01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 15 January 2014
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03443026
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £5,578,996
- Latest expenditure
- £5,522,611
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: MERIDEN BUSINESS PARK, COPSE DRIVE, MERIDEN, WEST MIDLANDS, CV5 9RG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.britishdressage.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance education and participation in the sport of dressage in Great Britain for the public benefit. To promote the sport, to increase participation by persons (both able bodied and with any form of disability) in healthy recreation in dressage. To provide advice and guidance to dressage participants. To develop fair competition between participants and improve the standards of riding.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,578,996
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,522,611
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,161,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,302,462
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,827,132
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,595,678
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,162,214
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,975,122
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 September 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,419,732
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,334,566
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,578,996
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,522,611
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2900
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,161,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,302,462
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2950
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,827,132
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,595,678
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2950
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,162,214
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,975,122
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £30,606
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2975
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 21 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,419,732
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,334,566
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £155,322
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 150
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 615998
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4830454
- Income Investments
- 132544
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5578996
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £352,209
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,170,402
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5522611
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 55184
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 943911
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 93665
- Gain Loss Investment
- 48296
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,675,665
- Assets Total Fixed
- 928515
- Assets Own Use
- 132489
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 796026
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,026,574
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,265,736
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,689,353
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1265736
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,768,683
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2675665
- Funds Restricted
- 13688
- Funds Total
- 2689353
- Count Employees
- 41
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 174240
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 404861
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4459370
- Income Investments
- 122835
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5161306
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £198,638
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,103,824
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5302462
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 5852
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 51709
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 873462
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11291
- Gain Loss Investment
- 43755
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,693,332
- Assets Total Fixed
- 880241
- Assets Own Use
- 151693
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 728548
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,917,582
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,213,151
- Assets Current Investment
- 889087
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,584,672
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1213151
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,832,018
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2573573
- Funds Restricted
- 11099
- Funds Total
- 2584672
- Count Employees
- 38
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 158340
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 359832
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4274558
- Income Investments
- 34402
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4827132
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £170,023
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,425,655
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4595678
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4183
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 34736
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 843889
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8949
- Gain Loss Investment
- -72534
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,855,572
- Assets Total Fixed
- 808045
- Assets Own Use
- 134523
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 673522
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,115,163
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,241,135
- Assets Current Investment
- 767355
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,682,073
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1241135
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,011,705
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2663617
- Funds Restricted
- 18456
- Funds Total
- 2682073
- Count Employees
- 38
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 125739
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 313664
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3689035
- Income Investments
- 3170
- Income Other
- 30606
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4162214
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £153,285
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,821,837
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3975122
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2164
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30610
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 811397
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7133
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1614
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,799,068
- Assets Total Fixed
- 662787
- Assets Own Use
- 176885
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 485902
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,091,758
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,257,107
- Assets Current Investment
- 765781
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,497,438
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1257107
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,828,294
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2461855
- Funds Restricted
- 35583
- Funds Total
- 2497438
- Count Employees
- 36
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 21 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 268322
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2988029
- Income Investments
- 8059
- Income Other
- 155322
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3419732
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £164,087
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,170,479
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3334566
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23959
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 732569
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7494
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,966,055
- Assets Total Fixed
- 330644
- Assets Own Use
- 330644
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,150,328
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,172,240
- Assets Current Investment
- 1000000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,308,732
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1172240
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,796,708
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2296699
- Funds Restricted
- 12033
- Funds Total
- 2308732
- Count Employees
- 39
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH DRESSAGE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2014-01-15T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/10/1997AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/11/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/09/2013 as amended on 20 Sep 2018 as amended on 20 Oct 2020 as amended on 12 Oct 2021 as amended on 06 Oct 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROMOTION, AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SPORT OF DRESSAGE IN GREAT BRITAIN, OF PARTICIPATION BY PERSONS IN GREAT BRITAIN (BOTH ABLE-BODIED AND WITH ANY FORM OF DISABILITY) IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN DRESSAGE.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures