BRADBOURNE GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1122480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the objectives of the Riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving, a charity registered under charity no. 244108, by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or carriage drive to benefit their health and well being in the Sevenoaks area.

Objects

3. BY PROVIDING DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND/OR TO CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE KENT AREA.

Area of benefit: KENT

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

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £3,191 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous net expenditure. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves are equivalent to 13 months' expenses, which exceeds their stated policy target of 12 months, indicating a stable financial position despite challenges with pony welfare and staffing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months' expenses net of depreciation, amortisation or any profit/loss on disposal of fixed assets (held: £73k)
“The Charity aims to maintain unrestricted free reserves sufficient to cover 12 months' expenses net of depreciation, amortisation or any profit/loss on disposal of fixed assets.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 13
“During the year Riding Charges (stabling and livery costs) of £42,400 (2024: £41,600) were paid by the Charity to Bradbourne Riding and Training Centre Limited, a company of which S Howe, trustee, and her stepmother E Felgate, widow of the Charity's late President, are directors. During the year donations totalling £10,834 (2024: £125) were received from three trustees.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bradbourne RDA (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£85k£82k
31/03/2024£58k£84k
31/03/2023£52k£80k
31/03/2022£86k£72k
31/03/2021£91k£82k

Common questions

Is BRADBOURNE GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £3,191 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous net expenditure. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves are equivalent to 13 months' expenses, which exceeds their stated policy target of 12 months, indicating a stable financial position despite challenges with pony welfare and staffing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England11/06/2020£10kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2011£10kEquip New Clubhouse For Disabled Riders