WAKEFIELD RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1120760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Wakefield RDA provides horse riding for people with disabilities in the Wakefield District.Volunteers help with horse care and riding sessions.Training and qualifications are available to riders and volunteers.

Objects

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING A CHARITY REGISTERED UNDER CHARITY NUMBER 244108 ("RDA") BY PROVIDING DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND/OR TO CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT AREA.

Area of benefit: IN THE WAKEFIELD AREA.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Animals · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £1,415 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £92,756 and total expenditure of £91,341. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets were £37,907, which falls within the stated policy target range of £24,000 to £48,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Janet Englishchair
• AUDREY JOYCE HONEYMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Karen Noden
• Shirley Hudson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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