## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2024 Period start date to 31/03/2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: North Wales Horse Watch** ## **Charity registration number:1192124** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of the public in
North Wales in the subjects of crime
prevention, safety, the countryside code and
animal welfare. To promote for the benefit of
the public in partnership with North Wales
Police the protection of property and equines
and the prevention of criminal activity.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|North Wales Horse Watch has maintained
connections with North Wales Police and
World Horse Welfare. The charity also
provides educational sessions to community
groups, colleges, scouts, and organised
groups for children and adults of all ages
and abilities.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All the trustees have upheld the guidance
issued by the charity commission and are
committed to running North Wales Horse
Watch for the benefit of the public.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|n/a| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|n/a| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers continue to play a vital role in
the success and reach of the charity’s
work. Their diverse skills, local
knowledge, and community connections| |have significantly enhanced our|have significantly enhanced our| |---|---| |programmes and outreach across North|| |Wales.|| ||**Rural Education Project**:| ||Volunteers have designed and| ||delivered engaging workshops| ||tailored to people of all ages and| ||abilities. These sessions offer| ||hands-on, interactive learning| ||experiences that promote rural| ||awareness, wellbeing, and| ||inclusion.| ||**North Wales Horse Watch**: Our| ||dedicated Horse Watch| ||volunteers work in close| ||partnership with North Wales| ||Police to support crime prevention| ||within equine and rural| ||communities. Their contributions| ||include engaging with victims of| ||crime, responding to incidents| ||involving loose or lost horses,| ||addressing fly grazing concerns,| ||and sharing timely updates| ||through online channels.| ||**Animal Welfare Collaboration**:| ||Several volunteers collaborate| ||with organisations such as the| ||RSPCA, Trading Standards, and| ||World Horse Welfare to assist in| ||cases involving equine welfare,| ||offering practical support and local| ||insight.| ||**Digital and Administrative**| ||**Support**: Skilled volunteers also| ||manage key aspects of the| ||charity’s digital presence,| ||including website maintenance,| ||social media engagement, and| ||financial record-keeping.| |The trustees are deeply grateful for the|| |time, commitment, and expertise our|| |volunteers bring. Their contributions are|| |instrumental in delivering our charitable|| |objectives and strengthening community|| |resilience.|| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Summary of Main Achievements**
**and Impact**
Over the past year, the charity has made
significant strides in delivering its
mission, improving outcomes for
beneficiaries and contributing to wider
societal wellbeing across North Wales.

**Expanded Community**
**Partnerships**The charity has
strengthened its network by
building new relationships with
third sector organisations,
enhancing collaborative capacity
and shared impact.

**Delivery of Rural Education**
**Project**Interactive rural
awareness workshops were
delivered to a wide range of
organised groups, including
Beavers, Brownies, Erlas Walled
Garden, We mind the gap,
Women’s Institute, Pony Club,
Rhyl High School, and Conwy
youth groups. These sessions
promoted understanding of rural
life, safety, and wellbeing,
reaching participants of all ages
and abilities.

**Equine Crime Prevention and**
**Welfare Support**In partnership
with North Wales Police, Horse
Watch volunteers provided
targeted crime prevention support
to equine and rural communities.
Activities included crime alerts via
social media and community
platforms, security marking of tack
and equipment. Working with
World Horse Welfare with welfare
issues and direct engagement
with issues such as fly grazing,
horse abandonments, and
highway safety.

**Strategic Development and**
**Fundraising**The charity
continued to plan for future
expansion, exploring new project
opportunities and funding| avenues to sustain and grow its impact.  **Health, Wellbeing, and Sector Engagement** Representatives attended both online and inperson health and wellbeing events, as well as national equine welfare meetings, ensuring the charity remains informed and connected to broader sector developments.  **Road Safety Advocacy** Joint initiatives with North Wales Police and the British Horse Society promoted road safety awareness for riders and drivers, contributing to safer rural travel environments.  **Public Engagement and Outreach** The charity maintained a strong presence at community events, raising awareness of both North Wales Horse Watch and the Rural Education Project, and encouraging public involvement. These achievements have directly benefited individuals and communities by improving safety, increasing rural awareness, and fostering social inclusion. The charity’s work continues to deliver wider societal value through education, crime prevention, and collaborative action. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: One of the charity’s key objectives for the year was to raise funds to support Achievements against Para 1.41 the delivery of educational workshops objectives set and community outreach. This included applying for grants, securing donations, and generating income through activities such as security marking sessions, the sale of crime prevention products, and raffles. The charity successfully met this objective by securing grant funding and generating income through targeted fundraising initiatives. These funds enabled the continuation and expansion of awareness sessions for organised groups, and sustained support for rural |||and equine communitiesacross North
Wales.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Fundraising activities performed well
against the targets set. The charity
secured several successful grants and
raised additional funds through
community-led initiatives. This financial
support allowed the charity to:

Deliver educational workshops
and rural awareness sessions to
diverse beneficiary groups

Maintain and expand equine
crime prevention efforts

Continue collaborative work with
North Wales Police and other
welfare organisations

Plan and prepare for future project
development into 2025
The trustees acknowledge the dedication
of volunteers and supporters whose
efforts made these achievements
possible and remain committed to
sustaining and growing the charity’s
impact in the coming year.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the financial year, North Wales
Horse Watch held total funds of £comprising
£729 in unrestricted reserves and £1,500 in
restricted funds earmarked for equine
welfare outreach.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|General reserves of a minimum of £1500 are
required to continue the charity`s objectives
which are crime prevention, animal welfare
and educating the public.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2229 Excluding fixed assets and stock| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|At the end of the reporting period, North
Wales Horse Watch recorded a net deficit of
£2,796 across its unrestricted funds. This
arose due to planned asset purchases
including a storage container (£3,000),
Chromebooks (£200), and an awning (£720)
which were funded from reserves held at the
previous year-end. These purchases were
essential to support the charity’s operational
capacity and outreach activities. The deficit
does not reflect overspending beyond
available resources, as the charity retained
£2,230 in cash funds and £17,300 in tangible
assets at year-end. Trustees are confident
that the charity remains a going concern and
will continue to operate sustainably, with
future funding applications underway to
replenish reserves and support ongoing
programme delivery.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No uncertainties about the charity at this
time.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Grants and funding awards
These include small grants from local
authorities, community safety
partnerships, and charitable foundations
aligned with rural crime prevention,
education, and wellbeing.
Donations
Received from individual supporters,
local businesses, and community
fundraising efforts.
Services
Modest contributions from educational|| |---|---|---|---|---| |||workshops, outreach events, and
collaborative programmes.
Sales and merchandise
Income from branded items and
awareness materials sold at events or
online.
The charity does not currently engage in
large-scale public fundraising campaigns
but continues to explore opportunities for
sustainable income through partnerships
and grant diversification.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Cash reserves are held in a standard UK
bank account with no exposure to equities or
financial instruments.
The charity has not adopted a formal social
investment policy but remains open to
ethical investment opportunities that align
with its charitable objectives, particularly
those supporting rural resilience, education,
and animal welfare.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The trustees have identified key risks
including funding volatility, governance
transitions, and reliance on a small volunteer
base. Mitigation measures include
diversifying grant applications, maintaining
clear financial documentation during trustee
changes, and supporting volunteers with
flexible roles and wellbeing resources.
Safeguarding, asset management, and rural
accessibility are also monitored through
training, secure storage, and participant-
focused logistics. Risks are reviewed
annually to ensure the charity remains
resilient and responsive.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO
Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by board of trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
New trustees receive an induction pack
including the charity’s governing document,
recent annual reports, safeguarding policy,
and an overview of current projects. Informal
mentoring is provided by existing trustees,
and training is encouraged through local
voluntary councils and online resources.
Trustees are supported to understand their
legal duties and the operational context of
the charity’s work in rural safety and
education.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|North Wales Horse Watch is governed
by a board of volunteer trustees who
oversee strategic direction, compliance,
and financial stewardship. Day-to-day
activities are delivered by volunteers,
with trustees often taking on operational
roles. The charity collaborates with local
police, community safety partnerships,
rural crime teams, and other voluntary
organisations through initiatives like
Operation Gallop and the Rural
Education Project. It also engages with
national networks such as Horse Watch
UK and regional equine welfare groups.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|The charity has no related party transactions
to declare. Trustees and volunteers are
required to disclose any potential conflicts of
interest, and a register is maintained. Where
collaborative projects involve other charities
or public bodies, formal agreements or
memoranda of understanding are used to
ensure transparency and accountability.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|North Wales Horse Watch| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Rural Education Project| |Registered charity number|1192124| |Charity’s principal address|Glasfryn
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Summerhill
Wrexham
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Helen Lacey|Chief Officer||| ||Linda O` Hare|Vice-Chair||| ||Carol Allen|Trustee||| ||Geoff Graham|Treasurer||| ||Fiona Futcher|Trustee||| ||Janet Jones|Trustee|Resigned 2024|| ||Dawn Roberts|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Dawn Roberts Signature(s)** _HelenLacey_ Dawn Roberts **Full name(s)** Helen Lacey **Position (eg Secretary,** Chief Executive **Chair, etc)** **Date** 03/11/2025 **Charity Name No (if any) North Wales Horse Watch 1192124 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 4/1/2024 3/31/2025 **To from** **Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £** ## **A1 Receipts** |**A1 Receipts**|
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**||
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |funding (grants)|**2,400**||**2,000**||**-**||**4,400**||**14,329**| |Donations|**329**||**-**||**-**||**329**||**1,478**| |services|**515**||**-**||**-**||**515**||**-**| |sales|**276**||**-**||**-**||**276**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**3,520**||**2,000**||**-**||**5,520**||**15,807**| |**A1 Receipts**|
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**||
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |funding (grants)|**2,400**||**2,000**||**-**||**4,400**||**14,329**| |Donations|**329**||**-**||**-**||**329**||**1,478**| |services|**515**||**-**||**-**||**515**||**-**| |sales|**276**||**-**||**-**||**276**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**3,520**||**2,000**||**-**||**5,520**||**15,807**| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,520**
**24**
**564**
**601**
**121**
**288**
**82**
**627**
**742**
**256**
**106**
**50**
**41**
**138**
**54**
**249**
**138**
**151**
**80**
**50**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,520**
**24**
**564**
**601**
**121**
**288**
**82**
**627**
**742**
**256**
**106**
**50**
**41**
**138**
**54**
**249**
**138**
**151**
80
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**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**15,807**| ||||||||||| |DBS CHECKS|**24**||**-**||**-**||||**-**| |VECHICLE RUNNING COSTS|**564**||**-**||**-**||||**-**| |MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT FOR
PROJECTS|**601**||**-**||**-**||||**-**| |CHARITY INSURANCE|**121**||**-**||**-**||||**-**| |VEHICLE INSURANCE|**288**||**-**||**-**||||**-**| |VEHICLE TAX|**82**||**-**||**-**||||**-**| |FUEL(CHARITYVEHICLE)|**627**||**-**||**-**||||**-**| |VOLUNTEER EXPENSES|**742**||**-**||**-**||||**-**| |UNIFORM
WEBSITE, DOMAIN ANTIVIRUS
HIRE OF VENUES
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EDUCATIONAL RESCOURCES
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**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**| |CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|||||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) ||**_Total payments_**|**4,362**||**-**|||**-**||**4,362**||**12,761**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**- 842**||**2,000**|||**-**||**1,158**||**3,046**| |**A5**|**Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**A6**|**Cash funds last year end**|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**_Cash funds this year end_**|**- 842**||**2,000**|||**-**||**1,158**||**3,046**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 11/11/2025 2 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)|SHELVING
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
3|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,229**
Agreement Error
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**-**
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**funds**
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**3,000**
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**720**
**130**
**230**
**200**
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**140**
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**(optional)**
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approval| |---|---|---| |_Helen Lacey_|HELEN LACEY|11/3/2025| |_Dawn Roberts_|DAWN ROBERTS|**11/7/2025**| CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 11/11/2025 4