Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 5

RIDING FOR SMILES

RfS offers inclusive, innovative equestrian based activities to disabled and vulnerable young people who have physical, social, learning, behavioural and mental disabilities and those who are disaffected, excluded or marginalised. Our sessions provide enjoyable, enrichment experiences to develop confidence and self-esteem, positive interaction, motivation, calmness, thoughtfulness and resilience.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 7 years

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01909725251

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£47	£58	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£64	£55	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£52	£14	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£22	£20	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£12	£9	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/18	*	£1	£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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	£169,875
BBC Children in Need	£30,020
The Clothworkers Foundation	£6,000
Sport England	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Riding for Smiles
£30,020	31/01/2022	This project will provide equestrian opportunities for disabled children and young people. Activities will help to improve social skills, increase their confidence and promote positive behaviour.
National Lottery Community Fund - Promoting Well-Being Enrichment and Learning
£116,875	29/10/2021	The funding will be used over 4 years to allow the project to continue to provide its mental health support and reach those living in deprived areas and deliver its equestrian projects to children in ....more The funding will be used over 4 years to allow the project to continue to provide its mental health support and reach those living in deprived areas and deliver its equestrian projects to children in the local community.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Riding for Smiles
£6,000	03/03/2021	installation of the wheelchair accessible toilet facilities and purchase of storage container for a charity supporting young people with disabilities in Derbyshire
Sport England - Toyota Parasport Fund - Carriage Driving
£5,000	13/07/2020 13	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Fund - Carriage Driving . This project is a Equestrian project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Fund - Carriage Driving . This project is a Equestrian project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enrichment for the disadvantaged
£10,000	24/04/2020 12	The funding will be used to deliver horse riding activities for children with additional needs. The project aims to provide therapeutic and well-being support to those in need after the pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health
£33,000	28/02/2020 24	Funding will be used to provide inclusive equestrian activities to disadvantaged and vulnerable children in North Nottinghamshire and North East Derbyshire. In addition, Riding for Smiles will also ....more Funding will be used to provide inclusive equestrian activities to disadvantaged and vulnerable children in North Nottinghamshire and North East Derbyshire. In addition, Riding for Smiles will also strengthen itself through organisational development activities. Bespoke one-hour sessions for primary school-aged children for a minimum of 12 weeks will be delivered. Activities will be designed to develop skills for improving mental health. Children will be encouraged to converse with each other and with staff, asking questions, describing their feelings and working together.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enrichment for the disadvantaged
£10,000	23/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to run horse therapy sessions for children living with additional needs. The project aims to improve wellbeing and social skills in participants.
National Lottery Community Fund - Riding for Smiles
£9,996	26/03/2018 12	The project will provide an equestrian riding programme for children and young people as a conduit to learning relevant educational, physical, social and essential life skills.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

HELEN STUCKEY Appointed: 2023

SHARON TOLLEY Appointed: 2024

SARAH ADDIS (Chair) Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/09/2017, number: 1174773

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

6 returns made; AR18: 54 days late,

Main office

BANK HOUSE FARM
MANSFIELD ROAD
CRESWELL
WORKSOP
S80 4AA

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH, RELIEF OF NEED AND ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY OR DISABILITIES, OR WHO ARE IN NEED OF RELIEF FROM HURT AND PAIN BY THE PROVISION OF A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT WITHIN AN EQUESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT.

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