Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION CAITHNESS GROUP

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/08/18	31/08/19	31/08/20	31/08/21	31/08/22	31/08/23
Total income	£23,683	£26,374	£16,443	£5,757	£17,989	£11,520
Total spending	£40,302	£12,678	£11,482	£2,807	£5,869	£16,339
Surplus/deficit	-£16,619	£13,696	£4,961	£2,950	£12,120	-£4,819

Established: 26 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

Purposes

The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Outwith Scotland

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports 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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Caithness Group Riding for the Disabled Association
£1,000	25/09/2017	To contribute to the development of Maggie's Way.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Caithness Group Riding for the Disabled Association
£2,000	23/05/2016 1	To purchase materials to develop Maggie's Way into a Countryside Challenge for the group's service users, to help their ongoing development.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 28/11/1998, number: SC028637

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

, KW1 5XR

Objectives

To promote the objects of the Riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving a charity registered under Charity Number 244108 ('the Association) by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and well being in the Caithness area.

Data Sources

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