Charity Numbor: 1166682
HorsgHoard
Accounts
for the yoar ended
318t March 2025
Wènn Towmènd
Chartered Accountants
Oxford

Hors•Hoard
Page
Charity Information
Trustees. Report
2to4
Independent Examlner's Report
Slatement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Account$
8t0 13
Incom• and Expenditure Account
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HorseHeard
Chalr:
Tom Meynell
Trustses;
Heather Hardy
Rosalie Millard Evans
Andrea Winfiehj
Edward MacFarlane
James de Couter {appointed 23 August 2024)
Reglslered Charlty Number..
1166682
Regi8ter8d Address:
30 St Glles,
Oxford
OX13LE
Independent Examln8rs:
Wenn Townsend Chartered Accountanls
30 St Glle8'
Oxford
OX13LE

HorseHeard
Trustees. Report
for the year ended 31st March 2025
Reference and admlnlstratlve detslls
These are shown on page 1.
Structure, Govemanco and Management
rn
The charity is controlled by its goveming document and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
The charity trustees are the only voting memb•r$ of the Charltable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and these are
selected by the other trustees and CEO.
Trust
es and Mana
em
The charity is govemed by a Management Committee of six Trustees, CEO and independent non-executive.. Tom
Meynell {ChairlFinance)', Heather Hardy,. Rosalie Millard Evans. Andrea Winfield, Ed MacFarlane and James de
Couter
The Charlty contlnues to have tw￿ Patrons: Mary Wanle88 intomalional ¢oach and author of 'Rlde wilh your Mlnd, and
John Peters squadron leader RAF rtd.
The Management Committee meet fomially on a quarterly basis, via video conferen¢• du• to being based in different
locations around the UK.
HorseH•ard's current prlnclpal rlsk relale$ to securing fulurè funding for ¢or• project dellv•ry. In mitigation of th18 a
grant and trust funding strategy is being implemented.
ObJ•ctlv•$, Actlvltleg and Publlc Boneflt
Ob
ectfvo8
Thé Trustéès havè had régard to the Charlty Comml88lon'8 guldance on publlc benefit In carrylng out the ¢harity'3
objects'ves. The objects are to promote positive emotional health and well-belng for children, young people and adults
in need through equine facilitated learning, so as to improve their qualSty of life.
In Ihe case of young people this will enablè them to increase their confidence and emotlonal resllience and succeed in
their education, helping to reduce behavioural and bullylng incidents and mental health issues.
In the case ol adults in need, our work supports Forces Veterans, NHS staff and gener81 wellbeing of adults, enabling
them to develop their emotional resilience, manage théir emotions, have tlme out and a chance for refiection.
Thls18 conslstentty achleved through the charity's provision ol Equlne Faclltated Leamlng {EFL).
HorseH8ard

Trustees. Report {continued)
for the year ended 31 st March 2025
Activitie8
1. Deliver evidence basèd and quality assured HorseHeard sessions and Pfograrnmes to child￿n, young people
and adults in need, locally, nationally and intemationally,
2. Secure funding through grants, CSR sponsorship packages. fundraising activities, regular donations (Friends
of HorseHeard) and ad-hoc donations.
3. Operat8 Wrth a confident strategic Management Team arKI operational Support Team, with a HorseHeard
Communty of trained EFL deliverers & volunleers.
4. Develop Strategic Partnerships,
5. Promote HorseHeard and existing EFL programmès Ihroughout Ihe couniry and devise bespoke EFL
programmes for new client groups as required.
Development of the Charity is currently carried out on a voluntary basis.
The CEO and support stsff are contracted in connection lo project delivery and as such are self-employed with most of
the delivery engaged on i volunteer ba81S.
HorseHeard provlded support to chlldren through the Camp Simcha project.
Plans for Future P
We plan to build on the ￿hIeveMentS and outGorneJ from ¢)ur programme supporting NHS fronlllne staff and
neurodiverse children at Buckinghamshire Health Care NHS Trust, using this Success as a springboard to extend the
charlty's Support to additlonal NHS Trusts and to children in need￿nClUdIng carers, neurodiverse children, and SENO
pupils in schools.
Flnanclal rnvl•w
The Statement of Financial Activities, set out on page 6, reflects all Income receivable In the year. The deficit for the
year was £9,210 (2024.. deficit of £36,446). This includes £nil (2024.. £nil) of net income from donations into restricted
funds.
Princi
al sources of fundin
The principal source of funds to date has been local fundraising and traded income from delivery of v￿lIbeing work.
Public donations have subsidised delivery of HorseHeard programmes for vulnerable groups lo meet the charity
objectives.
Ro8•rv•s Polic
The Charity has a reserve policy of £5,000. This covers the minimum expenses required to keep the Charty running
be￿en projects on the basis other payments are project related.

