Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE MOUNT GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING

Our Group gives riding sessions to children and adults with impairments and/or health conditions from Monday to Friday during term time. We hire the ponies and horses from the riding school where we are based and we also use our mechanical horse called Jet. Riding and interacting with horses helps to build confidence, benefits health and can give a wonderful sense of achievement and independence.

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 several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely 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

Established: 8 years

http://www.mountgrouprda.org.uk/

themountgroup@hotmail.com

07951770586

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£26	£28	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	39
31/03/22		£7	£14	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/21		£3	£9	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	56
31/03/20		£28	£27	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	67
31/03/19		£40	£23	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/18		£30	£22	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£55	£41	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Leicestershire, Rutland,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
39 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Therapeutic riding lessons for the disabled
£8,838	29/09/2022	The group will use the funding to provide therapeutic horse riding activities for people who are living with disabilities. This will bring people together and help them to reach their potential.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Mount Group Riding for the Disabled
£8,800	31/05/2019 12	towards one year's running costs of project providing therapeutic riding lessons for disabled people in Leicestershire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DIANE CLEWS Appointed: 2016

DIANA POYSER Appointed: 2016

JANET MARGARET BOWLEY Appointed: 2016

JANET HUMPHRIES Appointed: 2023

KAREN ELIZABETH WALKER Appointed: 2020

LOUISE CASTLE Appointed: 2023

MARGARET KAY DRAKE (Chair) Appointed: 2016

SARAH WRIGHT Appointed: 2023

VICKI SMITH Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/08/2016, number: 1168627

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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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; AR17: 2 days late,

Main office

4 McAlpine Cottage
Pickwell Road
Leesthorpe
Melton Mowbray
LE14 2XD

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 LEICESTERSHIRE AREA.

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