ASHFIELDS EQUESTRIAN TRUST

Registered charity 1143284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG OR DISABLED PEOPLE OF THE AMATUER SPORT OF CARRIAGE DRIVING, BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG OR DISABLED PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR HORSE RIDING, CARRIAGE DRIVING AND OTHER AMATEUR EQUESTRIAN SPORTS, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID YOUNG OR DISABLED PEOPLE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£127k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,310 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in net liabilities of £2,062. The trustees confirm that the charity remains a going concern, citing a significant post-balance sheet donation of £76,000 from a trustee which has improved the financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £-2k)
“The charity’s policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to cover its operational costs for at least the following 3 months.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from trustee Ms CR Chambers
“Since the 31 July 2025 Ms CR Chambers, a Trustee, donated a sum of £76,449 to the Trust.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£127k£134k
31/07/2024£132k£131k
31/07/2023£128k£143k
31/07/2022£117k£121k
31/07/2021£119k£125k

Common questions

Is ASHFIELDS EQUESTRIAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,310 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in net liabilities of £2,062. The trustees confirm that the charity remains a going concern, citing a significant post-balance sheet donation of £76,000 from a trustee which has improved the financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.