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2024-12-31-accounts

Charity Registration Number: 1168059

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT

– FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY DECEMBER 2024

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION CENTRE

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS

Charity name: Blue Acre Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (referred to as Blue Acre in this document) Charity registration number: 1168059 Charity location address: Ham Island, Ham Lane, Old Windsor, Berkshire SL4 2JT Charity business address: 12 Priory Way, Datchet Berkshire SL3 9JQ

Trustees

Caron North Appointed January 2016 Bob Regan Appointed January 2016 Veanne Filkins Appointed November 2016

Fundraising Manager: Sue Turner Appointed April 2017 Treasurer: Sue Turner Appointed January 2017

TRUSTEES’ REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY – DECEMBER 2024

The trustees have prepared and present their report and accounts for the period of January – December 2024.

Objectives

The charity’s objectives, as set out on the Charities Commission website are:

To fulfil these objectives Blue Acre operates on 42 acres, accommodating and caring for elderly; abused, neglected and abandoned animals, mainly horses and ponies. We operate with a small team of volunteers none of whom are paid.

Overview

Blue Acre has existed as a horse rescue operation since 2002 but has had Registered Charity status since April 2016.

The charity rescues mistreated, neglected or abandoned animals to the extent they can be cared for responsibly on the land we have available. We are usually alerted to potential cases by the general public and follow all legal guidelines under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 with regard to recovering animals and often work with the RSPCA and Police services regarding potential rescues. Our aim is to rehabilitate rescues through step by step training and we assess each animal’s situation over many months before trying to find them loving, permanent homes wherever possible given the potential or limitations of each one.

HOWEVER , it must be clearly understood that most rehoming requests we receive are for ready made riding horses. Because we don’t accept horses that are simply unwanted or those that haven’t met the requirements of their owners, the majority of our rescues are difficult to rehome for riding purposes due to age, long term physical issues (which often require ongoing medication) or unpredictable behaviour due to past trauma. In such cases, the charity will provide permanent care and sanctuary for them at the Rescue enhancing their quality of life to its maximum potential until the end of their natural life. Should there come a time when this quality of life deteriorates then a decision to have the horse humanely euthanised is taken.

REHOMING PROCESS

Every horse we rescue is given a wellness check by our vet and, once they have settled into life with our herd, we start a programme of working to earn their trust and bring them to a point where they can be safely led; groomed; pick their feet up willingly as a minimum. Once at this point we then start the process of assessing their suitability for riding, assuming they have no age or inhibiting physical injuries e.g. arthritis, preventing this. It is during this process we might identify mental issues, often due to previous trauma, which renders them as unsuitable or unsafe ridden prospects which limits their rehoming potential. In this case we evaluate their suitability as companion only horses.

Potential owners are invited to the farm to meet any suitable horses and are invited to handle and groom the animal or to ride if applicable. Following this a visit to the potential home is made to assess suitability of the new home and it’s facilities. If successful and all parties agree a rehoming contract is signed detailing the purpose and any limitations on the use for each horse or pony. This document also states that the animal remains the property of our charity and cannot be sold under any circumstances, and if the current agreement can no longer be maintained, the horse is returned to Blue Acre Horse Rescue.

SPONSORSHIP SCHEME

We are currently promoting this via our website and social media and it’s proving popular. It gives people an opportunity to donate whilst sponsoring their chosen animal from our website https://www.blueacrerescue.co.uk/sponsorship helping towards their living costs in return for a “meet and greet”; certificate, relevant updates and the opportunity to spend time with their animal at the rescue by appointment. This is valuable revenue for us as it’s regular and therefore helps with monthly budgeting.

VOLUNTEERS

Our volunteers fulfil a range of duties both at the farm and behind the scenes along with some who help at events and during street bucket collections on an “as needed” basis. During school breaks and at weekends we have some younger volunteers who work hard to help feed and clean the animals and their habitats. They also learn all aspects of horse management and many have become proficient riders which is key to the whole process of rehabilitating horses and ponies for rehoming.

We collaborate with the ‘Ways into Work Scheme’ helping disadvantaged young adults develop their skills for the future and have several young people from the scheme who attend the rescue on a regular basis as volunteers, learning about the animals and how to care for them. We have also hosted young people considering a career with animals on their work experience weeks, working closely with local schools and their pupils taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.

We also welcome older volunteers, who may be retired but still active; or who work shifts and look for something worthwhile to do on their non work days.

2024 INTAKE/REHOME FIGURES

During this financial year our intake and rehoming/euthanasia figures are as follows:

Intake: 3 Rehomed: 5 Euthanised: 5

We are limiting the intake of horses to those who are truly in need. We’ve had to turn down so many requests to take in more horses but we simply don’t have the infrastructure; volunteers or grazing to support any more. The work involved in caring for so many horses over the winter period is phenomenal, so we need to manage the resources we have in order to operate ethically and efficiently.

Activity and Achievements throughout 2024

Future Plans

Financial Review

The charity has again increased its income this year which can be seen from the accounts submitted for the relevant period.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

January to December 2024

Below is the income statement for year ended 31 December 2024. Full accounts have been submitted and can be viewed on the Charity Commission website.

Cost of Sales
Gross Loss
Administration expenses
Other operating income
Operating Profit
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation

Tax on profit on ordinary activities
Profit for the financial year
2024
£
(39,348)
(39,348)
(19,266)
66,551
7,935
__
7,935
-
____
7,935
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Company Registration No. 1168059 (England and Wales)

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS CONTENTS

Page
Directors' report 3
Accountants' report 4
Income statement 5
Statement of financial position 6
Notes to the accounts 7
Detailed profit and loss account 8

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 (COMPANY NO: 1168059 ENGLAND AND WALES) DIRECTORS' REPORT

The directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors

The following directors held office during the whole of the period:

Ms Caron North Mr Bob Regan Ms Veanne Filkins

Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare accounts for each financial year. Under that law, the directors have elected to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these accounts, the directors are required to:

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Signed on behalf of the board of directors

............................................................................

Ms Caron North Director

Approved by the board on: 6 September 2025

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY ACCOUNTS OF BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 for the year ended 31 December 2024 as set out on pages 5 - 7 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at icaew.com/membershandbook.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 , as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 1 May 2019. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 , as a body, in this report in accordance with AAF 07/16 as detailed at icaew.com/compilation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 . You consider that Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 . For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

Chartered Accountants

6 September 2025

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Cost of sales
Gross loss
Administrative expenses
Other operating income
Operating profit
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation
Tax on profit on ordinary activities
Profit for the financial year
2024
£
(39,348)
(39,348)
(19,268)
66,551
7,935
7,935
-
7,935
2023
£
(36,974)
(36,974)
(12,625)
53,720
4,121
4,121
-
4,121

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Net current assets
Net assets
Capital and reserves
Profit and loss account
Shareholders' funds
2024
£
12,216
32,086
32,086
44,302
44,302
44,302
2023
£
13,854
22,513
22,513
36,367
36,367
36,367

For the year ending 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 6 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by

Ms Caron North Director

Company Registration No. 1168059

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

1 Statutory information

Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 1168059. The registered office is Ham Island, Ham Lane, Old Windsor, SL4 2JT.

2 Compliance with accounting standards

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.

3 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.

Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.

Presentation currency

The accounts are presented in £ sterling.

Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:

Plant & machinery
20%
4
Tangible fixed assets
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024
Additions
At 31 December 2024
Depreciation
At 1 January 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2024
Net book value
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
Plant &
machinery
£
At cost
26,569
3,565
30,134
12,715
5,203
17,918
12,216
13,854

5 Average number of employees

During the year the average number of employees was 15 (2023: 15).

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 DETAILED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts.

Cost of sales
Purchases
Subcontractor costs
Other direct costs
Gross loss
Administrative expenses
Motor expenses
Light and heat
Subscriptions
Repairs and maintenance
Depreciation
Sundry expenses
Advertising and PR
Other legal and professional
Other operating income
Other operating income
Government grants
Operating profit
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation
2024
£
31,556
3,700
4,092
39,348
(39,348)
3,476
272
108
6,569
5,203
157
1,116
2,367
19,268
55,101
11,450
66,551
7,935
7,935
2023
£
28,188
3,552
5,234
36,974
(36,974)
3,056
560
107
2,281
5,254
232
947
188
12,625
53,720
-
53,720
4,121
4,121

Company Registration No. 1168059 (England and Wales)

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS CONTENTS

Page
Directors' report 3
Accountants' report 4
Income statement 5
Statement of financial position 6
Notes to the accounts 7
Detailed profit and loss account 8

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 (COMPANY NO: 1168059 ENGLAND AND WALES) DIRECTORS' REPORT

The directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors

The following directors held office during the whole of the period:

Ms Caron North Mr Bob Regan Ms Veanne Filkins

Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare accounts for each financial year. Under that law, the directors have elected to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these accounts, the directors are required to:

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Signed on behalf of the board of directors

............................................................................

Ms Caron North Director

Approved by the board on: 6 September 2025

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY ACCOUNTS OF BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 for the year ended 31 December 2024 as set out on pages 5 - 7 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at icaew.com/membershandbook.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 , as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 1 May 2019. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 , as a body, in this report in accordance with AAF 07/16 as detailed at icaew.com/compilation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 . You consider that Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 . For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

Chartered Accountants

6 September 2025

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Cost of sales
Gross loss
Administrative expenses
Other operating income
Operating profit
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation
Tax on profit on ordinary activities
Profit for the financial year
2024
£
(39,348)
(39,348)
(19,268)
66,551
7,935
7,935
-
7,935
2023
£
(36,974)
(36,974)
(12,625)
53,720
4,121
4,121
-
4,121

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Net current assets
Net assets
Capital and reserves
Profit and loss account
Shareholders' funds
2024
£
12,216
32,086
32,086
44,302
44,302
44,302
2023
£
13,854
22,513
22,513
36,367
36,367
36,367

For the year ending 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 6 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by

Ms Caron North Director

Company Registration No. 1168059

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

1 Statutory information

Blue Acre Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre, Charity Number 1168059 is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 1168059. The registered office is Ham Island, Ham Lane, Old Windsor, SL4 2JT.

2 Compliance with accounting standards

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.

3 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.

Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.

Presentation currency

The accounts are presented in £ sterling.

Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:

Plant & machinery
20%
4
Tangible fixed assets
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024
Additions
At 31 December 2024
Depreciation
At 1 January 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2024
Net book value
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
Plant &
machinery
£
At cost
26,569
3,565
30,134
12,715
5,203
17,918
12,216
13,854

5 Average number of employees

During the year the average number of employees was 15 (2023: 15).

BLUE ACRE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTRE, CHARITY NUMBER 1168059 DETAILED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts.

Cost of sales
Purchases
Subcontractor costs
Other direct costs
Gross loss
Administrative expenses
Motor expenses
Light and heat
Subscriptions
Repairs and maintenance
Depreciation
Sundry expenses
Advertising and PR
Other legal and professional
Other operating income
Other operating income
Government grants
Operating profit
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation
2024
£
31,556
3,700
4,092
39,348
(39,348)
3,476
272
108
6,569
5,203
157
1,116
2,367
19,268
55,101
11,450
66,551
7,935
7,935
2023
£
28,188
3,552
5,234
36,974
(36,974)
3,056
560
107
2,281
5,254
232
947
188
12,625
53,720
-
53,720
4,121
4,121