Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 0

ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH RIDING SCHOOLS

The promotion of participation by persons in the United Kingdom (both able-bodied and with any form of disability and of all ages) in healthy recreation in horse riding through education and in providing advice to riding schools and livery yards in respect of regulation, welfare and safety issues.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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	*	£90	£82	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£78	£82	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	*	£74	£62	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20		£86	£88	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/19		£102	£89	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18	*	£100	£108	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£101	£101	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£135	£140	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years
(28 years as a company)

http://www.abrs-info.org

office@abrs-info.org

01403 741188

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Animals
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Australia, France, Guernsey, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-75

CAROL ANN BOULTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director

CAROLYN FIDDES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Audit Director

DEBBIE PARKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Riding School Proprietor

GEORGE ALBERT BABER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Engineering Consultant

JULIE PEDLEY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Riding Centre Proprietor

JANE LESLEY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: H.R.

PAULA LEVERTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Riding School Owner

RUDINA SUTI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2014, number: 1158748
Registered at Companies House on 16/04/1996, number: 03186520

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR23: 106 days late, AR21: 81 days late, AR18: 1 days late,

Main office

Blenheim Business Centre
Smithers Hill
Shipley
West SUSSEX
RH13 8PP

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF PARTICIPATION BY PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (BOTH ABLE-BODIED AND WITH ANY FORM OF DISABILITY AND OF ALL AGES) IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN HORSE RIDING THROUGH EDUCATION AND IN PROVIDING ADVICE TO RIDING SCHOOLS IN RESPECT OF REGULATION, WELFARE AND SAFETY ISSUES BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) WORKING TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF (I) INSTRUCTION; (II) HORSEMANSHIP; AND (III) THE WELFARE OF HORSES AND PONIES, ALL TO FOSTER BETTER ENJOYMENT BY PARTICIPANTS IN EQUESTRIAN RIDING, AND THE SAFETY OF BOTH PARTICIPANTS AND HORSES;(B) ACTING GENERALLY AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO PROPRIETORS AND MANAGERS OF RIDING ESTABLISHMENTS, TO FOSTER ENHANCED LEVELS OF GOVERNANCE AND INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT BENEFIT PARTICIPANTS (BOTH ABLE-BODIED AND WITH ANY FORM OF DISABILITY) IN EQUESTRIAN RIDING;(C) PROVIDING ADVICE, EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE TO PARTICIPANTS IN EQUESTRIAN RIDING (WHETHER OWNERS OF HORSES, RIDERS OR COACHES) AND, IN PARTICULAR, ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG AND DISABLED PERSONS AS PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH WAYS SO AS TO IMPROVE THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM (INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE);(D) WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY FOR EQUESTRIAN RIDING (BRITISH EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION) TO IMPLEMENT THEIR STRATEGIC PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EQUESTRIANISM; AND(E) DOING ANYTHING WHICH IS CALCULATED TO FURTHER ANY OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR IS CONDUCIVE OR INCIDENTAL TO DOING SO, PROVIDED THAT NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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