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The Armed Forces Equine Charity

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Gray, Susan, Air Mshl 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Charles Edward Whittington 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Richard Lord 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. James Bryan Balls MBE 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Richard Anthony Winchester 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Balls MBE, James Bryan Bryan, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  7. Samantha Illingworth 2020-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/02/2019
Also a registered charity
The Armed Forces Equine Charity

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The Armed Forces Equine Charity is controlled by Richard Anthony Winchester
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2019-02-25, ceased 2020-04-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Anthony Winchester.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

3 grants · £232,157 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

5y median 6.2y
average tenure
7.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Arts and leisure 3Professional services 1Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
11843722
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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