CENTRED HORSEPLAY

Registered charity 1167226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Centred Horseplay promotes social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. Fully approved Gloucestershire hub for the world renowned "TheHorseCourse", assisting people with an innovative and well developed programme with horses.

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Latest income

£57k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Centred Horseplay held unrestricted reserves of £8,925 and restricted reserves of £9,477 at the end of the financial year. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain a minimum of £5,000, which is the equivalent of ten ReStart courses, and the actual unrestricted reserves exceed this stated target. The independent examiner reported no concerns regarding the accounts or compliance with accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £9k)

“The charity’s reserves policy aims to maintain a minimum of £5,000—the equivalent of ten ReStart courses at the beginning of each programme year.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Centred Horseplay (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

SELENA RUTH JONESchair
Amelia Robbins
Helen French
IAN LEECH
Jessica Day

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£57k	£47k
31/05/2024	£42k	£63k
31/05/2023	£64k	£52k
31/05/2022	£35k	£48k
31/05/2021	£36k	£39k

Common questions

Is CENTRED HORSEPLAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Centred Horseplay held unrestricted reserves of £8,925 and restricted reserves of £9,477 at the end of the financial year. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain a minimum of £5,000, which is the equivalent of ten ReStart courses, and the actual unrestricted reserves exceed this stated target. The independent examiner reported no concerns regarding the accounts or compliance with accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CENTRED HORSEPLAY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CENTRED HORSEPLAY as a grant recipient include BARNWOOD TRUST, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BARNWOOD TRUST	FY2024	£69k
BARNWOOD TRUST	FY2022	£20k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£7k	Disadvantaged communities
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£4k	People with disabilities and health difficulties
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k	Children and young people
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£750	People with disabilities and health difficulties

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/12/2022	£10k	Helping families help themselves
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/02/2021	£10k	Restart courses
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/06/2018	£9k	Centred Horseplay Children In Care Pilot
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/02/2017	£8k	Moving Forward In Recovery