Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 11

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 13

RIDING FOR DISABLED ASSOCIATION ABINGDON LIMITED

To improve the health of disabled people of all ages through the provision of horse and pony riding lessons.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£191	£132	£59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	190
31/03/22		£212	£116	£96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/21		£287	£106	£181	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	162
31/03/20		£111	£103	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	167
31/03/19		£82	£88	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	140
31/03/18		£109	£128	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£122	£81	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£82	£88	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£87	£90	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£108	£90	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£84	£79	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£38	£83	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.rda-abingdon.org.uk

07836376170

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
190 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

Sport England	£49,558
BBC Children in Need	£30,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£8,000
Masonic Trust	£6,000
CAF	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£6,000	06/02/2023	Purchase of a horse for use in core services
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Riding for the Disabled Abingdon Group
£1,552	22/10/2022	We would like to give local children suffering from a life-restricting disability the opportunity to experience the freedom and comfort afforded by horse riding and therapy.
National Lottery Community Fund - Seating for our Indoor Riding Arena
£10,000	11/03/2022	The funding will be used provide seating in an indoor riding school. The project aim is to be able to support even more disabled riders and cater for family members who come to support them. The ....more The funding will be used provide seating in an indoor riding school. The project aim is to be able to support even more disabled riders and cater for family members who come to support them. The seating will increase the amount of competitions available for disabled riders in the local equine community.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Riding for the Disabled Abingdon Limited
£30,500	30/07/2021	This project will provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to ride ponies or experience carriage driving. Children and young people will increase their physical health, improve ....more This project will provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to ride ponies or experience carriage driving. Children and young people will increase their physical health, improve their wellbeing and social skills.
Sport England - Indoor equestrian arena
£39,558	05/02/2021 8	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Indoor equestrian arena. This project is a Equestrian project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Indoor equestrian arena. This project is a Equestrian project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,000	14/08/2020	"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."
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000	08/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Equestrian project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Equestrian project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
CAF - Grant to Riding for Disabled Association Abingdon Ltd
£2,500	05/05/2020 3	Grant to Riding for Disabled Association Abingdon Ltd to support the organisation through COVID19

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-85

JANE CATHERINE STEVENS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Personal Assistant

KAREN LESLEY STUBBS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

SALLY TAHIRA SCOTT Appointed: 2024

SARAH ELIZABETH AMEY Appointed: 2024

VICTORIA JANE GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

ANN PENELOPE BARLOW Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Housewife

CATRIONA MARY CAROLINE TOWERS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Charity Worker

SUSAN ELIZABETH TAYLOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/04/2011, number: 1141360
Registered at Companies House on 09/02/2011, number: 07523120

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR15: 26 days late, AR12: 48 days late,

Main office

29 Field Gardens
Steventon
Abingdon
OX13 6TE

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

ABINGDON

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