THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION UK LIMITED

Registered charity 297961 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AQHA UK, BRITISH QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION LTD, THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSN UK

This company is membership based and actively promotes Horse Sport and recreational activities with emphasis on training our Youth to compete Internationally e.g. Europe and U.S.A. These youth events are held annually. We also make donations to horse related charities e.g. Animal Health Trust.

Objects

TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE BREEDING OF AMERICAN QUARTER HORSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, OR ELSEWHERE, AND WITH A VIEW THERETO IF AND SO FAR AS MAY BE SO THOUGHT FIT, TO PURCHASE, IMPORT, BREED, HIRE OR OTHERWISE DEAL IN AMERICAN QUARTER HORSES WHETHER OF BRITISH OR FOREIGN ORIGIN.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £52,191, meeting the trustees' policy target of covering one year's outgoing resources. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £11,349 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £63,884. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with legal requirements and no matters arose during the independent examination that would cause concern regarding the charity's financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas Ainley MBEchair
• Cat Diggines
• Clare Emma Hatchard
• Leigh Cheetham · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sandra May Loder

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

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