Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

FAIRLIGHT HALL RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

RDA Group, whose facilities include a large outdoor riding school and easy access to bridleways in Hastings Country Park.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

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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
31/01/23	*	£18	£18	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/01/22		£19	£16	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/01/21		£25	£30	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/01/20		£54	£36	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/01/19		£33	£36	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/01/18		£40	£30	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

rda@fairlighthall.co.uk

01424814132

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 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	£14,950
Department for Work and Pensions	£14,815
Henry Smith Charity	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - GRANT MCKNIGHT LIMMITED
£1,044	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
National Lottery Community Fund - Continuing to survive the pandemic
£4,950	10/12/2021	The funding will be used to help the organisation continue with their therapeutic work by delivering training and increasing capacity. The project aims to deliver safe and nurturing support for the ....more The funding will be used to help the organisation continue with their therapeutic work by delivering training and increasing capacity. The project aims to deliver safe and nurturing support for the users of the project. The organisation supports people with varying physical and emotional needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Surviving testing times
£2,500	29/07/2021	The funding will be used to contribute towards running costs for the riding school for children with disabilities. The project aims to continue to provide opportunities for safe interaction with ....more The funding will be used to contribute towards running costs for the riding school for children with disabilities. The project aims to continue to provide opportunities for safe interaction with nature and horses in a structured environment.
Department for Work and Pensions - GRANT MCKNIGHT
£13,770	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fairlight Hall Riding for the Disabled Survival
£7,500	20/11/2020 6	The funding will be used to cover the running costs of the horse riding school for children living with disabilities. The funding aims to enable the service to survive during Covid-19 so they can ....more The funding will be used to cover the running costs of the horse riding school for children living with disabilities. The funding aims to enable the service to survive during Covid-19 so they can continue supporting children’s physical and mental wellbeing.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Fairlight Hall Riding for the Disabled
£2,500	31/08/2019 12	towards one year's running costs of a riding school for disabled people in East Sussex

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-81

CHRISTINE MARY LOWTHIAN FREEDMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

JULIET MARY BARFORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

KATIE JANE WYATT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

ROSEMARY SCOTT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

SUSAN JOAN CLIMPSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

MEL WILLIS FLEMING Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

SARAH HELENA KOWITZ (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/12/2016, number: 1170498
Registered at Companies House on 28/01/2015, number: 09411343

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR23: 89 days late,

Main office

Fairlight Hall
Martineau Lane
Hastings
TN35 5DR

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 HASTINGS/ROTHER AREA.

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