that the
accounts give a 'tru8 and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part Of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no matlers in connection with the examin8tion to which attention should
be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandin9 of the accounts to be reached.
A Rodzynskl FCA
Wenn Town8end
30 St Glles
Oxford
OX13LE
Dato! O January..2025

HorseH¢ard
Statoment of Financial Activities
for the yoar ended 31st March 2024
Unrestrlcled Restrlcted
Funds
Funds
2024
2024
Total Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
2023
2023
2023
Income
Not•
Grants and donations
1.728
1,728
1,850
72,932
74,782
Income from charitable activiti8S
Equine Programmes
11.000
11,000
6,600
6,600
Bank Interest
588
588
25
25
Total InGomo
13,316
13,316
8,475
72,932
81,407
Expendlture
Expenditure on charitable activities 6
15.151
34.611
49,762
12.146
84,285
96,431
Total •xpondltur•
15.151
34.611
49,762
12.146
84,285
98,431
Net (•xponditur•)
(1,835)
(34,611) (36,4461
<3,671) 111,353) (15,024)
N•t mov•m•nt In fund8
(1,835)
(34,611) (36,4461
<3.671) (11,353) (15,024)
Totsl funds brought forward
17,847
34.611
52,458
21,518
45,964
67,482
Total fund• carrl•d forward
16,012
16.012
17,847
34,611
52,458

Horn•H•ard
Balance Sheet
at 31st March 2024
2024
2023
Curr•nt a680ts
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
8,500
9.024
3,000
54.852
17.524
57.852
Current Ilabllltl•8
Crndltorn.. Amounts falling
dua within one year
(1,512)
15,394)
Net current a$8•t•
16,012
52,458
Net assets
16,012
52,458
Ro8•rv••
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
16,012
17,847
34,611
16.012
52,458
These accounts were approved by the Board of Trustees on 9th January 2025 and signed on ils behalf by
Tom M•ynell
Chalr
The note8 on page8 8 to 14 forni part of the8e account8.

HorseHeard
Note8 to the accounts
for tho year ended 31 st March 2024
Summary of slgnlflcant accountlng pollc108
Basis of preparatlon and assessment of golng concern
Horseheard is a charily in the United Kingdom. The address of the regtslered office is given in the charity
information on page 1 of th8se financial statement8.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entbty as defined by FRS 102. The financtal slat8m8nts have been
prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reportlng Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic Of Ireland issued in October 2019. the Financial Reporting Standard
appllcable in the Unrted Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). the Charities Act 2011. and UK
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention
modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statement8 are prepared in sterling which is
the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.
The s￿nIfICant accounting policies applied in Ihe P￿ paralion of th8S8 financial statements are set out
below. These policies have been consi8lently applied to all year8 pre8ented unless otheNl8e ststed.
Income rocognltlon
All incoming reBources are included in Ihe Statement of FSnancSal Aclivitlas (SOFA) when thè charity 18
legally entitled to the income after any perfomiance conditions have been met, the amount can be
measured reliably and rt 1$ probably that the income will be received.
For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and th8 Settlement date
in writing. If thare are conditions attached to the donation and this require5 8 level of performance before
entitlem8nt can be obtained. then income is deferred until those conditlons aro fully met or the fulfilment of
those conditions is Wihin the Control of the charty and it is probably that they wlll be fulfilled.
Grant incoma is recognised 8$ recelvable subject to fulfilment of any associated conditions. Where
conditions have been met or are likety to be met, granl income Is recognlsed in full.
Expondlture re¢ognltlon
All expenditure is accounted for on an accrual basls and has been classSfied under heading8 that aggregate
all costs related lo th8 category. Expenditure is recognised where there Is a legal or constructlva obligation
to make payments to third parties, it is probably that the settlament will be required, and the amount of the
obllgation can be measured reliably. VWi8r8 costs cannot be directty attributed to particular headings, they
have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.
Charitable activlty costs are th¢)Sa Costs incurred directly In support of expenditure on the objects of the
Charity. Governance costs are those incurred in connection wlth administration of the Charlty and
compliance with constitutional and statutory ￿qUireMents.

Hor8eHeard
Not08 to the accounts {¢ontlnued)
for the yaar •nd•d 31st March 2024
Summary of Slgnificant accountlng pollcl06 (contlnued)
Taxatlon
The charity is exempt from tax on it8 charitable activities.
Unre8trfct•d funds
A general fund which the Trustees may use for the furtherance of the objects of lh8 charily at their
discretion.
Rostrictod fund•
These are subj8Ct io specific conditions imposed by the donor, which are legally blnding upon the
Trustees.
Trade debtorn
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for good$ sold or sen4ices performed in the ordinary
Course of business.
Trade debtors are reco9nised initially at the transaction price. A provision for the impalrm8nt of trade
debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all
amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Trnd• crodttorn
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or seTViC8S that have been acquired in the ordinary course
of charitable activities from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current li8bilities if the charty
does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer Settlement of the crediior
for at least ￿e1ve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for
at least twelve months after the reporting dale, they are presented as non-currenl liabiliti88. Trade
creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price.
Cash and cash equlvalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and call deposlts, 8nd other short-term highly liquid
investments that are readily convertible to a known amounl of cash and are subjecl to an insignrficant risk
of change in value.
Golng con¢em
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Truste￿ believe that no
material uncertainties exist. The Trusl8es have considered the level of lunds held and the expected level
of income and expenditure for 12 months. They have concluded that the budgeted income and
expenditure is suffKient with the level of reserves held lor the charity to b8 able to continue as a going
concern.
Tru8teK' r•munoratlon and beneflts
No Trustee received r8mun8ration in the period for work done as a Trustee. however. paid freelance
facilitator work was carried out by Heath8r Hardy for a total of £50012023: £2,854).
Trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 31 st March 2024 were £nil12023'. £367).
There were no paid employees during the year (2023- Zero) most of the work is delNered on a voluntary
basis.

