Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WOODHURST GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION 

The Charity provides equestrian services specifically for people with disabilities in order for them to gain therapeutic benefit and have the opportunity to achieve.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

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
  • 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£13£7£6n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/22£4£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/03/21£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/03/20£8£5£3n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/03/19£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/18£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£6£4£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

https://www.facebook.com/WoodhurstGroupRda/

brenda.eade@googlemail.com

01480436611

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/11/2015, number: 1164390
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 Chapel Close
Hartford
HUNTINGDON
Cambridgeshire
PE29 1AR

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 CAMBRIDGESHIRE AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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