RIDE HIGH LIMITED
Registered charity 1138260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Ride High has been set up to help disadvantaged and troubled children from Milton Keynes and the surrounding neighbourhood by giving them the opportunity to ride and look after horses. The aim is to give them a new focus in their lives and to provide them with long term support and new skills that will help them participate positively in society in the future.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £39,896 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £257,157. The trustees confirm that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least one year from the date of signing. The charity's reserves policy is to hold liquid resources equivalent to at least six months’ expenditure, excluding fundraising costs, to withstand unexpected funding shortfalls.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: at least six months’ expenditure, excluding fundraising costs (held: £257k)
“Ride High's policy is to hold liquid resources equivalent to at least six months’ expenditure, excluding fundraising costs, so that it could continue to provide a service in the event of unexpected financial difficulties.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: PegasusforRideHigh Limited
“The trading subsidiary, Pegasus for Ride High Itd, has four full time members of staff, six part time members, and two apprentices who work in the equestrian centre.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ad Valorem Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ride High (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rachel Medill — Founder (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles 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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£492k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/02/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (20/02/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Philip Douglas Burgoyne Zeidlerchair
- ALAN JAMES ODDIE MA
- Gavin John Sandmann
- Haley Emma Nagle
- Ian Edwin Hillman
- James Harry Geary · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jane Louise Horridge
- Richard HARPER
- Samuel James Piper
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Milton Keynes · Northamptonshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RIDE HIGH LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £39,896 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £257,157. The trustees confirm that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least one year from the date of signing. The charity's reserves policy is to hold liquid resources equivalent to at least six months’ expenditure, excluding fundraising costs, to withstand unexpected funding shortfalls. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Ad Valorem Audit Services Limited.
Who funds RIDE HIGH LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RIDE HIGH LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, NEWBY TRUST LIMITED, THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION, THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION.
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