Registered charity · Newmarket
BRS Education Limited
The advancement of education (both academic and vocational) for the public benefit of those who are primarily but not exclusively involved in the horseracing and bloodstock industry by:1. Providing education and training of the highest possible...
- 9 trustees
- Income £5.4m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Edward George CreasyTrustee · since 2022
- Harry DerhamTrustee · since 2024
- James PassamTrustee · since 2024
- Julia BuddTrustee · since 2020
- Kate Alice GrimwadeTrustee · since 2025
- Lydia HislopTrustee · since 2016
- Michael BishopTrustee · since 2023
- Sarah DrabwellTrustee · since 2023
- Stuart SmallTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- brs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- BRS Education Limited
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5.4m£5.4m
- 2024£5.3m£5.3m
- 2023£4.5m£5.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£4.4m£4.7m
- 2021£3.5m£4.0m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 23% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The advancement of education (both academic and vocational) for the public benefit of those who are primarily but not exclusively involved in the horseracing and bloodstock industry by:1. Providing education and training of the highest possible standard for those employed in or seeking employment in the horse racing industry. 2. Providing initiatives involving horses and/or ponies, whether autonomously or in association with community groups, charities and/or schools, with a view to promoting community cohesion and mental health and so as to support, in particular, those experiencing poor physical or mental health, social isolation and/or anti-social behaviour. 3. Using interaction with horse and ponies as a mechanism to deliver specific projects, particularly but not exclusively, for children and young people designed to build self-confidence, improve communication skills, increase aspiration and enhance employment potential.
Grants received
9 grants · £943,454 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Education · £753,698 (4 grants)
- Cambridgeshire Community Foundation · £154,167 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £25,590 (2 grants)
- Westminster Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Edward George Creasy since 2022
- Harry Derham since 2024
- James Passam since 2024
- Julia Budd since 2020
- Kate Alice Grimwade since 2025
- Lydia Hislop since 2016
- Michael Bishop since 2023
- Sarah Drabwell since 2023
- Stuart Small since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Julia Budd since 2020
- Lydia Hislop since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Edward George Creasy since 2022
- Harry Derham since 2024
- Julia Budd since 2020
- Kate Alice Grimwade since 2025
- Lydia Hislop since 2016
- Michael Bishop since 2023
- Sarah Drabwell since 2023
- Stuart Small since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- James Passam since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 4.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1161555
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/02/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24/04/2015 as amended on 11 Jan 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 08903538 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01638665103 · enquiries@brs.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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