THE FELL PONY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1104945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is a Breed Society maintaining a Stud Book, is a recognised Equine Passport Issuing Organisation and seeks to foster and keep pure the Fell pony breed, and to circulate knowledge and general information about the breed. The Fell pony is recognised as a rare breed by the RBST.

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Latest income
£95k
Latest spending
£105k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity held unrestricted reserves of £199,614 and free reserves of £186,439 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees state exceeds their policy target of maintaining a reserve equivalent to approximately 75% or 9 months of fund expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees or the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 75% or 9 months of fund expenditure (held: £186k)
a general reserve equivalent to approximately 75% or 9 months of fund expenditure should be maintained. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: 1 trustee received a honorarium totalling £1,074
During the year 1 trustee received a honorarium totalling £1,074 (2024 - £996). — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£95k£105k
31/10/2024£88k£99k
31/10/2023£96k£100k
31/10/2022£115k£123k
31/10/2021£75k£86k

Common questions

Is THE FELL PONY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity held unrestricted reserves of £199,614 and free reserves of £186,439 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees state exceeds their policy target of maintaining a reserve equivalent to approximately 75% or 9 months of fund expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees or the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.