PARK LANE STABLES RDA

Registered charity 1161306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are an award-winning Riding For The Disabled Group based in Southwest London offering equine therapy: riding, carriage driving, hippotherapy and stable yard activities to hundreds of children and adults with physical, sensory and learning disabilities, plus those with mental health issues and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to improve their mental and physical wellbeing.

Objects

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 RICHMOND UPON THAMES AREA.

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

Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£459k
Latest spending
£430k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a modest surplus for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total funds increasing to £1,752,346. The trustees acknowledge rising operating costs due to inflation and wage increases but report that the charity has a robust financial structure and completed a major property refurbishment within its financial resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations received by various parties related to the trustees
“Donations received by various parties related to the trustees amounted to £7,300 (2024: £14,186) in the year.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 105

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 100

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Government income: £30,992 — contracts £30,992 (8); 8% of the £388,337 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Park Lane Stables RDA (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)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2021)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£147k
Reserves (reported)
£324k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~26.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ealing · Hammersmith And Fulham · Hounslow · Kingston Upon Thames · Merton · Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£459k£430k
31/05/2024£488k£455k
31/05/2023£388k£422k
31/05/2022£281k£377k
31/05/2021£1.9m£147k

Common questions

Is PARK LANE STABLES RDA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a modest surplus for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total funds increasing to £1,752,346. The trustees acknowledge rising operating costs due to inflation and wage increases but report that the charity has a robust financial structure and completed a major property refurbishment within its financial resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PARK LANE STABLES RDA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PARK LANE STABLES RDA as a grant recipient include HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENTFY2025£75kContributions towards core costs.
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£24kDisability
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£200

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England18/03/2024£15kCarriage Driving for the Disabled
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2024£20kEquine Therapy for Young Disabled People
Sport England24/03/2022£3kStorm 22: Field Shelter Replacement
UK government24/03/2022£3kALB-Sport England-Storm 22: Field Shelter Replacement
UK government03/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England21/05/2020£10kCOVID-19 CEF

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 RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PARK LANE STABLES RDA£459k—0unclear—no doubt
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING FY2025£3.9m£100,000 - £109,999—within—no doubt
BEECHLEY STABLES RDA FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST LIVERPOOL RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt
DIGSWELL PLACE GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION FY2025£155k—0below—no doubt
GADDESDEN PLACE RDA CENTRE FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt

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