HorseHeard
Notes to the accounts (contlnued)
for the year ended 31st March 2024
Grant8 & Donatlons
2024
2023
Donations
Grft Aid
Grants
1.728
1.224
626
72.932
1,728
74.782
Included in grants for tha currenl year zero restrthd funds (2023.. £72,932).
In¢om• from ¢harltabl• actlvlti•8
2024
2023
Equine Facilitaled Learning programmes..
Being Friends
Stablemates
Adult Wellbeing projects
Child Neurodiverse projects
2,500
3.100
500
3,000
8.500
11,000
6,600
Charftable expondlturn
The charity onty undertakes direcl charitable a¢tivities and does not make grant Payments.
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Hor8eHoard
Note8 to tho accounts (¢ontlnued)
for the year ended 318t March 2024
Expendlture on charitable actlvltles
2024
2023
Proj8Ct management
Facilitator fees
Overl(under accrual) of facilitstor fees
Venue fees
Horse handler f888
DBS Checks
Equipment
Advertising & Promotion
Honorarium
Finance Admin
Web hostingllT costs
Cornputer soffvlare
Consultancy fees
Insurance
Staff Training
Paypal Fees
Overl(under accrual) of accountancy fees
Accountancy feè
14,500
10.675
200
5.600
25,500
29,547
10,457
150
450
4,026
295
540
600
7,650
826
114
13.250
2,607
367
47
120
720
3,075
196
114
10,860
2,804
900
49,762
96.431
D•btorn:
2024
2023
Trade Debtors
8,500
3.000
8,500
3,000
Credltors: Amounts falllng due wlthln on• year
2024
2023
Credltors
Accruals
612
900
4,674
720
1,512
5,394
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Hor8oHeard
Not•s to the accounts (contlnued)
for the year ended 31st March 2024
Analy818 of charftable funds
At 1st
Aprll 2023
At 31st
Expendlturo March 2024
In¢om•
Unre$trlct•d
17,847
13,316
{15,151)
16.012
Re8trlcted
Covid-19 support to NHS stsff and
vulnerable chIld￿n in Buckinghamshire
34,611
(34.611)
52.458
13,316
(49,762)
16,012
At18t
Aprll 2022
At 318t
Expendlture March 2023
Income
Unrn8trlctad
21.518
8.475
(12.146)
17.847
Re•trlcted
Covld-19 support to NHS staff and
vulnerable children in Buckinghamshire
45,964
72,932
184,285)
34,611
87,482
81,407
(96,431)
52,458
NHS Charltla8 Together fund d08¢rlptlon - The NHS CT grant was also awarded for Covid-19 support to NHS
staff and vulnerable children in Buckinghamshire. The NHS charities together fund provided a grant of £72,932 in
the year endèd 318t March 2023 and no further gfant was received in the year ended 31 $1 March 2024.
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Hor86H•ard
Notes to the accounts (contlnued)
for the year ended 31st March 2024
10. Summary of Net Assets by Funds
Unro8trlctod
Fund8
Restricted
Funds
Total
Fund8
2024
Current Assèts
Current Liabilities
17.524
(1.512)
17.524
(1,512)
16,012
16.012
Unrestrlctsd
Fund8
Re8trfct•d
Fund8
Total
Fund8
2023
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
18.809
(962)
39,043
{4,432)
57,852
(5,394)
17.847
34,611
52.458
11. R•lat•d Party Transactlon8
The charily received donation of £135 from Irustee's member during the year lo 3141 March 2024 (2023- £180).
Freelance facilitator work was carried out by a close family member of a trustee lor £550 during Ihe year.
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Hov8eHeard
Income and Expenditure Account
for the year ended 318t March 2024
2024
2023
Income
Donations
Gift Aid
Equine Programmes
Bank Interest
1,728
1,224
626
6.600
25
11.000
588
13,316
8,475
Grants
72,932
Totsl income
13,316
81,407
Expendlture
Exp•ndlturo on charltabl• actlvitles
Project manag8ment
Facilitator fees
Overl(under accrual) of facilrtator fees
Venuè fees
Horse handler fees
DBS Checks
Equipment
Adv8rtising & Promotion
Honorarium
Finance Admin
Web hostingllT costs
Computer software
Consultancy fees
Insurance
Staff Training
Paypal Fees
Overl(under accrual) of accountancy fees
Accountancy fees 2024
14,500
10,675
200
5,600
25.500
29,547
10.457
150
450
4,026
295
540
600
7,650
826
114
13.250
2,607
367
47
120
720
3.075
196
114
10.860
2.804
900
49,762
96,431
Total Eypencl'ture
(49,762)
(96,431)
D•llclt for th• yaar
(38,446)
(15.024)
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