
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/04/2024   To 31/03/2025** 

**Charity name: Accelerated Insights** 

**Charity registration number:** 

**1203563** 

**Note to trustees report:** No formal accounts have been published as no income levels recognised to be less than £10,000 so therefore understood to not be required in line with Commission and Gov.UK guidance. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To relieve the needs of people with<br>physical or mental health conditions by<br>providing or facilitating in the provision of<br>equine facilitated interaction (equine<br>assisted services) programmes to support<br>their health, wellbeing, and rehabilitation.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The charity was established to support<br>vulnerable individuals and communities,<br>this includes:<br>-<br>The delivery of equine assisted<br>services<br>-<br>Other related nature-based<br>interactions|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees were provided with links to the<br>commission’s guidance on appointment.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The charity does not make grants|
||Para 1.38|The charity does not make social<br>investments or contributions to other<br>organisations activites.|



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|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|||
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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|To date general administrative and<br>promotional activities have been provided<br>on a voluntary basis.<br>In the future grant applications will include<br>considerations to increasingly cover such<br>services provided to the charity. At this time<br>it is envisaged that these will be on a<br>project by project basis.|
|Other||**N/A**|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The main work undertaken by the charity in<br>the reported period was deliver of Mental<br>Health First Aider training to 21<br>practitioners of Equine Assisted Services.<br>This training provided an important service<br>as it serves to ensure that those working in<br>the space are able to recognise the<br>symptoms of Mental Health crisis, hold<br>space and support individuals in getting<br>professional care, as well as being<br>advocates for establishing positive<br>narratives and working to reduce stigma.<br>The training was delivered at a significantly<br>reduced fee versus public courses and the<br>delivery was invoiced directly on a service<br>delivered basis.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|The training provided for practitioners<br>represented an important skills<br>development for the attendees and as such<br>a very positive achievement against the<br>charity’s broader objectives.|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|There were no fundraising activities<br>undertaken during the period.|



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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|There are no current investment objectives<br>in place. There are currently no funds<br>available for investment.|
|Other||N/A|



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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The charity’s bank account balance at<br>31/03/2025 was £406.00.<br>This represented £2000.00 in income from<br>course delegate fees (for the Mental Health<br>First Aid) and outgoings of £1594.00 to<br>cover materials and facilitation costs.<br>There were no other financial transactions<br>during the period.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|NIL return – no reserves are held|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|NIL return|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|NIL return – no funds to hold on reserve|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|NIL return|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|There was limited promotional activity<br>during the year but the charity has no<br>overheads at this point. Services will be<br>provided once funding has been received in<br>support of delivery, and therefore<br>administrative and activity.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|No grant funding has been received in the<br>period. This reflects that applications were<br>not being made. This process has begun,<br>later in 2025.<br>Only source of funds during the report<br>period was from the MHFA course as<br>detailed above.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|NIL return|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Principal risk is limited activity. Though<br>subsequent to this period broader services<br>are being considered as options (whilst<br>remaining within the charity’s existing<br>objectives). The charity will not assume<br>liabilities without funding to cover them.|
|Other||No formal accounts have been published<br>as no income levels recognised to be less<br>than £10,000 so therefore understood to<br>not be required in line with Commission<br>and Gov.UK guidance.|



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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Foundation model constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Volunteers with complementary skills and<br>an understanding of the objectives are<br>sought. Numbers maintained at a minimum<br>at this time absent significant activity.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Nothing beyond that outlined as part of the<br>original application process at this point.|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|Nothing beyond that outlined as part of the<br>original application process at this point.|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|Nothing beyond that outlined as part of the<br>original application process at this point.|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Accelerated Insights|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1203563|
|Charity’s principal address|High Lees Farmhouse<br>Wagon Lane<br>Paddock Wood<br>Kent<br>TN12 6PT|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Gilli Coston|Chair|14 Feb 2024|Board of trustees|
||SallyHerdman||24 August 2022|Board of trustees|
||Natasha Leppard||24 August 2022|Board of trustees|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name N/A** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
|**Secretary**|Graeme Green|28 Walton Gardens<br>Hutton, Brentwood,<br>Essex CM13 1EL|
|**Technical**<br>**consultant**<br>**and**<br>**Financial**<br>**administrat-**<br>**ion**|Brent Geach|High Lees Farmhouse<br>Wagon Lane<br>Paddock Wood<br>Kent<br>TN12 6PT|
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## **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** 

No formal accounts have been published as no income levels recognised to be less than £10,000 so therefore understood to not be required in line with Commission and Gov.UK guidance. 

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## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Graeme Green||
||<br>Secretary||
||20/10/2025||
||20/10/2025||



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