CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS

Registered charity 212644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PONY RIDING FOR THE DISABLED TRUST, PONY RIDING TRUST FOR THE DISABLED

The provision of horse and pony riding to people with special needs

Objects

(1) THE RELIEF OF DISABLED AND INFIRM PERSONS (WITH THE APPROVAL OF CONSENT OF THEIR MEDICAL ADVISERS) BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR HORSE AND PONY RIDING AND DRIVING INTENED TO PROMOTE THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND MORE ESPECIALLY THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL REHABILITATION AND WELL-BEING; (2) THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE OF RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF HORSE AND PONY RIDING FOR THE PURPOSES AFORESAID.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Animals · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £3,069,997, supported by a net income of £210,459. The charity holds significant investments valued at £2,228,617 to provide regular income streams. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts.

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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chigwell Riding Trust For Special Needs (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fran Maskellchair
• Dr JOANNA ELIZABETH THOMAS
• Emma Jane Padfield
• JOHN WOODCOCK
• Richard Pohl
• Sally Ann Crone
• Sophie Lingfield

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Redbridge

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEWHAM RIDING SCHOOL AND ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

• NEWHAM RIDING SCHOOL AND ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £538k
• THE DIAMOND CENTRE FOR DISABLED RIDERS income £578k
• DIGSWELL PLACE GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION income £155k
• THE HORSE RANGERS ASSOCIATION (HAMPTON COURT)LIMITED income £681k
• MARGARET HAES RIDING CENTRE LTD income £232k
• CONQUEST CENTRE LIMITED income £777k

Side by side with its peers

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