Horsley, Bookham and Leatherhead RDA

Registered charity 1170049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HORSLEY AND BOOKHAM RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION

Provides facilities to benefit children and young adults from 4 years old with mental and physical disabilities by having regular contact with horses, with the assistance of our coaches and volunteers. All sessions take place at Badgers Farm, Effingham, Surrey, giving weekly rides, and includes those suffering from Autism, Downs' Syndrome, Spina Bifida and Dyspraxia.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE-DRIVING A CHARITY REGISTERED UNDER CHARITY NUMBER 244108 BY PROVIDING DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND/OR CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE MID SURREY AREA

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

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Registered contact address: Guildford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of LEATHERHEAD RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION (charity 1171270) — merger registered 07/06/2021.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£146k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £384,603, which is significantly above the trustees' stated minimum reserves policy of £55,000. The charity reported a net income of £13,634 for the year, with total funds carried forward reaching £956,839, indicating a stable financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £55,000 (reserves figure: £385k)
“At the meeting on 12th February 2026 the Trustees reviewed expense and unanimously agreed to increase our minimum reserve from £40k to £55k.”
Per its FY2026 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.

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 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 130

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 104

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 130

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Horsley, Bookham and Leatherhead 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£524k
Total spending
£45k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£146k£127k
31/03/2025£128k£113k
31/03/2024£110k£89k
31/03/2023£118k£78k
31/03/2022£524k£45k

Common questions

Is Horsley, Bookham and Leatherhead RDA financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £384,603, which is significantly above the trustees' stated minimum reserves policy of £55,000. The charity reported a net income of £13,634 for the year, with total funds carried forward reaching £956,839, indicating a stable financial position. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Horsley, Bookham and Leatherhead RDA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Horsley, Bookham and Leatherhead RDA as a grant recipient include THE WISLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WISLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£12ksupport for 'The Welcome Pack Project' providing packs for families settling into the refuge

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/05/2021£93kRaise the roof for Horsley Bookham & Leatherhead Riding for the Disabledrhead

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 SNYDALE RDA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Horsley, Bookham and Leatherhead RDA£146k—0unclear—no doubt
SNYDALE RDA FY2025£30k——unclear—no doubt
ST IVES (BINGLEY) RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING FY2025£28k—0above—no doubt
ERME VALLEY RIDING FOR THE DISABLED LTD FY2025£139k—0above—no doubt
GADDESDEN PLACE RDA CENTRE FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt
WAKEFIELD RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION FY2025£93k—0unclear—no doubt

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