STEVENAGE AND DISTRICT RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1074422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIIDNG FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION STEVENAGE AND DISTRICT GROUP, STEVENAGE AND DISTRICT RDA GROUP

2 Weekly morning sessions are provided by volunteer coaches & helpers for children from 3 local special schools & individual adult riders. Horse care is offered to those who cannot physically ride but benefit from an equestrian experience. Our aim is to give those facing different challenges in life the opportunity to benefit for their health and well being.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE-DRIVING A CHARITY REGISTERED UNDER CHARITY NUMBER 244108 BY PROVIDING DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND/OR CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE STEVENAGE AREA.

Area of benefit: STEVENAGE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £130,754, held for purchasing specialist equipment and new equines. The trustees are satisfied that the charity can meet its financial obligations on an ongoing basis, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stevenage & District Riding for the Disabled (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN GEOFFREY SHEPHERDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ELAINE CLARE FURSLAND
• HAZEL BARBARA OSPALAK
• HAZEL KATHLEEN STAPLETON
• JEREMY JOHN CROXFORD
• LYN CAMPBELL-GRAY
• Lesley Anne Mitchell
• SUSAN ANN TARBOX SUE

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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