RIDING FOR SMILES

Registered charity 1174773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

RfS offers inclusive, innovative equestrian based activities to disabled and vulnerable young people who have physical, social, learning, behavioural and mental disabilities and those who are disaffected, excluded or marginalised. Our sessions provide enjoyable, enrichment experiences to develop confidence and self-esteem, positive interaction, motivation, calmness, thoughtfulness and resilience.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£40k
Latest spending
£88k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document is a bank statement for the 'RFS BANK BALCommunity BANK ACCOUNT' and does not contain a full set of financial accounts, trustees' report, or summary of income and expenditure. Consequently, no assessment of the charity's overall financial health, reserves, or operational costs can be derived from this text alone.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£40k£88k
31/03/2024£103k£114k
31/03/2023£47k£58k
31/03/2022£64k£55k
31/03/2021£52k£14k

Common questions

Is RIDING FOR SMILES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document is a bank statement for the 'RFS BANK BALCommunity BANK ACCOUNT' and does not contain a full set of financial accounts, trustees' report, or summary of income and expenditure. Consequently, no assessment of the charity's overall financial health, reserves, or operational costs can be derived from this text alone.

Who funds RIDING FOR SMILES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RIDING FOR SMILES as a grant recipient include THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£57kPhysical Health & Handicap
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£2kDonations made during the year
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England30/05/2025£15kSmiley Riding Club
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kSocial Riding Club
Sport England13/07/2020£5kToyota Parasport Fund - Carriage Driving
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2020£10kEnrichment for the disadvantaged
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2020£33kMental Health
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2019£10kEnrichment for the disadvantaged