THE STIRLING TRUST
provide a safe environment where veterans/civilian can help care for old cavalry horses. By providing a safe environment, where they can help love and care for each other. Perhaps even help their old colleagues, maybe a couple of hours a week or more. That contact between horse and rider helps to rebuild confidence that helps to quiet the mind - to give a little bit of peace.
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025
- Volunteers: 21
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023
- Volunteers: 3
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 5 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2025 (received 14/07/2026, 159 days after the 05/02/2026 due date); year ending 05/04/2024 (received 11/02/2025, 6 days after the 05/02/2025 due date); year ending 05/04/2023 (received 04/08/2024, 181 days after the 05/02/2024 due date); year ending 05/04/2022 (received 10/05/2023, 94 days after the 05/02/2023 due date); year ending 05/04/2021 (received 28/03/2022, 51 days after the 05/02/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Lorraine Olsenchair
- Charles Henrik Hilding Olsen
- Emily Anna Mary Olsen
- Rebecca Ann Olsen
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £15k | £17k |
| 05/04/2024 | £10k | £10k |
| 05/04/2023 | £12k | £12k |
| 05/04/2022 | £2k | £2k |
| 05/04/2021 | £2k | £2k |
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW OXFORD | FY2021 | Unverified read£500 | Diocese |