HORSES AND PONIES PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1085211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAPPA

The charity owns a rescue centre in Lancashire. This is staffed by loyal employees who are trained and experienced in all aspects of horse welfare.At the year end, 67 equines were in residence in the centre. Additionally 256 equines were fostered in homes throughout the country.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds deficit of £597,889 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by a significant decrease in legacy income and increased supplier costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirmed the charity has sufficient cash resources to meet liabilities for at least 12 months, maintaining a going concern basis. Total net assets stood at £3,750,894, with unrestricted general reserves of £561,050 falling below the stated policy target of £1 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PM+M Solutions for Business LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04062415 · Financial health read from its filings

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Horses and Ponies Protection Association (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HARRISON DIBBITS, Katherine — director, appointed 23/05/2023not on trustee list
• PERRY, Hellen Elizabeth — director, appointed 23/05/2023on trustee list
• GILL, Anne — director, appointed 14/05/2013on trustee list
• WARREN, Patricia — director, appointed 13/11/2011on trustee list
• ARTHUR, Sarah Yvonne — secretary, appointed 04/05/2021

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~19.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 86.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PATRICIA WARRENchair
• ANNE GILL
• Hellen Elizabeth Perry
• Katherine Harrison Dibbits

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHY LOWEN HORSE AND PONY SANCTUARY.

• SHY LOWEN HORSE AND PONY SANCTUARY income £242k
• HOPTON REHAB & HOMING CENTRE income £327k
• THE FFOREST UCHAF HORSE AND PONY REHABILITATION CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST income £130k
• HORSEWORLD TRUST income £1.2m
• HERE4HORSES income £90k
• THE MARE AND FOAL SANCTUARY income £6.0m

Side by side with its peers

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