HorseHeard
Tr￿te88. Report (Continued)
for tho year ended 31st March 2025
Statgment of Tru8t••s' MsponsibllStl•s vAth rogard to a¢count8
The Trustees are responslble for preparing the Trustees. Report and the accounts in a¢cordance w6th appllcable law
and Unlted kn'ngdom accounting standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In preparing those accounts the Trust8es are requlred to:
Select sultable accounting policies and then apply them cons49tently.
Obsepie the methods and principles in the charities SORP.
Make judgements and estsmates that are reasonable and prudent.
State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed. subject to any materlal departures
disclosed and explained in the accounts.
Prepare the accounts on Ihè going concem basis unless It is Inappropriate to presume that the charity wlll
continue.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper a￿oUntIng records whlch dlsclose wllh reasonable accuracy at any
time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that Ihe accounts comply with the Charities SORP
2019. They are also responsible for safe9uarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking rea80nable ¥teps for
the prevention and detects'on of fraud and other Irregularitieg.
In so far as the TNstees are aware
There18 no relevanl independerbt examination informatlon of whlch the charty'8 examlners arè unavmre.
They have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant
examination inf¢rmation and to establlsh Ihal the charity's examin¢r ar• aware of that Information.
On b•half of lh• board
Tom M•yn•ll
Chair

HorseHeard
Indopond•nt •xamln•Vs Roport to Iho mombors of Horn•H84rd
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 st March 202 5
which are Set out on pages 6 to 14.
Responslblliti•8 and basls of report
As the charity's tru$t8es you are responsible for the prepafation of tha accounts In accordance ￿th Ihe requirements
of the Charitles Act 20111'the Acr).
I report In respect of my examinaiion of Ihe charity'$ accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in Carrylng
out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section
145(5)(b) of the Act.
Ind•pond•nt •xamln•rfs Statsment
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection %Mth
Ihe examination giving me cause lo believe that in any material re$pect'.
1)
2)
3)
accountin9 records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act,. or
the accounts do not accord with those records.
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts
set out in Ihe Charitie8 (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the
accounts 9lve a Irue and falr vle* whlch18 not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come acros3 no 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.
A Rodzynskl FCA
Wenn Townsend
30 St GI188
Oxford
OX13LE
Dats......................

HorseHeard
Statsment of Financial Acllvllles
for the year endod 31st March 2025
Unrestrl¢tod Re$trleted
Funds
Funds
2025
2025
Total Unf￿trICt0d Rostrlctod
Funds
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
2024
Total
Funds
2024
In¢om•
Grants and donations
2.533
2.533
1,728
1,728
Income from charitable activities
Equlne Programmes
3.100
3,100
11,000
11,000
Bank Interest
21]0
200
588
588
Total Income
5,833
5,833
13,316
13,316
Exp•ndltur•
ExperKliture on charitabl• activities 6
15,043
15.043
15,151
34.611
49,762
Total •xpendltur•
15,043
15,043
15,151
34.611
49,762
Not (expendlture)
19,210>
(9,210)
(1,835) (34,611) (36,446)
Net movement In funds
19,210)
(9,210)
(1,835) {34,611) (36,446)
Total fund8 brought foThYard
16,012
16,012
17,847
34,611
52,458
Total funds carrlod fO￿ard
6.802
6,802
16,012
16,012

Hor8eHeard
Balanc6 Sheet
at 31st March 2024
2025
2024
Curront a88Ots
Debtor8
Cash al bank and in hand
8,500
9,024
7,832
7,832
17,524
Curr8nt liabilitia&
Cr•ditor8'. Amounts falling
due wilhin one year
11,030)
(1,512)
Not cuff•nt a93•ts
6.802
18,012
Net a880ts
6.802
16,012
Re88rves
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
6.802
16.012
6,802
16,012
LS/q12g
These accounts were approved by the Board ofTrnstees on ............................ and Signed on Its behalf by
Tom M8yn•ll
Chalr
The notes on pages 8 to 14 fomi part of these accounts.

