CHALKDOWN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1174554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHALKDOWN RDA

Based in Staplehurst, Kent, the Group provides therapeutic riding sessions for adults and children in the community with a broad range of physical and mental disabilities. Although part of the National Riding for the Disabled Association it is run on a completely independent and voluntary basis.

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 DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND/OR TO CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE KENT 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 achieved a record income of £72,893 and ended the year with cash reserves of £66,229, exceeding its stated policy target of one year's operating costs (approximately £50,000). Although running costs increased to £53,492, the Trustees consider the charity to be in a sound financial position and confident in its ability to meet future commitments.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CHALKDOWN RDA (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/05/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANGUS COMYN BOUCHER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Catherine Belinda Richards
• Claire Bound
• Colin Duncan Burgess
• Dr Karen Webb
• Emma Jane Ginger
• Kay Donovan
• Louise Johnson
• PAULINE ROESTENBURG

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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