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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

HIGHLAND PONY SOCIETY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly female
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22 31/12/23
Total income £123,764 £81,380 £104,491 £92,286 £86,939 £76,106 £107,679
Total spending £81,934 £67,218 £64,120 £57,934 £50,570 £62,855 £102,779
Surplus/deficit £41,830 £14,162 £40,371 £34,352 £36,369 £13,251 £4,900
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Established: 44 years

www.highlandponysociety.com

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of public participation in sport
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the advancement of animal welfare','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Perth And Kinross
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (15)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 34-78
  • ELLIOT, Robert
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Retired Farmer, Bus Driver, Firefighter
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 06/01/1981, number: SC013562
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/12/1994, number: SC154683
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Garbh Allt House, Maidenplain Place, Aberuthven, Perthshire, PH3 1EL

Objectives

To maintain unimpaired the purity of the Highland Pony Breed and to promote the breeding of Highland Ponies including those used for farm work, forestry, riding or driving and for sporting and show purposes

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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