Support and advise please on those with own equestrian business

[Snow steps]

Hi all. I will be setting up own equestrian business this year. Please advise and support on rates I need to pay etc. hidden costs!!

Some have said rates with an indoor school are huge.

The last place I was at did not pay business rates but the were on a working farm so maybe the farmer paid.

I know about insurances and riding school licence just don't want to miss anything.

 

[measles]

There will be new business development services in your area who can provide advice and support. I would suggest contacting them as these services are in my experience free and they may have access to some forms of funding. Best of luck.

 

[Batgirl]

Rates wise as the other poster says.

Potential hidden costs (or sometimes less thought about ones, not trying to be patronising and these are just the first ones to come to my head):
Fencing (inc replacement)
Maintenance
Extra Hay/Haylage costs when horses are in, this was a massive drain last year in the long wet)
Livery non-payment
Fertilising
Water rates
Insurances
Muck Heap removal
Business waste rates

 

[Snow steps]

Thanks guys. Have now contacted business support for area.

 

[Blurr]

If this is for a livery yard, when you add up all your costs and divide it by number of boxes, make allowance for occupancy rate. Not all livery yards have 100% occupancy.

 

[Snow steps]

There may be some livery but not mainly. It will be equine facilitates learning, riding lessons polocrosse and other less know equestrian activities