Registered charity (CIO) · Dorset
Thehorsecourse
- 5 trustees
- Income £19k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Dorset
- Website
- www.thehorsecourse.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£19k£91k
- 2025£338k£340k
- 2024£313k£339k
Earlier years
- 2023£339k£320k
- 2022£251k£302k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 19% · Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY ENHANCING LIFE SKILLS OF SUCH PEOPLE (A) THROUGH INTERACTION WITH HORSES OR (B) BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PEOPLE AND THOSE SUPPORTING SUCH PEOPLE.
Grants received
17 grants · £928,084 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £518,064 (7 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £100,000 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £90,500 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £90,000
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £49,520
Most recent
- 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.
5 trustees on the board
- Anna Rose-Prynn Chair since 2011
- Elizabeth Ann Eaton since 2019
- Justine Louise Davie since 2018
- Robert Simon Cole since 2021
- Stuart Lynch since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Anna Rose-Prynn Chair since 2011
- Elizabeth Ann Eaton since 2019
- Justine Louise Davie since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Anna Rose-Prynn Chair since 2011
- Elizabeth Ann Eaton since 2019
- Robert Simon Cole since 2021
- Stuart Lynch since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Justine Louise Davie since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1170553
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Dec 2016 as amended on 09 Jul 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07915950988 · mail@thehorsecourse.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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