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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE AVON CENTRE LIMITED

Provision of therapeutic riding lessons to around 300 disabled children and adults in one of the UK's largest equestrian centres purpose built for disabled riders. Set among 100 acres of fields and woodland, the Centre offers individual development, enabling clients to achieve skill and confidence in a safe, friendly and attractive environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

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

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/23£410£396£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/22£371£296£75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£226£244£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20*£360£350£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19*£321£344£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18*£374£403£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£434£427£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16*£422£484£-61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15*£469£335£135n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14*£497£361£136n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13£450£329£121n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£356£295£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/11£340£310£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/10*£330£284£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/09£289£234£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/08£209£208£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/07£209£188£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/06£205£207£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/05£175£178£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04£160£165£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 44 years

www.avonridingcentre.org.uk

centremanager@avonridingcentre.org.uk

01179590266

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, Gloucestershire, Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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
Quartet Community Foundation£22,251
Crowdfunder£20,000
Sport England£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,994
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£20,000 20/04/2022
Covid response
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Avon Centre
£9,951 18/03/2022
11
Developing connections with other groups and organisations to boost health and wellbeing in our community through the power of horses, ponies, and natural green spaces
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Avon Centre
£5,000 15/02/2022
11
Improving the health and well-being of disabled and non-disabled people using the power of horses, ponies, and community green spaces, supported by local volunteers
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting people with nature horses & ponies and each other to boost health.
£9,994 07/01/2022
The funding will be used to provide ridden and non-ridden horse therapeutic sessions for disabled and non-disabled people. The project aims to improve mental health and well-being through mindfulness sessions with horses and ponies.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Avon Centre
£800 01/12/2021
As requested by the donor towards providing disabled people access to the therapeutic benefits of spending time with horses.
Quartet Community Foundation - Return to Avon
£5,000 15/06/2021
2
To support the group's current clients to return to the group's activity, and new clients, particularly those whose mental health has suffered during the pandemic.
Quartet Community Foundation - Therapy area and arena
£1,500 21/01/2021
Towards creating a quiet, separate arena and covered area for working with particularly vulnerable people - one to one or small group with rescue ponies.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 18/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Equestrian project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AMY MARIE CONNELLY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • CLIFFORD ANDREW EVANS BA CERT ED Appointed: 2022
  • SYLVIA VINCENT DIPHE (Chair) Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/12/1980, number: 281648
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/12/1980, number: 01534625
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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
20 returns made; AR20: 81 days late, AR19: 7 days late, AR18: 103 days late, AR16: 11 days late, AR15: 28 days late, AR14: 32 days late, AR10: 194 days late,
Main office

KINGS WESTON ROAD
HENBURY
BRISTOL
BS10 7QT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, HEALTH, WELLBEING AND REHABILITATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HORSE RELATED AND NATURE PROGRAMMES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED-IN PRACTISE THE COUNTY OF AVON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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