Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WARMINSTER RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING 

Providing support to disabled children of school age within the West Wiltshire District by the introduction of horses and riding lessons etc.,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£3£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/03/22£1£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/03/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/03/20£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£7£4£3n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£2£6£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

olddilton@aol.com

01373865436

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 17 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/07/2017, number: 1173872
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

OLD DILTON FARM
WESTBURY
WILTSHIRE
BA13 3RA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING A CHARITY REGISTERED UNDER CHARITY NUMBER 244108 (RDA) BY PROVIDING DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND/OR TO CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE SOUTH WILTSHIRE AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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