THE SHETLAND PONY WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1093364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve the suffering of Shetland and Shetland type ponies and other breeds of Equine.Rescue and rehabilitation of Shetland Ponies and there sometimes much larger companions.To educate the public in all matters concerning Equine Welfare.To rehome ponies wherever possible on a foster care basis.

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF SHETLAND AND SHETLAND TYPE PONIES IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A RESCUE CENTRE OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMAL.2. TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF SHETLAND AND SHETLAND TYPE PONIES IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION WHOSE OWNERS HAVE BECOME ILL, ARE IN HOSPITAL, HAVE DIED OR ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO LOOK AFTER THEM IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING A TEMPORARY OR LONG TERM SHELTER FOR SUCH ANIMALS.3. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE BREEDING, HISTORY, CARE AND OWNERSHIP OF SHETLAND AND SHETLAND TYPE PONIES INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHETLAND PONY VISITOR CENTRE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £40,760.68 against a trustee policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £57,760.68 for the year, with total funds reaching £157,897.20. The trustees confirmed the entity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery — “To everyone who has supported the National Lottery, our Equine Assisted Wellbeing project became a reality thanks to National Lottery player…” (source page)
• Cambridgeshire Community Lottery — “Thank you to Cambridgeshire Community Lottery players for backing our weekly lottery.” (source page)
• Global Herbs — “Huge appreciation to Global Herbs for sponsoring us with your amazing products” (source page)
• Animal Friends Insurance — “Thanks to Animal Friends Insurance for continuing to back our Colts to Geldings program” (source page)
• Biomed Realty — “We are also grateful to the Biomed Realty Team for their ongoing support!” (source page)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• KATHRYN JOYCE SULLIVANchair
• Armande Fryatt Armande
• Belinda Greenwood-Clark
• ELIZABETH MARY KAYE SMITH MARY
• Verena Eileen Waddington Verena

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
• THE NATIONAL PONY SOCIETY income £669k
• HORSEWORLD TRUST income £1.2m
• HORSE RESCUE FUND income £102k
• THE MARE AND FOAL SANCTUARY income £6.0m
• THE FFOREST UCHAF HORSE AND PONY REHABILITATION CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST income £130k

Side by side with its peers

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