BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-20 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+19.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-9.3% vs 2023
Employees
175
+0.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £709,000 | £663,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £79,000 | -£908,000 | |
| Cash | £2,155,000 | £2,573,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,740,000 | £8,872,000 | |
| Net assets | £9,434,000 | £8,561,000 | |
| Equity | £9,434,000 | £8,561,000 | |
| Average employees | 174 | 175 | |
| Wages | £6,271,000 | £6,629,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 11.1% | -137.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.5% | 45.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 1.34x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees confirm that they consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements, and do not consider that there are any material uncertainties to the group's ability to continue to do so over a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY(THE) · parent
- The British Horse Society (Trading Company) Limited 100%
- The British Horse Society Qualifications Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Government announced that it would be repealing the 2031 cut-off date for definitive map modification orders (DMMOs).”
- “The Society's Ride Out and Rideathon campaign raised a fantastic £45,556 which enabled eight access schemes to come to fruition in 2024.”
- “2024 saw the launch of our Everyone Welcome strategy which focuses on how we can support the equestrian sector to become more diverse, inclusive and equitable.”
- “The Dead Slow campaign won two road safety awards in 2024 for significant contribution to road safety.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD, Alexis | Secretary | 2024-09-03 | — | — |
| CLARK, Gillian Mary | Director | 2023-06-30 | Jan 1970 | British |
| GREENWOOD, Nicola Suzanne | Director | 2022-06-29 | Feb 1974 | British |
| GREGORY, Samantha Claire | Director | 2024-07-11 | Jul 1981 | British |
| GRIEVE, Lucy Barbara Elizabeth | Director | 2025-07-17 | Aug 1982 | British |
| GRIFFIN, Susan | Director | 2025-07-17 | Oct 1959 | British |
| HARRIS, Sandra Lesley | Director | 2020-07-15 | Oct 1963 | British |
| LONGHURST, Gillian | Director | 2021-03-11 | Jun 1952 | British |
| SILCOCK, Karen | Director | 2021-06-30 | May 1959 | British |
| SIMMS, Beverley Elizabeth | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| SPELMAN, Caroline Alice, Dame | Director | 2020-04-30 | May 1958 | British |
| SPENCER-WILLIAMS, Sarah | Director | 2025-07-17 | Mar 1966 | British |
| STENNETT, Philip Andrew | Director | 2025-07-17 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORY, Graham Michael, Dr | Secretary | 2004-05-27 | 2012-09-25 |
| DAVIES, Hywel William | Secretary | 1999-08-01 | 2000-07-08 |
| DRIVER, Katherine Isabel | Secretary | 2001-04-02 | 2004-05-27 |
| EASTWOOD, Timothy John Seymour, Colonel | Secretary | — | 1998-01-27 |
| FRANKLIN, Michael Clarke | Secretary | 1998-01-27 | 1999-08-01 |
| GEORGE, Janet | Secretary | 2000-07-08 | 2001-04-02 |
| SNOOK, Duncan Cyril | Secretary | 2019-04-30 | 2024-09-03 |
| AKENHEAD, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2003-06-26 | 2008-06-17 |
| ALDRIDGE, Claire | Director | 2009-06-18 | 2016-07-16 |
| ALLEN, Michael Martin | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| ALLEN, Victoria Elizabeth | Director | 2002-06-26 | 2008-06-17 |
| ATHERTON, Jennifer Susan | Director | — | 1995-06-21 |
| AUTY, Islay | Director | 2000-02-24 | 2003-02-27 |
| BARBER, Christopher Charles | Director | 2002-06-26 | 2002-11-01 |
| BARKER-SIMSON, Donald Stewart, Lt Colonel | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| BELL, Sheila Margaret, Doctor | Director | — | 2001-06-28 |
| BELLAMY, Albert John, Rear Admiral | Director | 1993-04-14 | 1997-12-31 |
| BERRY, Sheila Mary | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| BLACKFORD, Christine Ann | Director | 2011-04-08 | 2017-07-19 |
| BONNOR-MAURICE, Edward Arthur Trevor, Major | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| BREISNER, Lars Goran | Director | 1999-09-08 | 1999-12-10 |
| BRIGGS, David Savile | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2002-06-26 |
| BRIGSTOCKE, John Richard, Vice Admiral | Director | 1996-03-20 | 1996-12-31 |
| BROAD, Carole Anne | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-07-16 |
| BUCKS, Sarah Ann | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2012-07-24 |
| BURKE, David Michael | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| BUTLER, Adam Courtauld, The Right Hon Sir | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| BUXTON, James Geoffrey Pease | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2012-07-24 |
| BUXTON, James Geoffrey Pease | Director | 1999-06-22 | 2002-06-26 |
| CAMPBELL, Patricia | Director | 1999-06-22 | 2004-06-22 |
| CANNON, Peter Brian | Director | 1997-08-13 | 1997-11-20 |
| CASEY, Christine Helen | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2011-07-19 |
| CHAMBERLAYNE, Mark Edward | Director | 1997-06-05 | 1998-06-28 |
| CLAYTON, Michael Aylwin | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2001-06-28 |
| CLEMMEY, Martin | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2019-07-16 |
| COLDREY, Christopher Arthur, Captain | Director | 1993-06-30 | 1997-12-31 |
| COMBER, Maureen | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2010-06-17 |
| COOK, Catriona Susan Addie | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-06-26 |
| COOK, Peter John | Director | 2002-06-26 | 2007-06-21 |
| COOK, Peter John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-11-16 |
| COOK, Robin | Director | 2002-04-25 | 2003-06-26 |
| COWAN, Annella Marie | Director | 2004-09-02 | 2010-06-17 |
| COWARD, Holly Gwendoline | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| CROSS, Richard Noel Robert, Colonel | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| DENHAM, Leonard Charles | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| DILLINGHAM, Leslie Barbara | Director | 2016-07-16 | 2017-03-12 |
| DILLINGHAM, Leslie Barbara | Director | 1996-11-27 | 1997-12-31 |
| DOMHILL, Jane Amanda | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2020-07-15 |
| DONALDSON, Lesley Anne | Director | 2020-07-15 | 2021-01-26 |
| EDWARDS, Judith Elizabeth | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| EVANS, Barbara Ann Woodward | Director | — | 1997-08-13 |
| FENWICK, Peter Trevor | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| FERNEYHOUGH, Alan Duncan | Director | — | 1996-10-23 |
| FINNEY, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 1996-01-18 | 1996-12-31 |
| FULLER, Alison Gertrude Calvert | Director | 2003-06-26 | 2006-06-22 |
| GEE, David William | Director | 1993-06-30 | 1993-12-01 |
| GILKS, Anthony Pearson, Colonel | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| GLAESENER-CIPOLLONE, Gaby Ida Anna, Dr | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2020-05-21 |
| GOLDSMITH, Jane Margaret | Director | — | 1998-08-10 |
| GOODMAN, John Valentine | Director | — | 1993-12-01 |
| GREENWAY, Harry, Dr | Director | — | 2006-06-22 |
| HANDEL, Kirsty Louise | Director | 2016-07-16 | 2019-07-16 |
| HARDEY, Margaret Charlton | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| HARDY, Heather Jane | Director | 2013-07-16 | 2016-07-16 |
| HARGREAVES, Ann | Director | 1995-06-21 | 1996-05-21 |
| HARGREAVES, Kate | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| HARTLEY-EDWARDS, Elwyn | Director | — | 1996-08-21 |
| HAYNES, Kerryn Louise | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2024-07-11 |
| HEELEY, Roger Timothy Haynes | Director | 1996-02-14 | 1997-12-31 |
| HEELEY, Roger Timothy Haynes | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| HIGHAM, Patience Jane Marietta | Director | 1993-06-30 | 1996-12-31 |
| HODGES, Frederick Patrick Robert | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2017-07-19 |
| HOLT, John | Director | 1998-01-26 | 1998-03-25 |
| HOUGHTON BROWN, Peter John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-06-28 |
| HUNT, David | Director | 1992-07-17 | 1996-11-27 |
| JOHNS, Richard, Air Chief Marshal | Director | 1994-11-30 | 1996-03-11 |
| JOICEY, Elisabeth Lady | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| KEAR, Donald Hathaway | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2014-07-16 |
| KEAR, Donald Hathaway | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2010-06-17 |
| KEARL, Peter Charles | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| KERRY, David | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2014-07-16 |
| LANGFORD, Marjorie Sommeville | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| LAW, Kenneth Charles | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2023-06-30 |
| LLOYD PARRY, John Merfyn, Doctor | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| LORD, Timothy Geoffrey Fraser | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2025-07-17 |
| LORISTON-CLARKE, Anne Jennifer Frances | Director | 1996-02-22 | 1997-12-31 |
| LUARD, Philippa Mary Agnes Joan, The Honourable Mrs | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 456 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.5%
£709,000 £663,000
-
Cash
+19.4%
£2,155,000 £2,573,000
-
Net assets
-9.3%
£9,434,000 £8,561,000
-
Employees
+0.6%
174 175
-
Wages
+5.7%
£6,271,000 £6,629,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers