GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 19 December 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05903838
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £850,659
Latest expenditure: £654,235
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: RAINSCOMBE HILL FARM, CLENCH COMMON, MARLBOROUGH, SN8 4DT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.greatwoodcharity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Rescue, Rehabilitation, Rehoming of Ex-RacehorsesHelping children, young people and adults with disabilities and/or special educational needs and/or are underprivileged using ex-racehorses as a vehicle to teach children, young people and adults life skills.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £850,659
Total Gross Expenditure: £654,235

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £729,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £670,215

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £614,234
Total Gross Expenditure: £640,492

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £636,649
Total Gross Expenditure: £615,487

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £701,112
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,709

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £850,659
Total Gross Expenditure: £654,235
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 78

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £729,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £670,215
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 6160
Income From Government Grants: £9,261
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 54

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £614,234
Total Gross Expenditure: £640,492
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 3429
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £636,649
Total Gross Expenditure: £615,487
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 5880
Income From Government Grants: £15,859
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £701,112
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,709
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 2080
Income From Government Grants: £11,784
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 633616
Income Other Trading Activities: 10703
Income Charitable Activities: 187450
Income Investments: 18890
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 850659
Income Legacies: 486288
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £57,234
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £597,001
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 654235
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 23196
Expenditure Support Costs: 323687
Expenditure Depreciation: 29563
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £453,632
Assets Total Fixed: 164919
Assets Own Use: 164919
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £985,211
Assets Total Liabilities: £55,783
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,094,347
Creditors One Year Total Current: 55783
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £905,796
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1079070
Funds Restricted: 15277
Funds Total: 1094347
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 503779
Income Other Trading Activities: 33354
Income Charitable Activities: 162445
Income Investments: 14252
Income Other: 15742
Income Total Income And Endowments: 729572
Income Legacies: 327353
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £60,085
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £610,130
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 670215
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10540
Expenditure Support Costs: 291354
Expenditure Depreciation: 30916
Gain Loss Investment: 10911
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £511,886
Assets Total Fixed: 189958
Assets Own Use: 113577
Assets Long Term Investment: 76381
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £751,597
Assets Total Liabilities: £43,632
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £897,923
Creditors One Year Total Current: 43632
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £669,953
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 59656
Funds Restricted: 838267
Funds Total: 897923
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 409161
Income Other Trading Activities: 32946
Income Charitable Activities: 157247
Income Investments: 3320
Income Other: 11560
Income Total Income And Endowments: 614234
Income Legacies: 240487
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £63,702
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £576,790
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 640492
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8096
Expenditure Support Costs: 288990
Expenditure Depreciation: 27103
Gain Loss Investment: 21824
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £471,077
Assets Total Fixed: 155986
Assets Own Use: 90516
Assets Long Term Investment: 65470
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £697,895
Assets Total Liabilities: £26,226
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £827,655
Creditors One Year Total Current: 26226
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £487,674
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 786547
Funds Restricted: 41108
Funds Total: 827655
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 443638
Income Other Trading Activities: 39531
Income Charitable Activities: 142445
Income Investments: 221
Income Other: 10814
Income Total Income And Endowments: 636649
Income Legacies: 205970
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £145,350
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £470,137
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 615487
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7440
Expenditure Support Costs: 256813
Expenditure Depreciation: 19503
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £475,454
Assets Total Fixed: 136154
Assets Own Use: 136154
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £723,488
Assets Total Liabilities: £27,553
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £832,089
Creditors One Year Total Current: 27553
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £666,354
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 769100
Funds Restricted: 62989
Funds Total: 832089
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 465229
Income Other Trading Activities: 23236
Income Charitable Activities: 203798
Income Investments: 367
Income Other: 8482
Income Total Income And Endowments: 701112
Income Legacies: 191000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £127,066
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £401,643
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 528709
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7440
Expenditure Support Costs: 224656
Expenditure Depreciation: 28066
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £431,546
Assets Total Fixed: 119249
Assets Own Use: 119249
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £713,795
Assets Total Liabilities: £22,117
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £810,927
Creditors One Year Total Current: 22117
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £634,688
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 725192
Funds Restricted: 85735
Funds Total: 810927
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wiltshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-02-16T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5041595
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1155598
Assoc Charity Name: JUMP AHEAD TRUST

Charity Name: GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-02-08T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5041595
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1155598
Assoc Charity Name: JUMP AHEAD TRUST

Charity Name: GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-12-19T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/08/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/04/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/01/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 NOV 2017 as amended on 10 Jan 2020
Charitable Objects: (A) THE WELFARE OF SICK, NEGLECTED, INJURED AND RETIRED RACEHORSES AND THEIR RELIEF FROM SUFFERING(B) THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERING OF SUCH OTHER HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS WHICH ARE SICK, INJURED OR NEGLECTED AS THE CHARITY SHALL THINK FIT(C) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO ENABLE DISABLED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN THERAPY PROGRAMMES WITH THE HORSES AND OTHER ANIMAL WHICH THE CHARITY CARES FOR WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE AND ASSISTING IN THEIR TREATMENT AND CARE.(D) THE PROVISION OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND/OR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN WHEREBY THE CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT THE ANIMALS THAT THE CHARITY CARES FOR AND LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH SUSTAINS THOSE ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE AND LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE AND ITS CONSERVATION GENERALLY.(E)THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH/EMOTIONAL OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR FROM A DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND WHEREBY THEY PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMMES WITH HORSES AND/OR WITHIN THE GREATWOOD ENVIRONMENT WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE AND ASSISTING IN IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.(F) THE PROVISION OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE BENEFIT OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEED AND/OR UNDERPRIVILEGED ADULTS WHEREBY THE ADULTS LEARN ABOUT THE ANIMALS THAT THE CHARITY CARES FOR AND LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH SUSTAINS THOSE ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE THE ADULTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE AND LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE AND ITS CONSERVATION GENERALLY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 435835
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GREATWOOD CARING FOR RETIRED RACEHORSES LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures