01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC013562
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- PH3 1EL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To maintain unimpaired the purity of teh Highland Pony Breed and to promote the breeding of Highland Ponies for riding, driving, showing and other purposes including sporting, forestry and farmwork. To encourage the use of good sound stallions and superior broodmares. The promote the general interests of the breeders and owners of registered Highland Ponies. To encourage the registration of pure bred stallions, mares and geldings in the Highland Pony Society's stud book. The Society is governed by the Council comprising of a President, Vice President and Immediate Past President who serve two years and are appointed by the directors, and fifteen directors who are appointed by the members of the Society and service for three years. Six council meetingsa are held each year to develop future policies and support the management of existing policies and Society events. A stud book is produced annually. The Secretary carries out the day to day running of the Society.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the advancement of animal welfare
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To maintain unimpaired the purity of the Highland Pony Breed and to promote the breeding of Highland Ponies including those used for farm work, forestry, riding or driving and for sporting and show purposes
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £112,780 | £109,427 | 2 | 19 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £107,679 | £102,779 | 2 | 10 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £76,106 | £62,855 | 2 | 17 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £86,939 | £50,570 | 2 | 7 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Garbh Allt House, Maidenplain Place, Aberuthven, Perthshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.highlandponysociety.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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