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THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST

Registered charity 1077820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The John Horseman Trust supports charitable projects, primarily in the United Kingdom, which are of practical utility and benefit for the environment, education and local communities.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£881k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £30,004,649, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of the charity's reserves. The Trustees report that the finances are in a healthy state, with no borrowings and no dependence on outside support to maintain spending levels.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no particular level of reserves required to be maintained (held: £30.0m)
“The use of the Trust's reserves is therefore wholly at the discretion of the Trustees, with no particular level of reserves required to be maintained.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Trustee
“Donations of £1,000,000 (2024: £1,000,000), before attributable gift aid, were given to the Trust during the year by Mr J R Horseman, Trustee. In addition a donation of £Nil (2024: £126,286) was received from Russell Clark Investment Management Ltd, a company of which Mr Horseman was a former director.” — page 9
“During the year ended 31 March 2025, expenses totalling £1,421 were reimbursed to 2 Trustees (2024: £3,451 to 2 Trustees). These expenses related to travel and subsistence.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses
“Donations of £1,000,000 (2024: £1,000,000), before attributable gift aid, were given to the Trust during the year by Mr J R Horseman, Trustee. In addition a donation of £Nil (2024: £126,286) was received from Russell Clark Investment Management Ltd, a company of which Mr Horseman was a former director.” — page 9
“During the year ended 31 March 2025, expenses totalling £1,421 were reimbursed to 2 Trustees (2024: £3,451 to 2 Trustees). These expenses related to travel and subsistence.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£881k
Reserves (reported)
£30.0m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Malawi · Throughout England · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.9m£881k
31/03/2024£1.8m£736k
31/03/2023£1.7m£476k
31/03/2022£1.6m£426k
31/03/2021£1.5m£562k

Common questions

Is THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £30,004,649, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of the charity's reserves. The Trustees report that the finances are in a healthy state, with no borrowings and no dependence on outside support to maintain spending levels. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited.

Who funds THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST as a grant recipient include KIDS IN KATHMANDU NEPAL, NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
KIDS IN KATHMANDU NEPALFY2024£10kGrants from John Horseman Trust
KIDS IN KATHMANDU NEPALFY2023£10kGrant received by KIKN from JHT (Note: This is an incoming grant to KIKN, not a grant made BY KIKN.
KIDS IN KATHMANDU NEPALFY2025£10kGrants from John Horseman Trust
NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kDark Skies school programme

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO2£125k
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST2£35k
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST2£10k
THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITY1£258k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£50k
THE STRATTON NO2 CHARITABLE FUND1£30k
BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HORSE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE HORSE TRUST FY2024£2.7m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt
HORSEWORLD TRUST FY2024£1.2m£70,001 - £80,0002below21.6%no doubt
THE MILLS EQUUS TRUST FY2025£281k—0above—no doubt
HOPTON REHAB & HOMING CENTRE FY2025£327kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
BEAUFORT COTTAGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£215k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.