CLWYD SPECIAL RIDING CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1118241 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CLWYD SPECIAL RIDING CENTRE, THE CLWYD SPECIAL RIDING CENTRE LIMITED

Provision of riding, carriage driving, equestrian vaulting and residential holidays for people with special needs

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Latest income
£364k
Latest spending
£431k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £67,103 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a decrease in donation income and increased expenditure due to inflation. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £827,946, which is below the stated policy target of building reserves to approximately one year's operating costs. The auditor confirmed the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (26% of income)
“Income for the year from donations and legacies decreased 24% in the year to £169,940” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year’s operating costs (held: £828k)
“The strategy is to build back up the financial reserves from the current levels to an amount approximately equivalent to one year’s operating costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Clwyd Special Riding Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wrexham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£364k£431k
31/12/2023£363k£386k
31/12/2022£302k£315k
31/12/2021£206k£220k
31/12/2020£272k£285k

Common questions

Is CLWYD SPECIAL RIDING CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £67,103 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a decrease in donation income and increased expenditure due to inflation. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £827,946, which is below the stated policy target of building reserves to approximately one year's operating costs. The auditor confirmed the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Who funds CLWYD SPECIAL RIDING CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CLWYD SPECIAL RIDING CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE OWEN JENKINS TRUST, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST, North Wales Freemasons Charity.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2024£46kGrant Programme - Pets
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k
THE OWEN JENKINS TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
North Wales Freemasons CharityFY2023£250

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2015£250kProject CELT (Centre of Equine Learning and Therapy)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PENNIWELLS RIDING CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CLWYD SPECIAL RIDING CENTRE LIMITED£364k—0unclear—no doubt
PENNIWELLS RIDING CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED FY2025£243k—0below8.7%no doubt
THE DIAMOND CENTRE FOR DISABLED RIDERS FY2025£578k—0no_policy28.6%no doubt
MARGARET HAES RIDING CENTRE LTD FY2025£232k—0unclear—no doubt
CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS FY2025£557k—0unclear—no doubt
WYFOLD GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED FY2026£139k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.