KINGLEY VALE GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING

Registered charity 1173992 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGLEY VALE GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION

The Group works with children with a range of disabilities and promotes general good health and well being through interaction with the ponies, and by learning to ride them. They achieve success in riding the ponies with adult specialist training and support, which in turn builds confidence in the individual. Children improve their core balance and large motor skills.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING A CHARITY REGISTERED UNDER CHARITY NUMBER 244108 ("THE ASSOCIATION") BY PROVIDING DISABLE PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND/OR TO CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE WEST SUSSEX 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 unrestricted income increased significantly to £59,937, largely due to a £55,000 legacy received during the year. Total charitable and governance expenditure was £6,342, resulting in a net increase in cash assets which stood at £60,160 at the end of the period. The trustees' report confirms that sufficient funds were received to cover operational costs and equipment needs.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/10/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mairi Rose Ameschair
• ANGELA JEANETTE CRANE
• Deborah Wills
• Frances Susan Forsyth
• Jane Clementson
• PAULA PENFOLD

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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