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|Summaryofthepurposesof|Para 1.17|Toprovide a lifelong home for elderly|
|thecharityas setoutinits||equines and thosewithcomplex needs|
|governingdocument|||
|Summaryofthemain
activitiesinrelationtothose|Para1.17and
1.19|Thecharitycontinuedtoprovideasafe
homeforelevenequinesofageand|
|purposesforthe public||complex care requirements and|
|benefit,inparticular, the||providedinformationand assistanceto|
|activities,projectsor
servicesidentifiedinthe
accounts.||thepublicregardingcareandwelfare
whererequestedalongwithassociated
fundraising activitiesviaregular|
|||donationsofgoods, services, standing|
|||orders, and onlinesalesof donated|
|||goods|
|Statementconfirming|Para1.18|Thetrustees have conductedallcharity|
|whetherthetrusteeshave||affairsinaccordancewiththe guidance|
|had regardtothe guidance||providedbytheCharityCommission|
|issuedbytheCharity|||
|Commissiononpublic|||
|benefit|||
|Additional information (optional)|||
|SORP reference
Youmaychoosetoincludefurtherstatements||whererelevantabout:|
|||NIA|
||Para1.38||
|Policyongrantmaking|||
|||NIA|
||Para1.38||
|Policyonsocial investment|||
|includingprogramrelated
investment|||
|||Our volunteers made substantial|
||Para1.38|contributionsduringthefinancialyear|
|Contributionmadeby
volunteers||bywayofassistancewithcareofthe
equinesandfundraisingactivities|
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|||The charityhascontinuedtoensure
ongoing qualityoflifeto its|
|||beneficiariesbyensuring that their|
|Summaryofthemain
achievementsofthecharity,
identifyingthedifferencethe
charity'sworkhas madeto
thecircumstancesofits|Para1.20|welfareneedsare attended to. Many of
the charity's beneficiaries have complex
care requirements which would not be
easily metina normal environment.
The charity continued to provide|
|beneficiariesandanywider
benefitstosociety as a||supportand advice tomembersof the
public with welfareconcernsabouttheir|
|whole.||ownor other equines.|
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|FinancialReview|||
|---|---|---|
|Reviewofthe charity's|Para1.21|The charity didnotundertakeasmany|
|financial position at the end||fundraising eventsin2023asprevious|
|oftheperiod||years due to a variety of factorsand|
|||thereforecashdonationswerenotas|
|||highas previous years.Duringthe year
thetrusteesundertookareviewof|
|||fundraisingpracticesandmadesome|
|||changeswhichwillbeimplementedin
thefollowingyears.Oneof the issues
for2023has been eBay and the change|
|||over to managed payments, which
requiredsubstantialcorrespondence|
|||witheBay.Thecommission sales were
howeverstillaprofitableenterprise.
Feedand bedding costs have continued|
|||torise,althoughwithsomeadjustments
to regimes, increases to costs were
minimised. Maintenance costsinthe|
|||yearwereminimal,partlythankstothe
workscarriedoutinpreviousyearsto|
|||ensurethelongevityofourbuildings
and equipment.|
|||The trustees are pleased to have been|
|||able to iincrease the reserve fund held to|
|||£1000duringtheyear,partlythankstoa|
|||very generous legacy receivedin|
|||December.|
|||Wearefortunatetoqualifyforsmall
charityexemptiononournondomestic
rateswhich savesthecharity around
£3,000perannum,Thetrusteeswere
pleased thatweclosedtheyearwithno
debts or liabilities outstanding.|
|---|---|---|
|Statementexplainingthe
policyforholdingreserves
statingwhytheyareheld|Para 1.22|Surplusfundsofatleast£500tobe
transferredattheendofthefinancial
year.Reservesaretobeheldinthe
eventthatfundraisingyield drops below
anamountsufficienttocareforthe|
|||equines for six months orinthe event|
|||that they must be rehomed dueto|
|||closure of the charity. Reserve fund|
|||level to bebuilt upandmaintainedatnot|
|||less than£5,000.|
|Amount ofreservesheld|Para1.22|£1,000|
|Reasonsforholdingzero|Para1.22|NIA|
|reserves|||
|Detailsoffundmateriallyin|Para1.24|None|
|deficit|||
|Explanationofany|Para1.23|None|
|uncertaintiesaboutthe|||
|charitycontinuingasagoing|||
|Concern|||
|Additional information (optional)|Additional information (optional)||
|---|---|---|
|Youmaychoosetoinclude further statements||where relevantabout:|
|Thecharity'sprincipal||The charity's principle source of funds|
|sourcesoffunds(including||is viacashdonations,donationsof|
|anyfundraising)|Para1.47|sundry supplies, and onlinesalesof
donated goods|
|||NIA|
|Investmentpolicyand|||
|objectivesincludingany
socialinvestmentpolicy|Para1.46||
|adopted|||
|||Thetrusteesconsiderthattheprincipal
riskfacing the charity at the present|
|Adescriptionoftheprincipal
risksfacingthecharity|Para1.46|timeisthe ongoing economic climatein
theUK.Theeffectsofthisfollowingthe
Covid-19pandemicandsubsequently|
|||thepoliticalsituationbetweenRussia
and Ukraine have resultedinthe public|
|||being less inclined to donate to charities|
|||ingeneral due to lack of disposable|
|||incomeavailable|
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|Descriptionofcharity's|||
|---|---|---|
|trusts:|||
|Typeofgoverningdocument
(trust deed,royalcharter)|Para1.25|Constitution|
|Howisthecharity|Para1.25|CIO|
|Constituted?|||
|(e.gunincorporated
association,CIO)
Trusteeselectionmethods
includingdetailsofany
constitutional provisionse.g.
electiontopostornameof
any personorbodyentitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trusteesareselectedbasedontheir
knowledgeofcharity operation andlaw,
andprofessional experienceinbothof
thoseareas.Trusteesareelectedby
wayofproposal fornominationand
majority voteatanAGM.Nopersonsor
bodiesareentitledtoappointtrustees|
|||unilaterally.|
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|---|---|---|
|
Youmaychoosetoincludefurther statements||where relevantabout:
Theboardoftrusteesfollowsthe|
|Policies and procedures
adoptedforthe induction
and trainingoftrustees|Para1.51|CharityCommissionguidelines forthe
inductionoftrustees including issuing
onappointmentacopyoftheguidance
publication "TheessentialTrustee"|
|||NIA|
|Thecharity'sorganisational
structure and any wider|Para1.51||
|network with whichthe|||
|charityworks|||
|||NIA|
|Relationshipwithany|Para1.51||
|relatedparties|||
|Other|||
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|Charityname|WealdenHorse&PonySanctuary|
|---|---|
|Other name thecharityuses||
|Registeredcharitynumber|1192209|
|Charity'sprincipaladdress|DownStreet
Batts Bridge Park|
||Piltdown|
||East Sussex,TN223XU|
|Funds heldascustodian trusteesonbehalfofothers|Funds heldascustodian trusteesonbehalfofothers|
|---|---|
|Descriptionoftheassets
heldinthiscapacity|N/A|
|Nameandobjectsofthe|N/A|
|charityonwhose behalfthe||
|assetsareheldandhow this||
|falls within the custodian||
|charity'sobjects||
|Detailsofarrangementsfor|NIA|
|safecustodyand||
|segregationofsuchassets||
|fromthe charity'sown||
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|Type of|Name|Address|
|---|---|---|
|adviser|||
|Rural|RobinHobson|LaurenceGouldPartnership|
|Consultant|||
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|.1.1Receipts&Paym|ents|ents|ents|ents|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Statementof|FinancialActivity,FlnanclalYearEnded31
Current Financial Year,||||Dec23
Last|
Year|
|||Unrostr'd|Restricted|Total|Total||
|INCOMINGRESOURCES|||||||
|Donations||3,388||3,388|9,958||
|EbaySales||0||||218|
|BPSPayments||1,883||1,883|1,175||
|PayPalGivingFund|||||||
|GiftAid|||||||
|Legacies||48,213||48,213|||
|CommissionSales|(PettyCash)|663||663||345|
||TOTAL INCOME|54,147|0|54.147|11,696||
|RESOURCESEXPENDED|||||||
|Farrier/VetMedicines/Etc||2,315||2,315|2,928||
|Feed & Bedding||2,150||2,150|2,163||
|Website|||||||
|Utilities||1,378||1,378||953|
|RentofPremises||170||170||100|
|Insurance|||||1.081||
|OfficeSupplies||||||13|
|Maintenance/Machinery/FuelEtc||262||262|3,787||
|Sundry||145||145||157|
|NonDomestic Rates(Exempt)|||||||
|TOTAL EXPENDITURE||6,420|0|6,420|11,181||
|NET INCOME-EXPENDITURE||47,727|0|47,727||515|
|TransfersBetween|Funds||||||
|NET MOVEMENTINFUNDS||47,727|0|47,727||515|
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|2ReconciliationofAccounts|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Reconciliation of Funds,|FinancialYearTo||31Dec|23|
||CurrentFinancialYear,|||LastYear|
||Unrestr'd|Restricted|Total|Total|
|FundsBroughtForward|2,081||2,081|1,551|
|MovementAfterTransfers|47,727||47,727|515|
|TotalFundsCarriedForward|49,808||49,808|2,066|
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|1.1.3StatementofAssetsandLiabilities|1.1.3StatementofAssetsandLiabilities||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|MovementsinFundsforthe||Financlal|PeriodTo31Dec||23||
|CashFunds|Bt'Fwdat
01Jan23|Receipts
inPeriod|Payments
inPeriod|Transfers
inPeriod
**ooo**||
Cd'Fwdat
31Dec23|
|CashatBank& inHand|||||||
|Bank,Current Account
PettyCash|2,081
384|51,038
663|3,978
796|||49,141
251|
|PayPalAccount|||||||
|DonatedGoods
Bank,Deposit Account||2,446|2,446
0||||
|TotalCashFunds|2,465|54,147|7.220|||49,392|
|Debtors
UnreconciledIncome)|0||||||
|Creditors{UnreconciledExpenditure)||||||0|
|NetCashFunds
Non-CashFunds|2,465
Bt'Fwd at
01-Jan-23|Additions
inPeriod|Disposals
inPeriod|Depr/Revals
inPeriod|Cd'Fwd at
31-Dec-23.
49,392||
|Assets|11,077|||-1,104||9,973|
|Investments
TotalNon-CashFunds|11,077|0|0
0|-1,104||0
9,973|
|TotalFunds(Net)|13,542|||||59,365|
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|Balance|Sheetasat31Dec23|Sheetasat31Dec23|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Current FinancialYear,|||LastYear|
|Assets|Unrestr'd|Restricted|Total £|Total £|
|Tangibleassets|9,973||9,973|11,077|
|Otherassets|||||
|TotalNon-CashAssets|9,973|0|9,973|11,077|
|Cash|||||
|Cashatbankandinhand|49,392||49,392|3.432|
|Debtors|||||
|Creditors{Duewithinoneyr}
NetCash|49,392||49,392|14,509|
|Totalassetslesscurrent
liabilities|59,365||59,365|25,586|
|TotalFixedAssets|9,973||9,973|11,077|
|TotalCurrentAssets|49,392||49,392|3,432|
|CurrentFunds|||59,365|14,509|
||||59,365||
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