ANDOVER RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1170641 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANDOVER RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING, ANDOVER RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATION CARRIAGE DRIVING

The Charity provides equestrian services specifically for people with disabilities in order for them to gain therapeutic benefit and have the opportunity to achieve. These activities include riding therapy and training; carriage driving; training on animal care and stable management; competitions and educational activities and specific projects aimed at providing therapeutic benefit.

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 HAMPSHIRE 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,420 for the year, increasing its unrestricted funds to £83,329. The trustees confirmed that adequate reserves and cash are maintained to cover running deficits and fund service expansion, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Andover Riding for the Disabled (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Mary Childschair
• Brenda Adams
• Gilly Summers
• MARK EDMUND KEEDWELL HYSON
• Maureen Carol Wood
• PENELOPE EVELYN PALLISTER WILKINS
• Pauline Sandra Copping
• Pauline Stirling
• Sean Cannon · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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