HAWORTH RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING
RIDING LESSONS FOR CHILDREN/ADULTS WITH LEARNING/PHYSICAL DISABILTIES.STABLE MANAGEMENT/HORSE CARE AS ABOVE.SOCIAL INTERACTION.
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 KEIGHLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £168,991.00 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total income of £339,261.55 against total expenditure of £294,790.88. The trustees report that the charity relies heavily on volunteers and that staff salaries are funded by restricted income from the Big Lottery Fund.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 32
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 28
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 36
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/07/2023)
Trustees
- Alan Gibsonchair
- Cathy Gibson
- Darrell Butterfield
- Nicola Helen Hargreaves
- Phoebe Dearden
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £339k | £295k |
| 31/10/2024 | £370k | £304k |
| 31/10/2023 | £289k | £286k |
| 31/10/2022 | £242k | £220k |
| 31/10/2021 | £195k | £197k |
Common questions
Is HAWORTH RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £168,991.00 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total income of £339,261.55 against total expenditure of £294,790.88. The trustees report that the charity relies heavily on volunteers and that staff salaries are funded by restricted income from the Big Lottery Fund. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HAWORTH RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HAWORTH RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING as a grant recipient include LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £4k | |
| LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/06/2024 | £515k | Continuation funding - improving health of disabled people using horse riding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/08/2023 | £8k | Volunteer Coordinator |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2022 | £10k | Increasing session availability for disabled people. |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/01/2021 | £3k | Restarting RDA activites post current lockdown |
| UK government | 19/05/2020 | £2k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/12/2019 | £8k | Refurbishment of indoor riding arena |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/04/2019 | £470k | Haworth Riding for the Disabled Group ? improving the health and wellb |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/05/2018 | £9k | Projects Coordinator |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWORTH RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING | £339k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SCROPTON RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CENTRE | £340k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NUNEATON AND NORTH WARWICKSHIRE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED | £366k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NANTWICH & DISTRICT RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING | £89k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTH FERRIBY RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION | £177k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ARROW RIDING CENTRE FOR DISABLED | £207k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |