Welsh Pony and Cob Society
What it does
The preservation and promotion of Welsh Ponies and Cobs, including Education and Welfare
Its charitable purposes
(I) TO ENCOURAGE THE BREEDING AND IMPROVEMENT OF HORSES AND PONIES MORE ESPECIALLY THOSE OF THE WELSH BREEDS.(II) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALL DISTRICTS AND COUNTIES IN THE VARIOUS ARTS AND SCIENCES CONNECTED WITH THE USE AND MANAGEMENT OF HORSES AND PONIES IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR OF THE WELSH MOUNTAIN PONY, THE WELSH PONY, THE WELSH PONY (COB TYPE) AND THE WELSH COB AND THEIR PART-BREDS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “THE WELSH BREEDS”).(III) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, THROUGH THE USE OF HORSES AND PONIES, BUT CONFINED TO FACILITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE MEANING AND SO AS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RECREATIONAL CHARITIES ACT 1958.(IV) TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF HORSES AND PONIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Animals
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £661,270 and spent £578,766.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £661,270 | £578,766 | 8 | 30 |
| 31 December 2024 | £641,603 | £572,515 | 9 | 30 |
| 31 December 2023 | £622,295 | £683,881 | 11 | 30 |
| 31 December 2022 | £630,783 | £708,756 | 12 | 30 |
| 31 December 2021 | £640,673 | £618,957 | 10 | 1 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 3%, from £640,673 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £661,270 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 88% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£25,493
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£555,233
- Trading and fundraising£17,704
- Investments£45,891
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
20 January 2026
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: DFM Cabsec CCRA
Purpose: Welsh Pony and Cob Society.
Welsh Pony and Cob Society
25 January 2023
Named by Huw Irranca-Davies in the Senedd
…Wales—the upstanding chair of the Flintshire branch of the Farmers Union of Wales, a member of the council of the Royal Welsh Show, the Welsh Pony and Cob Society, who then became an Assembly Member here—the late Brynle Jones. He was also part of the dumping of 40 tonnes of meat into the sea off Ho…
Trustees
11 trustees run the charity.
- Ceri Fell
- David Martin Waters
- Geraint Wyn Thomas
- Janine Susan Hadley
- John Thomas Kirk
- Margaretta Ann Bigley Mrs
- Mervyn John Davies
- Peter Thomas Rutherford
- Philip James Lloyd Lewis
- Richard James Pittman
- Tracy Hook
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 30 October 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 30 October 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 24 October 2023, 7 days early | Received 24 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 16 May 2022, 168 days early | Received 16 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 222014
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 April 1964
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/07/1971AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/02/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/03/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/09/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/04/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07 APR 2017 as amended on 31 Jan 2022 as amended on 06 Apr 2024
- Company number
- 01017832This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.wpcs.uk.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Ceredigion
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.