CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the perlod From 0110112024 Pèrlod start datè To 3111212024 Charlty name: Wealdèn Horse & Pony Sanctuary Charlty rogistration number: 1192209 Objectives and Actlvltlés Perlod and date Summary of the purposes of the charity as sel out in ils Summary ol the main activities in relation lo those purposes for the public | benefrt, in particular. the activities, proje¢ts or SeNiS identified in the aceounts. SORP ielerence To provlde a Ilfelong home for elderly equln•s and those wlth complex needs The charlty contlnued to provide a saf• homo for e1ve equlnes of age and complex care requlremonts and provlded Informatlon and avistance to the publlc regardlng care and welfar¢ where requestod along wlth associated fundralslng actlvltles vla regular donatlon$ of good8, servlces. standlng orders, and onllne sales of donat•d oods The tru$tees have condu¢ted all charlty affalr8 In accordancè wlth the guidanc• provlded by the Charity Comrnlsslon P•r4 1.17 Statement confimiing whether the Iruslees have had regard lo the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publi¢ benefrt PBrn1,18 Addltlonal Infom?atlon loptlonal) You ma choose lo include further statements where relevant about.. SORP relerence NIA Policy on grant making 1.38 NIA Policy on social investment including program related investment Pwa 1.38 Our volunteer• made $ub$tantial contrlbutlons duTlng thg Ilnanclal year by way ol assl$tance wlth care of the equlno• and fundralslng activities Contribution mado by volunteers PafB 1.38
Other Achievements and Perfomiance Thè charlty has contlnued to en•tsre ongolng quallty of Ilfe to Ita beneflclaries by ensurlng that th•lr welfare nèods are attended to. Many of the charlty's beneflclarle$ have ¢ornplex Caro requlrernents whl¢h would not be easlly met In a nornial environment. The ¢harlty ¢ontlnued to provlde 8UPPOrt and advlce to member¥ of tho publlc wlth welfaro concorns at•0 thelr own or other èqulnes. Summary ofihe maln achievements of the charity idenlifying the difference thè charity's work has made lo the circumstances of rts beneficiaries and any wider benefits lo society as a whole. P*a 1.20 Flnancial Review Review of the charty's financial wsition at the end of the period P•rn 1.21 The charlty dSd not undertakg as many ftsndralslng events In 2024 as prevlo years. although we flnlshed the year wlth a large quantity of donated goods to be113ted on eBay and other onllne plattornis whlch we hope will gonetate good income. Following the genorous lega¢y rocelved In 2023. the year and funds wore putto good use In dramatically Improvlng the facllitles at thè sanctuary for the equlnès: partlcularly th8 wlntgr facllltles as we are on ¢lay whleh be¢omos almost unusable In wlnter. We now have two lovely con¢retè yards with cover and feeders. a smaller yard wlth a field shelter In ono of the wlnter paddocks. purpos8 bultt hay barn fully Stocked wlth hay. and tollet facllltigs for volunteers. Wè have also been fortunat• enough to secure plannlng pernilsslon for a moblle home, whlch means that now have two volunteers Ilylng on sitg whlch has been absolutèly Invaluable with ••veral equlnes comlng land sadly de rtln .$omer ulrln intensive
dally ¢are whlch has been 80 much easler and safer with people Ilvlng on sltè. The tru•tse8 werè pleased that we clo8èd the year wlth no debts or Ilabllltlej out¥tandlng, and the maln focus golng foThvard Slalement explaining the policy for holding reserves slating why they are held Par8 1.22 Reserves are to be held In the event that fundral$lng yleld drop$ bolow an amount $ufflclont to ¢are for the equlne8 for SIX months or In the event that they must be rehomed due to closure of the charlty. Reserve fund level to be built up and malntalned at not1oSS than Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit P8rH 1.22 P•ro 7.22 NIA Pwa 1.24 Although a substantlal sum was gpent on Improvlng facllitie8 for care of the equlnes- along with a few large vet bllls whlch meantthat on paper we spe more than we generated in the perlod. no funds were materlally In deflclt at the ear ond None Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going ¢oncern P•r4 1.23 Addltlonal Intormatlon loptlonall You ma choose lo include further slalements where relevant about.. The charity's principal source5 of fvnds (including The charlty's prln¢lple sourco of funds any fundraising) Is vla cash donatlons, donatlons of sundry supplles. and onlln• sales of donatod oods NIA Para 1,47 Investment policy and objectives includlng any social investment policy adopted P•rB 1.48 Thè trustees contlnue to conslder that the prlnclpal rl8k facing the charlty at the present tlme Is the ongoing economlc cllmate In the UK. The effects of the rl8lng cost of Ilvlng have hit the charlty sector hard wlth people having less dlspo8able income to donate to such causes, coupled wlth the drlve by government and buslnossos to do away with cash in favour of dlgltallonllne methods of payment means that less people carry ¢ash whlch has led the trustees to determln• that historically profltable sources Ot fundraising such asln erson èvents stslls, and A description of the principal risks facing the charity P•ia 1.46
collection boxes In shops are no longer vlable as gources of In¢orne Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts.. Type of governing document How is the charity constituted? le q Linincorporaied associalinn. C.101 Trustee selection methods including d&tails of any constilulional provisions 8.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Par• 1.25 Constltutlon P•Fa 1.25 Pira 1.25 Trustees are selacted ba8od on thelr knowledge of charlty operatlon and law. and profos8lonal experlence in both of those areas. Tru8t¢es aro elected by way of proposal for nominatlon and malorlty vote at an AGM. No persons or bodies are entltled to appolnt trustees unllaterall Addltional Informatlon loptlonal) You ma choose to include furth8r statements where relevant about.. The board oftru8toes follows the Charlty Commlsslon guldellnes for the Inductlon of trustges Including issuing on appolntment a copy of the guldanc• publlcatlon "The essentlal Trustetr" NIA Policies and procedure$ adopted for the induction and training of Iruslees Pwa 1,51 The charty's organlsalional structure and any wider netsvork with which the charity works Pora 1.51 NIA Relationship with any rèlated parties Parj 1,61 Other Reference and Administrative details Charil name Other name the chari uses Re istered chaFIt number Wealden Horse & Pony San¢lua 1192209
Charity's principal address Batts Bridge Park Down Street Pilldown East Sussex. TN22 3XU Names of the charlty tru8tee$ who manage the Charlty Trustè• namo Offl¢• Ilf ¥nyl Chair Treasurer Secretary Dato8 •¢tsd If not for whol• ear Nam• ol person lor bodyl entitled tol olnt trustee Ifan Robert Bonneti Gordon Hall Saia Calon 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate trustees - names of the directors at the dale the re Dlrgctor n2m• ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Tru•teè nam• Dat08 a¢ted If not for wholg ear
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA held in this capacity Name and object5 01 the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how thig falls within the custodian charity's objects NIA Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets NIA Addltlonal Informatlon loptlonall Names and addresse8 of adv18er8 Ioptlonal InfomiatSonl Typ¢ of Name advlser Addro8$ Rural Consultant Robin Hobstsn Laurence Gould Partnershlp Namo of chlel executlve or names of Senlor staff mernber8 Ioptlonal Infomatlonl NIA Exemptlons from disclosure Reason for non4is¢losure of ke NIA ersonnel details Other o tional Information
Declarations The trustees declaro that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signaturelsl Full namelsl Position {eg Secretary. Chalr. ete), Date
| Accountsfor theFinancialYearEnded31-Dec-24 1.1.1Receipts&Payments |
Accountsfor theFinancialYearEnded31-Dec-24 1.1.1Receipts&Payments |
Accountsfor theFinancialYearEnded31-Dec-24 1.1.1Receipts&Payments |
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| StatementofFinancialActivity,FinancialYear | Ended31 | Dec24 | ||
| Current Financial | Year, | LastYear | ||
| INCOMINGRESOURCES | Unrestr'd £ |
Restricted | Total | Total |
| Donations EbaySales |
1,375 | 1,375 | 3,388 |
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| BPSPayments PayPalGivingFund Gift Aid |
1,819 0 |
1,819 0 |
1,883 |
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| Legacies CommissionSales(PettyCash) |
5,933 | 5,933 | 48,213 663 |
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| RESOURCESEXPENDED TOTALINCOME |
9,127 | 0 | 9,127 | 54,147 |
| Farrier/Vet/Medicines/Etc Feed&Bedding Website Utilities Rent ofPremises Insurance |
5,032 1,689 130 862 100 |
5,032 1,689 130 862 100 |
2,315 2,150 1,378 170 0 |
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| 0 | ||||
| OfficeSupplies | ||||
| Vehicles/Machinery/Fuel/Etc Sundry Equipment&Supplies Buildings Maintenance NonDomesticRates |
1,487 1,061 1,862 37,767 3,261 1,720 |
0 | 1,487 1,061 1,862 37,767 3,261 1,720 |
262 145 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE NETINCOME-EXPENDITURE |
54,971 -45,844 |
0 | 54,971 -45,844 |
11,181 42,966 |
| Transfers Between Funds | 0 | |||
| NET MOVEMENTINFUNDS | -45,844 | -45,844 | 42,966 |
| ReconciliationofFunds,FinancialYearTo | ReconciliationofFunds,FinancialYearTo | ReconciliationofFunds,FinancialYearTo | 31Dec | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CurrentFinancialYear, | LastYear | |||
| Unrestr'd | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| FundsBroughtFoward | 42,966 | 42,966 | 2,081 | |
| MovementAfter Transfers | -45,844 | -45,844 | 47,727 | |
| TotalFundsCarriedForward | -2,878 | 0 | -2,878 | 49,808 |
| MovementsinFundsfor the | MovementsinFundsfor the | Financial | PeriodTo | 31Dec24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CashFunds CashatBank&inHand Bank,CurrentAccount PettyCash PayPalAccount Donated Goods |
BrFwdat 01Jan24 49,944 663 |
Receipts inPeriod 9,129 0 |
Payments inPeriod 54,971 |
Transfers inPeriod ooo |
CaFwdat 31Dec24 4,102 663 |
| Bank,DepositAccount | |||||
| Debtors{UnreconciledIncome) TotalCashFunds |
50,607 | 9,129 | 54.971 | 4,765 | |
| Creditors{UnreconciledExpenditure) NetCashFunds |
50,607 0 |
4,765 | |||
| Assets Investments Non-Cash Funds |
BtFwdat 01-Jan-24 9,973 |
Additions inPeriod 800 |
Disposals inPeriod olo |
Depr/Revals inPeriod 992 |
Cd'Fwdat 31-Dec-24 9,781 |
| Total Non-Cash Funds | 9,973 | 0 800 |
0 | 992 | 9.781 |
| TotalFunds(Net) | 60,580 | 14,546 |
| Balance | Sheetasat31Dec24 | Sheetasat31Dec24 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets Tangibleassets Otherassets |
Unrestrd 9,781 CurrentFinancialYear, Restricted |
Total£ 9,781 |
LastYear Totai£ 9.973 |
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| Cash Total |
Non-CashAssets | 9,781 | 9,781 | 9.973 | |
| Cashatbank Debtors |
andinhand | 4,765 | 0 | 4,765 | 49,392 |
| Creditors{Duewithinoneyr) | |||||
| NetCash | 4,765 | 4,765 | 59,365 | ||
| Totalassetslesscurrent | |||||
| liabilities | 14,546 | 14,546 | 69,338 | ||
| TotalFixedAssets Total CurrentAssets |
9,781 4,765 |
9,781 4,765 |
9.973 49,392 |
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| CurrentFunds | 14,546 | 59,365 |