EQUINE PARTNERS CIO

Registered charity 1205130 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EQUINE PARTNERS CIC

We provide Equine Assisted Learning and Therapeutic Horsemanship to children , teenagers and their families when life is challenging and additional support helps to deal with the issues that they are facing. We are based in Wisborough Green, West Sussex. Families come and spend time with the horses and with qualified practitioners find new skills ,strategies and information to assist them.

Objects

TO PROMOTE 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 BY ENHANCING LIFE SKILLS OF SUCH PEOPLE. TO RELIEVE ADULTS AND CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE, LIVING IN WEST SUSSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITH A CHARITABLE NEED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES (A) THROUGH INTERACTION WITH HORSES AND DOGS OR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HORSE OR DOG RELATED THERAPY PROGRAMMES AND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING EQUINE OR CANINE ASSISTED THERAPY SESSIONS TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS THROUGH STRUCTURED WORKSHOPS TO PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH, WELLBEING AND REHABILITATION (B) BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PEOPLE AND THOSE SUPPORTING SUCH PEOPLE.TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS,: YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received a £100,000 legacy, bringing total income to £121,000, which has allowed for staff expansion and service delivery growth. The trustees report a strong financial position with sufficient funds to meet obligations, though they note that high bank balances have temporarily hindered access to other funding bids. The charity confirms it is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its future operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

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• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Joanne Frances Marshallchair
• Elizabeth Hibberd
• Frances Anne Hibberd
• Gillian Moira Langridge
• Lynne Marie Watson
• Sophie Louise Joy
• Susan Mary Hollywell
• Tamzin Louise Hindle

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Hampshire · Surrey · West Sussex

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