JOHN PEARCE FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 21 December 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £3,036,926
Latest expenditure: £938,050
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: JOHN PEARCE FOUNDATION, C/O BENTLEY REID & CO (UK) LTD, 29 QUEEN ANNES GATE, LONDON, SW1H 9BU

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.johnpearce.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Funding charities and organisations that support current and former participants in horse racing and breeding that are in need. Funding charities and organisations that focus on the care of retired horses, ill-treated horses and equine welfare.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 6 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 6 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,036,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £938,050

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: 31 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £24,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,948,186

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: 23 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £49,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,051,518

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: 10 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,028,334
Total Gross Expenditure: £816,276

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: 29 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,503,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,552,313

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,036,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £938,050
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 31 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £24,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,948,186
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 23 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £49,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,051,518
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,028,334
Total Gross Expenditure: £816,276
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,503,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,552,313
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 3000000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 36926
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3036926
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £938,050
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 938050
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 840281
Expenditure Governance: 8100
Expenditure Support Costs: 97769
Expenditure Depreciation: 287
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,876,706
Assets Total Fixed: 941
Assets Own Use: 941
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,223,425
Assets Total Liabilities: £347,660
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,876,706
Creditors One Year Total Current: 262748
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 84912
Assets Cash: £3,222,516
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2876706
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2876706
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 10 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3000000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 28334
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3028334
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £816,276
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 816276
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 716821
Expenditure Governance: 7800
Expenditure Support Costs: 99454
Expenditure Depreciation: 310
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,702,118
Assets Total Fixed: 414
Assets Own Use: 414
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,838,249
Assets Total Liabilities: £136,545
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,702,118
Creditors One Year Total Current: 136545
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,837,826
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4702118
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 4702118
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 29 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 2500000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 3341
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2503341
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,552,313
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1552313
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1476380
Expenditure Governance: 75933
Expenditure Support Costs: 75933
Expenditure Depreciation: 310
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,564,380
Assets Total Fixed: 724
Assets Own Use: 724
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,567,116
Assets Total Liabilities: £77,780
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,490,060
Creditors One Year Total Current: 77780
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,564,380
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2490060
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2490060
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: JOHN PEARCE FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-12-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Dec 2018
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE APPLICATION OF CIO FUNDS, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT FOR ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures