## Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary
Charity number 1198065
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Examiner's report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the accounts|7 to 8|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name**
Philippa Long Diane Coulton Gillian Greenwood
## **Charity number**
1198065
Registered in England and Wales
**Registered and principal address Bankers** Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary Virgin Money Barclays Westfield Lane 177 Bothwell Street 1 Churchill Place Shipley Glasgow London BD18 1LJ G2 7ER E14 5HP
## **Independent examiner**
Katy Sargeant ACA
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 25 February 2022 and is governed by a constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the trustees at a duly convened meeting.
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## Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
To promote humane behaviour towards equines by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for equines which are in need of care and attention by reasoning of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and to educate the public in matters pertaining to equine welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among equines.
## **The charity's main activities**
Promote humane behaviour towards Equines by providing appropriate care, protection and security and to rehome equines where appropriate. We also provide school and work placements for educational needs.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular animal welfare.
## **Achievements and performance**
We have put our track system and a new Field Shelter onto the sanctuary which is amazing for the horses to stay out during the winter and also the field shelter is helpful with the hot summers. This is a big improvement for the sanctuary. We have had many volunteers from corporate companies on away days to help improve our fencing and painting which is an ongoing necessity.
Our volunteers work to the best of their ability to keep the sanctuary running smoothly and giving the horses the best quality of life. Great care is taken when dealing with the elderly horses and ponies in our care, they are all on the correct medication and administered on a daily basis.
## **Financial review**
The net expense for the year was £24,738, all of which was unrestricted in nature.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £111,911.
The charity does not have a formal reserves policy, however we are retaining and building funds in order to purchase more land if the opportunity arises. The land which the stables stands on is rented on a year by year basis and we are hoping that if this land ever comes up for sale we will have enough funds to purchase it.
Approved by the board of trustees on 17/11/25
Philippa Long (Trustee)
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## Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Katy Sargeant ACA
18/11/25
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary
## Statement of Financial Activities
## (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
|2025
2025
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
**Income from:**
Donations and legacies
25,913
-
Bank interest
1,823
-
Other income
-
-
**Total income**
27,736
-
**Expenditure on:**
Rental of fields
1,226
-
Bedding, feed and hay
20,581
-
Veterinary expenses and supplies
16,455
-
Farrier costs
790
-
Insurance
1,116
-
Repairs and maintenance
3,875
-
Telephone
157
-
Utilities
1,753
-
Activities and event expenses
1,292
-
Independent examination
792
-
Bank charges
24
-
Sundries
224
-
Computers and IT
281
-
Horse rehabilitation and transport
150
-
Crematorium costs
340
-
Depreciation
3,418
-
**Total expenditure**
52,474
-
**Net income / (expenditure)**
(24,738)
-
**Fund balances brought forward**
237,682
**Fund balances carried forward**
212,944
-|2025
Total
funds
£
25,913
1,823
-
27,736
1,226
20,581
16,455
790
1,116
3,875
157
1,753
1,292
792
24
224
281
150
340
3,418
52,474
(24,738)
237,682
212,944|2024
Total
funds
£
58,422
1,458
1,288
61,168
1,140
16,341
12,062
1,250
1,092
2,384
114
1,866
1,236
792
35
170
70
75
200
2,613
41,440
19,728
217,954
237,682|
|---|---|---|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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## Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary
## Balance sheet
|as at 31 March 2025
2025
2025
Unrestricted
Restricted
£
£
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
(2)
101,033
-
**Total fixed assets**
101,033
-
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
(3)
112,703
-
**Total current assets**
112,703
-
**Current liabilities:**
**amounts falling due within one year**
Accruals
792
-
**Total current liabilities**
792
-
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
111,911
-
**Net assets**
212,944
-
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
212,944
-
**Total funds**
212,944
-|2025
Total
£
101,033
101,033
112,703
112,703
792
792
111,911
212,944
212,944
212,944|2024
Total
£
91,509
91,509
146,965
146,965
792
792
146,173
237,682
237,682
237,682|
|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 17/11/25
Philippa Long (Trustee)
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## Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Going concern**
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Freehold land: nil Fixtures and fittings: over 10 years Motor vehicles: over 4 years
## **Pensions**
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
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## Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2025
|**2 **
**3 **|**Tangible assets**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2024
Depn reversed re. disposals
Charge for year
At 31 March 2025
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024
**Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank
Cash in hand|£
-
8,600
-
8,600
-
-
860
860
7,740
-
Site
improvements|£
4,000
7,342
-
11,342
400
-
1,134
1,534
9,808
3,600
Fixtures
and fittings|£
8,850
-
(8,850)
-
4,426
(4,426)
-
-
-
4,424
Motor
vehicles|£
83,485
-
-
83,485
-
-
-
-
83,485
83,485
2025
£
112,492
211
112,703
Freehold
Land|Total
£
96,335
15,942
(8,850)
103,427
4,826
(4,426)
1,994
2,394
101,033
91,509
2024
£
146,476
489
146,965|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
During the year 1 trustee were paid a total of £40 in respect of travel (nil).
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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