Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Good reserves management: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 16

THE BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY

The British Horse Society works for horses and riders in the UK and abroad. Focusing on horse welfare, horse and rider safety, access and rights of way, training and approving livery yards and riding schools. The Society promotes community participation in healthy recreation involving the horse, at both competition and grass roots level.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 62 years
(76 years as a company)

www.bhs.org.uk

enquiry@bhs.org.uk

02476840522

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£15,202	£14,262	£940	£723	£9,356	£8,221	6.9	160	1,400
31/12/21	£14,015	£13,248	£766	£772	£8,545	£6,765	6.1	146	1,150
31/12/20	£12,145	£11,920	£225	£626	£7,343	£6,365	6.4	136	1,196
31/12/19	£12,583	£13,600	£-1,017	£793	£7,142	£6,489	5.7	133	972
31/12/18	£11,816	£12,624	£-808	£1,118	£7,733	£7,063	6.7	123	975
31/12/17	£11,205	£11,807	£-602	£1,104	£8,689	£8,133	8.3	117	0
31/12/16	£10,291	£10,203	£89	£693	£9,091	£8,636	10.2	108	0
31/12/15	£10,426	£10,100	£325	£838	£8,910	£8,546	10.2	98	0
31/12/14	£9,581	£10,042	£-460	£872	£8,583	£8,299	9.9	89	0
31/12/13	£9,902	£9,931	£-30	£829	£9,039	£8,755	10.6	92	0
31/12/12	£8,352	£8,822	£-470	£837	£9,068	£8,749	11.9	87	0
31/12/11	£8,390	£7,797	£592	£647	£9,535	£9,206	14.2	84	0
31/12/10	£8,021	£7,313	£707	£634	£8,944	£8,600	14.1	84	0
31/12/09	£8,620	£7,817	£803	£872	£8,234	£7,870	12.1	85	0
31/12/08	£7,883	£7,167	£717	£792	£7,428	£7,084	11.9	85	0
31/12/07	£8,708	£6,986	£1,722	£745	£6,728	£6,355	10.9	84	0
31/12/06	£6,047	£5,633	£414	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£5,931	£5,184	£747	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£5,502	£4,637	£865	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 6.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Animals
Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

160 employees
1,400 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Road Safety Trust	£78,829
BBC Children in Need	£30,380
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Herefordshire Community Foundation	£1,650

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Changing Lives through Horses
£1,650	13/09/2023	Grant to The British Horse Society
Road Safety Trust - Grant to The British Horse Society (BHS)
£5,049	28/03/2023	Look out for Laura - follow-up evaluation
National Lottery Community Fund - Binsted 62 Bridleway Improvement Plan
£10,000	04/11/2022	The funding will be used to create 2m wide multi-user route. The project aims to encourage walking and cycling in villages improving connectivity between communities and increasing access into the ....more The funding will be used to create 2m wide multi-user route. The project aims to encourage walking and cycling in villages improving connectivity between communities and increasing access into the wider countryside.
Road Safety Trust - Grant to The British Horse Society (BHS)
£30,000	25/05/2022	De-escalating road rage when passing vulnerable road users (VRU)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to British Horse Society (Ireland)
£30,380	31/01/2022	This equine therapy project helps young people with emotional, physical or mental health difficulties to learn basic care of horses and riding skills. This improves social, communication and teamwork ....more This equine therapy project helps young people with emotional, physical or mental health difficulties to learn basic care of horses and riding skills. This improves social, communication and teamwork skills, and encourages sense of pride and achievement.
Road Safety Trust - Grant to The British Horse Society (BHS)
£43,780	03/12/2020 22	Look out for Laura - Humanising vulnerable road users
Sport England - Route Pilots Merseyside
£9,092	22/09/2014	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Route Pilots Merseyside'. This project lists its main activity as Equestrian.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-71

BEVERLEY SIMMS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Organisational Development And Change Practitioner

DAME CAROLINE ALICE SPELMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Mp

DR TIMOTHY MORRIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon, Other trusteeships: SOUTHDOWN SHEEP SOCIETY, RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST,

GILLIAN LONGHURST Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Equestrian Coach

GILLIAN MARY CLARK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Health And Safety Adviser

KAREN SILCOCK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant

KERRYN HAYNES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Director

NICOLA SUZANNE GREENWOOD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Equestrian Centre Manager

SALLY MCCARTHY (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

SANDRA LESLEY HARRIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

SARAH GARNETA SIMPSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Freelance Trainer

TIMOTHY LORD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 210504
Registered at Companies House on 05/11/1947, number: 00444742

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

19/12/2018 - Asset transfer in from TRAINING THE TEACHERS OF TOMORROW TRUST
14/09/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE CENTAUR TRUST

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE CENTAUR TRUST on 14/09/2021

Main office

The British Horse Society
16-17 Abbey Park
Stareton
KENILWORTH
CV8 2XZ

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE HORSE; 2. TO PROMOTE THE USE, BREEDING, WELL-BEING, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HORSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; 3. TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION INVOLVING THE HORSE; 4. TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY, NEGLECT OR HARM TO HORSES AND TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF, SAFETY, SANCTUARY, RESCUE AND WELFARE OF HORSES IN NEED OF CARE, ATTENTION AND ASSISTANCE; 5. TO PROMOTE AND SECURE THE PROVISION, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS OF WAY AND OF ACCESS FOR RIDDEN AND DRIVEN HORSES OVER PUBLIC ROADS, HIGHWAYS, FOOTPATHS, BRIDLEWAYS, CARRIAGEWAYS, PUBLIC PATHS AND OTHER LAND. HORSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE OBJECTS MEANS ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY EQUIDAE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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