01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 12 June 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 12 June 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £0
- Latest expenditure
- £0
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: BFBA Charity, UNIT 156 AVENUE B, STONELEIGH PARK, KENILWORTH, CV8 2LG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.forgeandfarrier.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The CIO offers a range of activities and information, widening access to and knowledge of the trades of farriery and blacksmithing and developing knowledge and standards within the industry. Activities include training courses for farriers and blacksmiths and apprentices; hosting seminars, lectures and discussions; and hosting demonstrations, workshops and competitions.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 12 June 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
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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
- 12 June 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BFBA CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-06-12T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 12 Jun 2025 as amended on 25 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING BY:(A) PROMOTING AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE STUDY, PRACTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRADES OF FARRIERY AND BLACKSMITHING (THE SPECIFIED TRADES); AND(B) UNDERTAKING AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF STUDIES AND RESEARCH WORK IN THE SPECIFIED TRADES3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT (WHETHER FINANCIAL OR NON-FINANCIAL)3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS HORSES BY:(A) ENCOURAGING, AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN, THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION AND TREATMENT FOR HORSES; AND(B) THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE GENERAL STANDARDS IN THE MANAGEMENT, USE AND TREATMENT OF HORSES IN PARTICULAR THROUGH (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE SPECIFIED TRADES.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investment