Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

ELISABETH CURTIS CENTRE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Providing horse riding for people with disabilities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees

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	£117	£100	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/22	£49	£70	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	111
31/03/21	£59	£67	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	86
31/03/20	£66	£69	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	115
31/03/19	£36	£64	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	109
31/03/18	£73	£67	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£52	£61	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£89	£55	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£44	£41	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£53	£43	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£53	£43	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£44	£36	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£109	£8	£101	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www:elisabethcurtiscentre.co.uk

elisabethcurtiscentre@gmail.com

01234824469

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£119,604
DCMS	£11,225
The Clothworkers Foundation	£6,900
Sport England	£845

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Centre Coordinator - Building resilience
£109,610	30/08/2023	Funding will be used to continue horse riding for people with disabilities by introducing a new centre coordinator. The project aims to improve the onboarding of volunteers and new members improving ....more Funding will be used to continue horse riding for people with disabilities by introducing a new centre coordinator. The project aims to improve the onboarding of volunteers and new members improving the experience for all service users.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Elisabeth Curtis Centre Riding for the Disabled
£6,900	06/05/2022	purchase of IT equipment for a charity supporting people with disabilties in Bedford
Sport England - Storm 22 - Fencing/Tree Surgeon
£845	24/03/2022	Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22 - Fencing/Tree Surgeon. This project lists its main activity as Equestrian.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Storm 22 - Fencing/Tree Surgeon
£1,745	24/03/2022	Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22 - Fencing/Tree Surgeon. This project lists its main activity as Equestrian.
National Lottery Community Fund - Delivering Riding for the Disabled Sessions
£9,994	11/02/2022	The funding will be used to fund on going running costs for this riding centre for the disabled community in Bedfordshire. The project aims to provide access to assisted riding activities that will ....more The funding will be used to fund on going running costs for this riding centre for the disabled community in Bedfordshire. The project aims to provide access to assisted riding activities that will improve physical and emotional wellbeing of disabled people.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,480	01/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-78

CAROL VERONICA BRADLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

KYLE BRANDON PALMER (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Projects Manager

PEARL FARR Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

SIAN WOODFINE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Interior Designer, Other trusteeships: BROMHAM VILLAGE HALL, BEDFORD MESSIAH CHOIR,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2010, number: 1137217
Registered at Companies House on 02/07/2010, number: 07302917

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

Chestnut Avenue
Bromham
BEDFORD
MK43 8HP

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEDFORDSHIRE

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