HorseHeard
Notes to tho accounts
for the y￿r ended 31st March 2026
Summary of slgnlficant accountlng pollcle•
8a81$ of preparatlon and assessment of golng concom
Horseheard is a charity in the United Kingdom. The address of the registered office is given in the charity
information on page 1 of these financial statements.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entty as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been
prepared in accordance viith Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Ststement of Recommended Practlce
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Slandard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the United Klngdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charitles Act 2011. and UK
Generalty 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 statements ar• piepaied In steiling which is
the functional currency of the charity and iounded to the nearest £.
The significanl accounilng policies applied in the preparation of these financial statemenis are set out
below. These policies have been consistently appliéd to all years presented unless othernise stated.
Income re¢ognltlon
All incoming resources are included in the Statémènt of FlnancSal Activltles (SOFA) when the chaflty Is
legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be
measured reliably and it 1$ probably that the income will be received.
For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date
in wrltlng. If there are conditions attached to the donation and thls requires 8 level of perfomance before
entltlement can be obtained, then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfjlm•nt of
those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probably that they will be fulfilled.
Grant income is recognised as réceivable sublecl to fulfilment of any a380ciated condltions. ￿ere
conditions have been met or are likely to be met, grant income is recognlsed in full.
Exp6ndltur• r•cognltlon
All expenditure is accounted for on an accrual basis and has been classified under headings Iha¢ aggregate
all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognlsed where there is a legal or constructive obligation
to make payments to third parties, it Is probabty that Ihe settlement will be required, and the amount of the
obligation can be measured reliably. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they
have been allocated to aclivilies on a ba$18 consistenl with use of the resou￿5.
Charitable activty costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expendlture on the objects of the
Charlty. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the Charity and
compliance wlth constitutional and statutory requirements.

HorsoHeard
Notes to the accounts (contir)ued)
for the year ended 31st March 2025
Summary of slgnlficant accountlng pollclos l¢ontinu•d>
Taxatlon
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Unrestrlcted funds
A general fund which the Trustees may use for the furtherance of the objects of the charity at thelr
discrelion.
Restrlctod funds
These are subj&ct to specific conditions imposed by the donor, which are legally blnding up)n the
Trustees.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from cu8tomer8 for goods sold or ￿rviceS performed In the ordinary
course of business.
Trade debtors recognisèd Initialty at ihe transacllon prlce. A provision for the impalmienl of trade
debtors Is established when there is objeclive evidence that the charity VAII not be able to collecl all
amounts due according to the original terms of the recelvables.
Trad• credftorn
Trade credilors are obligations to pay for goods or Services that have been acquired in the ordinary course
of charltable activities from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity
does nol have an unconditional right. at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor
for at least lknlve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for
at least ￿e1ve months after the feporting date, they are presented as nofvcurrent liabilities. Trade
creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalenls comprise cash In hand and call deposit8, and other short-term hlghly Ilquld
investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk
of change in value.
Golng concorn
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis 8S the Trustees believe that no
material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have consldered the level of funds held and the expected level
of income and expenditure for 12 months. They have concluded that the budgeted income and
expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves held for the charity lo be able to continue as a going
concein.
Trustsu, rnmunoratlon and bonofits
No Trustee received remuneration in the period for work done as a Trustee, however, paid freelance
facilitator work was carried out by Heather Hardy for a total of £500 (2024: £500).
Trustees. expenses paid for the year er￿e￿ 318t March 2025 ¥vere £nil (2024.. £nil).
There V￿re no paid employees during the year {2024- Zero) most of the work is delivered on a voluntary
basis.

HorseHeard
Notes to tho accounts (contlnued)
for tho yoar endod 318t March 2025
Grdnts & Donatlons
2026
2024
Donations
Gift Aid
Grants
1,998
535
1,728
2,533
1.728
Income from Charitable actlvllles
2025
2024
Equine Facilitated Learning programmes:
Being Friends
Provlsion of EFL Event
Child Neurodiverse projectg
2.500
600
2,500
8,500
3,100
11,000
Charltable •xp•ndltur•
The charity onty undertakes direct charitable activities and does not make grant payments.
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HorseHeard
Notes to the accounts (contlnued)
forthe yoar ended 31st March 2025
Expendlture on charftable activilie8
2025
2024
Project management
Facilitator fees
Over accrual of facilitator fees
Venue lees
Equipment
Advertising & Promotion
Finance Admin
Web hostingllT cost$
Computer software
Consultancy fees
Insurance
Staff Training
Paypal Fees
Accountancy fee
3.250
1.100
14.500
10,675
200
5.600
295
540
3,075
196
114
10,860
2,804
600
185
2,000
200
114
4,005
2,382
275
930
900
15.043
49,762
Debtorn:
2025
2024
Trade Debtors
8,500
8,500
Creditors: Amounts falllng dug wlthln one year
2025
2024
Credrtors
Accruals
100
930
612
900
1,030
1.512

HotsèHeard
Not•s to th• accounts Icontlnuodl
for the year ended 3181 March 2025
Analysls ol charltable funds
At 1st
Aprll 2024
At 31st
Exp•nditure March 2025
Income
Unrnstrlct•d
16,012
5.833
15,043
6.802
Rostrlcted
16,012
5,833
15,043
6,802
At 1st
Aprll 2024
At 318t
Expendlture March 2024
Income
Unr•slrl¢lod
17,847
13,316
{15,151}
16,012
R•strlctgd
Covld-19 support to NHS staff and
vulnerable children in Buckinghamshire
34,611
(34,611)
52,458
13,316
(49,762)
16,012
NHS Charflles Together fund descrlptlon - The NHS CT giant was also awarded for Covid-19 5UPPOrt to NHS
staff and vulnerable children in 8uckinghamshire. The NHS charitses together fund provided a grant of £72.932 in
the year ended 31st March 2023 and no further grant was received in the year ended 31 Il March 2024.
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Hor¥eHeard
Notes to the accounts (continued)
for the year ended 31st March 2025
10. Summary of Net Assets by Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restrlctsd
Funds
Total
Funds
2025
Currenl Assets
Current Liabilities
7,832
(1.030)
7,832
{1,030)
6,802
6,802
Unrestricted
Funds
Restrlcted
Fund•
Total
Funds
2024
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
17,524
(1.512)
17,524
(1,512)
16,012
16,012
11, Relatsd Party Trangacllon8
The charity received donatlon of £75 from tru$tee'J member during the year to 3111 March 2025 (2024- £135).
Freelance facjlitator work was carried out by a close family member of a trustee for £500 during the year,
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Hor¥eMèard
Income and Expendlture Account
for tho y•ar endod 31st March 2025
2025
2024
Incomo
Donations
Gift Aid
Equine Programmeslevents
Bank Interest
1,998
535
3,100
200
1,728
11,000
588
5.833
13.316
Grants
Total income
5,833
13.316
Expendlturo
Expendltur• on charltable actlvltl
2026
2024
Project management
Facilitator fees
Overa¢crual of facilitator lees
Venue fees
Equipment
Advertising & Promotion
Finance Admin
Web hostingllT costs
Computer software
Con8ultancy fees
Insurance
Staff Training
Paypal Fees
Accountancy fee
3.250
1,100
14,500
10,675
200
5,600
295
540
3,075
196
114
10,860
2.804
600
185
2,000
200
114
4,005
2,382
275
930
900
15,043
49.762
Total Expenditure
(15,043)
(49,762)
Deficlt for tho year
(9.210)
(36,446)
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