SCROPTON RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CENTRE

Registered charity 1170646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision, to disabled children and adults, of instruction and practice in horse riding, stable management and carriage driving.

Objects

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 DERBYSHIRE 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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Latest income
£340k
Latest spending
£335k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £6,431 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £307,638 against costs of £314,070. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £26,750, which is below the stated policy target of three months' essential running costs. The charity remains heavily dependent on donations and grants to cover operating costs, as fees from activities are insufficient.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (41% of income)
“Total 259,486 48,153 307,638 320,806” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of essential running costs (held: £27k)
“The targeted reserves are 3 months’ worth of essential running costs, which the Trustees are working to achieve.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Scropton Equestrian Centre Ltd
“All mainstream riding lessons were conducted by the trading subsidiary Scropton Equestrian Centre Ltd (Company Number 03861792).” — page 7
Per its FY2024 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Nottinghamshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£340k£335k
31/12/2024£308k£314k
31/12/2023£321k£313k
31/12/2022£243k£238k
31/12/2021£157k£189k

Common questions

Is SCROPTON RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £6,431 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £307,638 against costs of £314,070. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £26,750, which is below the stated policy target of three months' essential running costs. The charity remains heavily dependent on donations and grants to cover operating costs, as fees from activities are insufficient. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SCROPTON RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SCROPTON RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CENTRE as a grant recipient include SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2025£19kSustaining Therapeutic Activities with Horses in 2025/6
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2022£10kJubilee Stable Club relaunch
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2021£10kIntroducing Equine Facilitated Learning at Scropton RDA
UK government23/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England13/12/2019£10kCOVID-19 Small Grants Repurposing