# **MOUNT PLEASANT GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED** ## **ANNUAL REPORT** # **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** **Registered Charity Number: 1127566** Page 1 of 9 ## **Mount Pleasant Group Riding for the Disabled** ## **Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2021** ## **Contents** ||Page| |---|---| |Trustee’s Report|3| |Reference and Administrative Details|5| |Receipts and Payments Account|7| |Statement of Assets and Liabilities|8| Page 2 of 9 ## **Mount Pleasant Group Riding for the Disabled** ## **Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2021** ## **Trustee’s Report** The trustees are pleased to present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 December 2021. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (effective 1 January 2015) ## **Objectives and Activities** The objects of the Group are to promote the objects of the Riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving (Company no 5010395) a charity registered under Charity number 244108 by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the Pencoed area. We provide weekly riding sessions to young people giving them the opportunity to interact with ponies, gain riding skills and work towards awards and competitions in riding. ## **Public Benefit** In accordance with Section 4 (6) of the Charities Act 2006 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, the Trustees of the charity have regarded the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. The Trustees consider this guidance at their annual general meeting and when planning their activities for the year. Page 3 of 9 ## **Mount Pleasant Group Riding for the Disabled** ## **Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2021** ## **Review of Activities** The Mount Pleasant Group RDA currently meet every Monday - Thursday and Saturday mornings. The team of volunteers provide riding, groundwork and riding simulator sessions working with up to 40 young people each week. Our young people have a range of physical and learning difficulties and our sessions allow them the opportunity to ride in an appropriate environment. The group continually has a waiting list of new riders waiting to join regular sessions. Some of our riders are often unable to attend at short notice through illness, those on the waiting list are able to ‘stand-by’ and attend sporadically until a permanent place becomes available. The Group is supported by a team of volunteers who assist in sessions and in fund raising activities. Some volunteers are working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award and the group are looking for ways to acknowledge the volunteering completed by volunteers, especially encouraging younger volunteers to continue to engage in volunteering. At the beginning of the Covid 19 Pandemic RDA sessions were put on hold. Gradually, as certain restrictions were lifted, groundwork sessions were permitted. These took place following the Covid regulations of mask wearing and keeping a 2m distance. During this time we made a grant application for a Mechanical Horse to enable us to return to riding sessions within the Covid regulations. The grant application was successful allowing us to take delivery of a Mechanical Horse and resume riding sessions. As restrictions eased, riding sessions were permitted to return. ## **Achievements** During the year we expanded our sessions to include support for local schools and we offer private riding sessions every weekday afternoon. Riders have completed proficiency tests in both riding and stable management for Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3. Riders have taken part in the Endurance league competition, organised by RDA National Office. 6 riders attended the South Wales regional qualifiers and qualified for the National championships. Page 4 of 9 All riders attending the National Championships were placed in their respective classes. Three riders attained Class Champion status and one of our volunteers won the award for Best Leader of the Championships. ## **Financial Position** The principal sources of funds for the charity are voluntary income, income from donations and fundraising events. The charity aims to hold two such events each year to raise both funds and the profile of the organisation in the local area. During the year, the charity organised two successful fundraising events. The charity had a net surplus of £6,296 in the year. ## **Reserves** The Trustees have agreed to keep an unrestricted level of funds to cover any emergency costs of treatment and stabling of the ponies used for riding sessions. In setting this figure, due regard has been given to reasonable vet fees and feed levels. Plus the committee is well aware that our ponies are not getting any younger and at sometime soon we may well need to purchase 2 or 3 ponies therefore sufficient funds are held to enable us to quickly make these purchases. The Trustees have decided this figure should be in the region of £3,000 per pony plus £2,000 for core running costs. At the end of the financial year, the reserves held were over this figure, in anticipation of additional cost during the coming year. Page 5 of 9 ## **Mount Pleasant Group Riding for the Disabled** ## **Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2021** ## **Risks** The Trustees have considered the risks to the Charity and are satisfied there are sufficient controls and systems in place to manage such risks. ## **Reference and administrative details** Charity Name: Mount Pleasant Group Riding for the Disabled Other Names Charity is Known By: Mount Pleasant RDA Registered Charity Number: 1127566 Registered Address: Mount Pleasant Stables Rhiwr Ceiliog Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NE Trustees: Mrs A Jeynes Mr C Jeynes – Chairman Mrs L Tiltman – Secretary Mrs L Hughes – Treasurer Bankers: Lloyds TSB Wyndham Street Bridgend Page 6 of 9 ## **Mount Pleasant Group Riding for the Disabled** ## **Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2022** ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Constitution** As a sub group of Riding for the Disabled Association, we have adopted their standard group constitution. This constitution was adopted on 23[rd] September 2008. Mount Pleasant Group RDA is a charity with registration number 1127566 under the umbrella of the Riding for the Disabled Association (Charity No. 244108). ## **Trustees** Trustees are appointed by the existing Trustees and are invited to attend a meeting prior to the invitation to become a Trustee. All new Trustees are issued with the Charity Commission guidance for the Essential Trustee. The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ report above. Signed on 4th October 2022 on behalf of the charity’s Trustees. ## Chri� Jeyne� ## Lynn� Tiltma� ………………………… ………………………… Mr C Jeynes Mrs L Tiltman Chairman Secretary Page 7 of 9 ## **Mount Pleasant Group Riding for the Disabled** ## **Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2021** ## **Receipts and Payments Account For the period 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021** ## **Unrestricted Funds** |**Income Receipts**
Donations
Grants
Fundraising Events
Charitable Activities
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Cost of Generating Funds
Charitable Activities
Management and Administration of the Charity
**Total Expenditure**
**Net of Receipts/(Payments)**
**Cash funds at 31 December 2021**|**2021**
**£**
**4,331**
**70,565**
**929**
**0**
**______**
**75,825**
**659**
**68,368**
**502**
**______**
**69,529**
______
**6,296**
**12,936**
|2020
£
18,251
3,424
0
2,000
**______**
23,675
0
22,340
0
**______**
22,340
______
1,335
6,640
| |---|---|---| Page 8 of 9 ## **Mount Pleasant Group Riding for the Disabled** ## **Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2021** ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities At 31 December 2021** |**Current Assets**
Cash at Bank
**Total Assets**
**Current Liabilities**
**Total Net Current Assets**
**Funds**
Unrestricted
**Total Funds**|**2021**
**£**
**12,936**
**______**
**12,936**
-
**______**
**12,936**
**______**
**12,936**
**______**
**12,936**
|2020
£
6,640
**______**
6,640
-
**______**
6,640| |---|---|---| |||**______**
6,640
**______**
6,640
| Approved by the Trustees on 4th October 2022 and signed on their behalf by; |Christophe� Jeyne�|Luc� Hughe�| |---|---| |…………………………|…………………………| |Mr C Jeynes|Mrs L Hughes| |Chairman|Treasurer| Page 9 of 9 # **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the** MOUNT PLEASANT GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED **trustees/ members of** 31 December 2021 **Charity** 1127566 **On accounts for the no (if year ended any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2021. **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the **basis of report** preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material **examiner's** matters have come to my attention in connection with the **statement** examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:  accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or  the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed:** _AJ Chiplen_ **Date:** 23/10/2022 Po | **Name:** Andrew Chiplen PO **Relevant** ACCA **professional** 1 **IER** **October 2018** **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 18 Y Lan Pencoed Bridgend, CF35 6SA ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 2 **IER** **October 2018** ## **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 3 **IER** **October 2018**