# WELSH PONY AND COB SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 222014
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 27, 1964
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=222014


## Contact

- **Address:** Welsh Pony & Cob Society, Bronaeron, Felinfach, Lampeter
- **Postcode:** SA48 8AG
- **Phone:** 01570471754
- **Email:** enquiries@wpcs.uk.com
- **Website:** www.wpcs.uk.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (I) TO ENCOURAGE THE BREEDING AND IMPROVEMENT OF HORSES AND PONIES MORE ESPECIALLY THOSE OF THE WELSH BREEDS.(II) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALL DISTRICTS AND COUNTIES IN THE VARIOUS ARTS AND SCIENCES CONNECTED WITH THE USE AND MANAGEMENT OF HORSES AND PONIES IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR OF THE WELSH MOUNTAIN PONY, THE WELSH PONY, THE WELSH PONY (COB TYPE) AND THE WELSH COB AND THEIR PART-BREDS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “THE WELSH BREEDS”).(III) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, THROUGH THE USE OF HORSES AND PONIES, BUT CONFINED TO FACILITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE MEANING AND SO AS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RECREATIONAL CHARITIES ACT 1958.(IV) TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF HORSES AND PONIES.

**Activities:** The preservation and promotion of Welsh Ponies and Cobs, including Education and Welfare

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Amateur Sport, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £641603 | £572515 | £2602655 | 9 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £622295 | £683881 | £2419136 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £630783 | £708756 | £2405626 | 12 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £640673 | £618957 | £2712282 | 10 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £592607 | £511501 | £2488496 | 8 |



## Trustees

- **Edward Paul  James Gummery** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 11, 2021
- Angela Jane Kember — appointed March 27, 2021
- Ceri Fell — appointed April 6, 2024
- David Martin Waters — appointed Dec. 11, 2021
- Edwin George Prosser — appointed April 8, 2023
- Geraint Wyn Thomas — appointed April 6, 2024
- Janice Ventia Parry — appointed April 8, 2023
- Janine Susan Hadley — appointed April 5, 2025
- John Thomas Kirk — appointed April 6, 2024
- Margaretta  Ann Bigley Mrs — appointed Nov. 1, 2023
- Mervyn  John Davies — appointed April 8, 2023
- Peter Thomas Rutherford — appointed April 6, 2024
- Philip James Lloyd Lewis — appointed April 6, 2024
- Richard James Pittman — appointed April 6, 2024
- Tracy Hook — appointed Nov. 1, 2023