Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
The London Horseplay Centre
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1174851
Charity's principal address Homestead Farm 106 Galley lane Barnet Postcode EN5 4AL
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Frances **Sturridge ** |
Treasurer | |||
| Heather Couchman |
Chair | |||
| Androniki Appleton |
Secretary | |||
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Susan Coade
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
CIO
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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Section C Objectives and activities
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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
‘To relieve adults and children/young people with a charitable need in particular, but not limited to those with mental and emotional disabilities, who have become disengaged from main system support, through horse related therapy programmes to promote their health and well-being and re engage them with society through the development of core skills.’
TheHorseCourse
The London Horseplay Centre has been approved as a centre to run ‘TheHorseCourse’, a high powered intervention aimed at children/young people and adults who are not responding to ‘talk based’ therapies. The course consists of working 1:1 with an Approved Facilitator and specially trained horses, who give ‘in the moment’ feedback.
The focus is on developing 8 core psychological & social skills:
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
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Assertiveness
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Focus & Perseverance
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Taking Responsibility for actions & emotions
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Empathy (noticing the needs of others)
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Calmness
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Realistic Planning & Analysis of situations
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Communication & language
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Engagement as a learner
These are real life skills which participants can take a way with them and use in everyday situations, helping prevent escalation into statutory services
Fully funded course places and ‘top up’ sessions during this period for TheHorseCourse have come from :
The National Lottery Community Fund Hertfordshire Community Foundation Youth Barnet Foundation
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The objects of the Trust are to help people at risk of social exclusion through an innovative horse-powered intervention programme.
During the period we have been able to run 11 of our intensive Re Start courses and have given fully funded weekly sessions, supporting 20 additional children & young people (CYP).
These weekly sessions were funded by individual organisations, Social Services, Local Authorities, Children’s Services, as well as the Youth Barnet Foundation.
We have received positive feedback from the professionals who referred, the participants and from their parents, the majority of whom, have told us of improvements in self-esteem, anxiety and behaviour issues as well as improved engagement in learning.
TheHorseCourse (HO) continues to train, monitor and collate ongoing evidence of our work, helping to support and build our team of facilitators worldwide.
Sue Coade is now registered on the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) as an accredited Equine Therapist, giving our referrers and funders confidence in the quality of our work.
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the There is no reserves policy.
charity’s policy on reserves We currently rely on applying for grants to cover project costs . All of our courses and sessions run on a full cost recovery basis and we only offer places and sessions when we have funding available.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Heather Couchman Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) ~~———~~ Chair 5 March 2012
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