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ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH RIDING SCHOOLS

Registered charity 1158748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABRS

The promotion of participation by persons in the United Kingdom (both able-bodied and with any form of disability and of all ages) in healthy recreation in horse riding through education and in providing advice to riding schools and livery yards in respect of regulation, welfare and safety issues.

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

Latest income
£153k
Latest spending
£140k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,633 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £123,807. The trustees note that capital reserves increased by 11% despite a challenging economic environment and increased staff costs. The charity operates an unrestricted fund and aims to maintain sufficient funds to meet operating costs in case of short-term income loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted funds on hand or on call to ensure that should there be a short term loss of income that there would be sufficient funds available to meet operating costs (held: £124k)
“The trustees have reviewed the financial needs of the charity and consider that they should aim to have sufficient unrestricted funds on hand or on call to ensure that should there be a short term loss of income that there would be sufficient funds available to meet operating costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Australia · France · Guernsey · Northern Ireland · Portugal · Scotland · Spain · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£153k£140k
31/03/2024£177k£110k
31/03/2023£90k£82k
31/03/2022£78k£82k
31/03/2021£74k£62k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH RIDING SCHOOLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,633 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £123,807. The trustees note that capital reserves increased by 11% despite a challenging economic environment and increased staff costs. The charity operates an unrestricted fund and aims to maintain sufficient funds to meet operating costs in case of short-term income loss. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.