Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

STABLE LIVES

Stable Lives provides support to military veterans, blue light workers, young people and their families who are dealing with the effects of exposure to mental trauma. We use land based activities and teach people how to interact with horses rehabilitated from physical and mental abuse to rebuild confidence, self esteem and self worth, this is done within respite days and courses.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 2 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£128£129£-1n/a
31/03/23£81£72£9n/a
31/03/22£70£48£22n/a
31/03/21*£26£19£7n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.stable-lives.co.uk

carrie@stable-lives.co.uk

01257543053

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire, Liverpool City, Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Fore£28,000
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£16,350
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Co-Operative Group£6,186
Crowdfunder£3,586
Sport England£1,700
DCMS£1,700
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Stable Lives improving accessibility and increasing community reach
£10,000 16/06/2023
The funding will be used to replace the existing sand covered floor at the stables to a wax synthetic surface. The project aims to make it safer and more accessible for users with limited mobility and provide extra space to continue activities for ....more
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£16,350 01/05/2023
We will provide mental health support for children & adults within our community. We aim to prevent suicide & inspire hope for the future.
The Fore - Grant to Stable Lives
£28,000 01/12/2022
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Stable Lives supports adults and young people experiencing serious mental health challenges, through nature and equine therapy. Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the stables are a calm safe haven. The horses at Stable Lives have been ....more
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£3,586 09/11/2022
Covid response
Sport England - Storm 22: Repairing fencing around charity compound
£1,700 21/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22: Repairing fencing around charity compound. This project lists its main activity as Equestrian.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Storm 22: Repairing fencing around charity compound
£1,700 21/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22: Repairing fencing around charity compound. This project lists its main activity as Equestrian.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stable Lives
£6,186 23/10/2021
We'd like to provide a calm, safe place where those dealing with the effects of mental trauma can come to rest, relax and reconnect with society.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR JOHN ROBERT WRAY Appointed: 2024
  • GAVIN KIBBLE Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2019, number: 1186580
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
4 returns made; AR21: 79 days late,
Main office

21 BRADSHAW LANE
PARBOLD
WIGAN
WN8 7NQ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF THEIR AGE GROUP, ILL-HEALTH (INCLUDING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH), DISABILITY, SOCIAL OR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OCCUPATION OR SOME OTHER DISADVANTAGE, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, THROUGH (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE PROVISION OF COURSES, PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH UTILISE EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE THEIR PERSONAL, LEARNING, GENERAL INTERACTION AND LIFE SKILLS, THEIR CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM AND THEIR CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND/OR ENABLE THEM TO BETTER PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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