THE HORSE TRUST
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Cash
£296k
-3.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£22m
-2.4% vs 2023
Employees
72
+16.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,150,968 | £2,744,682 | -12.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£226,468 | -£530,689 | -134.3% | |
| Cash | £305,744 | £295,676 | -3.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,168,993 | £21,638,302 | -2.4% | |
| Net assets | £22,168,993 | £21,638,302 | -2.4% | |
| Equity | £22,168,993 | £21,638,302 | -2.4% | |
| Average employees | 62 | 72 | +16.1% | |
| Wages | £1,537,734 | £1,631,863 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -7.2% | -19.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.1% | 0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 8.72x | 9.85x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE HORSE TRUST 2006-05-16 → present
- HOME OF REST FOR HORSES(THE) 1938-12-16 → 2006-05-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE HORSE TRUST · parent
- The Horse Trust Trading Company Limited 100%
- British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association CIC 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024 The Horse Trust has also run a very successful pilot project alongside the HCMR offering long weekend respite turnout for Knightsbridge based-horses.”
- “On 17 June 2025, the charity incorporated a new subsidiary Home of Rest Services Limited (Company No. 16525185), a company limited by guarantee. The subsidiary was formed to support the charitable objectives of the parent charity and is expected to operate for exclusively charitable purposes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Jeanette | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | — | — |
| ARCHER, Debbie, Professor | Director | 2023-06-28 | Oct 1973 | British |
| BURFORD, John, Professor | Director | 2026-06-25 | Sep 1976 | British |
| JENNINGS, Michele Elizabeth | Director | 2024-06-26 | Jan 1967 | British |
| JONES, Bronwen | Director | 2023-06-28 | Nov 1963 | British |
| SLATER, Josh, Professor | Director | 2023-06-28 | Apr 1962 | British |
| SOUTER, Juliet | Director | 2024-06-26 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Renee | Secretary | 1997-04-07 | 1997-11-01 |
| JEPSON, Paul George Henry, Brigadier | Secretary | 1997-11-01 | 2010-07-31 |
| SPURRY, John Roger, Brigadier | Secretary | — | 1997-04-01 |
| AL NAKEEB, Lynda Alexandra | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2010-05-20 |
| BARR, Alistair Robert Sanders, Professor | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2010-05-20 |
| BEVAN, Hugo | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2005-05-12 |
| BOWEN, Mark, Professor | Director | 2016-06-22 | 2022-06-23 |
| BUCHANAN, Elizabeth Faith Curner | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2015-07-08 |
| CAMM, Ian Sutcliffe | Director | 2006-04-13 | 2007-10-15 |
| CARLETON PAGET, John Byng Oswald | Director | — | 1999-07-15 |
| CLEGG, Peter, Professor | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2026-06-25 |
| CLEGG, Peter, Professor | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2016-06-22 |
| CLYNE, Michael James, Dr | Director | — | 2003-04-15 |
| COOK, David Allan Hancock | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2026-06-25 |
| COOPER, Simon Christie, Major General Sir | Director | 2001-12-18 | 2007-05-31 |
| CRAWSHAY, Martin Richard Charles | Director | — | 2001-12-17 |
| DE MAULEY, Rupert Charles, Lord | Director | 2016-06-22 | 2025-06-26 |
| DE MOLLER, June Frances | Director | 1999-07-15 | 2005-04-14 |
| DEWIRE, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 2010-05-23 | 2012-11-22 |
| DJIVANOVIC, Celia | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2017-06-21 |
| EDWARDS, Gwilym Barrie, Professor | Director | 1994-07-28 | 2004-04-15 |
| GERRING, Edward Lawrence, Dr | Director | 1994-07-28 | 1999-07-15 |
| GILBART-DENHAM, Seymour Vivian, Lieut Colonel Sir | Director | — | 2004-04-15 |
| HENDERSON, Guy | Director | 2006-04-13 | 2013-06-13 |
| HOUSBY-SKEGGS, Nicola | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2019-03-01 |
| IRBY, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 2002-11-06 |
| JENKS, Richard Jedburgh | Director | — | 1999-07-15 |
| JOHNSTON, Francis James, Major | Director | — | 1999-07-15 |
| JONES, Bronwen | Director | 2013-06-13 | 2022-06-23 |
| KENDALL, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2009-05-14 |
| KER, Jeremy, Major | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2009-05-14 |
| LEES, Peter, Professor | Director | — | 1999-07-15 |
| LOVE, Sandy | Director | 1999-07-15 | 2005-04-14 |
| LOYD, William Tetbert Vivian, Major | Director | — | 1994-07-08 |
| MAGNAY, John Christopher Frederick | Director | 1993-07-29 | 2004-04-15 |
| MALAREE, Francisca Andrea | Director | 2010-05-20 | 2013-06-13 |
| MALLALIEU, Ann, Baroness | Director | 1998-01-29 | 2001-12-17 |
| MANN, Rodney | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2016-06-22 |
| MARRIOTT, Christopher James William | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2024-06-26 |
| MAXWELL, Judith Ann | Director | 2010-05-20 | 2012-06-14 |
| MAY, Stephen Anthony, Professor | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2014-06-25 |
| MAY, Stephen Anthony, Professor | Director | 1999-07-15 | 2006-04-13 |
| MCAINSH, James | Director | — | 2000-07-06 |
| MCGILLYCUDDY, Laura | Director | 2019-06-19 | 2025-06-26 |
| MCGORUM, Bruce Campbell, Professor | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2024-06-26 |
| MUMFORD, Jennifer Anne, Dr | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2009-05-14 |
| MUMFORD, Jennifer Anne, Dr | Director | 1994-07-28 | 2003-04-15 |
| NEAL, Rupert Hugh Maxwell | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2026-06-25 |
| POETT, Lucy Erica Mary | Director | 2005-11-03 | 2012-06-14 |
| RODDIS, Caroline | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2025-06-26 |
| SAMUELSON, Julian | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2017-06-21 |
| SINCLAIR, Alan Gordon William | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2017-06-21 |
| SLATER, Julian David, Professor | Director | 2012-06-14 | 2021-09-22 |
| SLATER, Julian David, Professor | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2011-05-26 |
| SMYTH OSBOURNE, Charles William | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2011-05-26 |
| SOAMES, Camilla Rose | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2020-11-25 |
| SWEETING, Christopher Rupert Ralph | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2011-05-26 |
| TAIT, Michael Logan | Director | 1999-07-15 | 2005-04-14 |
| TAVERNOR, William Derek, Professor | Director | — | 2001-10-03 |
| WINGFIELD DIGBY, Nicholas John | Director | 1999-07-15 | 2005-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.