## ## ## ## ## ## |Object|i|v|e|s and|Activ|iti|es||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||SORP reference||| |Summary|||ofthe purposes|||of||To promote the objects ofthe Riding for|| |the charity||||as set out|in its|||the Disabled Association,
a charity|| |governing|||document|||||registered
under charity number 244208|| |||||||||by providing
disabled
people with the|| |||||||||opportunity
to ride to benefit their health|| |||||||||and well being
in the mid-west|| |||||||||Gloucestershire
area|| |Summary
activities|||ofthe main
in relation to those||||Para 1.17and
1.19|The Charity provides equestrian
services specifically for people with|| |purposes|||for the public|||||disabilities
(both physical
and learning|| |benefit,||in particular,|||the|||difficulties)
in order for them to gain|| |activities,|||projects or|||||therapeutic
benefit.
These activities|| |services||identified
in|||the|||include
riding therapy
and training,|| |accounts.||||||||training
on animal care and stable|| |||||||||management,
competitions
and|| |||||||||educational
activities.|| |||||||||Our group works with adults and|| |||||||||children
with a range ofdisabilities|and| |||||||||reasons for taking part.|| |||||||||The core purpose ofthe Charity is to|| |||||||||benefit the health and well-being
of|| |||||||||people with disabilities
through
the|| |||||||||delivery ofeffective and life-enhancing|| |||||||||therapy,
the opportunity
to learn new|| |||||||||skills, achieve personal
goals and|| |||||||||ambitions
and the chance to enjoy|| |||||||||taking part in a social activity that|| |||||||||romotes
eneral well-bein
.|| |Statement||||confirming|||Para 1.18|During the year to March 2023 whilst|| |whether||the trustees|||have|||conducting
the aforementioned|| |had regard||||to the guidance||||charitable
work the Trustees
have had|| |issued|by||the Charity|||||regard to the guidance
issued by the|| |Commission||||on public||||Charity Commission
on Public Benefit|| |benefit|||||||||| |Policy on|grant making|grant making|grant making|Para 1.38||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Para 1.38||| |Policy on|social investment|||||| |including|program||related|||| |investment||||||| ||||||We have in the region ofseventy|| |||||Para 1.38|volunteers
who carry out a range ofvital|| |Contribution||made|by||tasks. For example:|volunteer
roles or| |volunteers|||||duties can include:|| ||||||Assisting
with rides:|each rider can| ||||||need up to four volunteers
supporting|| ||||||them (instructors,
leaders, side walkers|| ||||||and followers).|| ||||||Preparing
the ponies|for the rides.| ||||||General
pony care (EVERY day ofthe|| ||||||week, every day ofthe year!)|| ||||||Stable and
addock|maintenance.| ||||||Rider and volunteer|co-ordination| |Other|||||Fund Raising|| ||||||Charity administration|| ## |||||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Watershed
RDA Group has provided| ||||||1178rides for approximately
43 children
and adults during
the year to31"March| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,||||Para 1.20|2023| |identifying|the|difference the|||We own or loan on long term five ponies| |charity's|work|has made to|||and an additional
one (not owned
by| |the circumstances|||of its||Watershed)
is brought
in when required| |beneficiaries
and|||any wider||usually
on one day a week| |benefits to society as a|||||| |whole.|||||We keep our website
up to date to| ||||||provide beneficial
sharing of news and| ||||||events together
with Facebook and| ||||||Twitter pages enhance the promotion| ||||||and communication
ofthe Group.| |Achievements|against|Para 1.41| |---|---|---| |objectives set||| |inancial
Review|inancial
Review|inancial
Review||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's
financial
position at the end|||Para 1.21|The Charity has a total off143,274
31"March 2023||at| |ofthe
eriod||||||| |Statement
explaining|the||Para 1.22|Reserves|are held to cover unexpected|| |policy for holding
reserves||||expenditure
—the vehicle needs||| |stating
why they are|held|||replacing|in the near future, also all|the| |||||ponies are quite old and veterinary||fees| |||||are expensive.||| |Amount
of reserves|held||Para 1.22|Reserves|held - f95,442|| |Reasons for holding|zero||Para 1.22|NIA||| |reserves||||||| |Details offund materially||in|Para 1.24|N/A||| |deficit||||||| |Explanation
of any|||Para 1.23|NIA||| |uncertainties
about|the|||||| |charity continuing
as a going||||||| |concern||||||| |concern|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Additional||information|||(optional)||||| |You ma|choose to include further statements||||||where relevant
about||| ||||||||The majority ofour|income comes from|| ||||||||donations
and usually some fund||| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds
(including||||||Para 1.47|raising efforts with
being generated
by|a small amount
a85 contribution|per| |any fundraising)|||||||rider considerably|less than the|| ||||||||commercial
rate for ridin
lessons||| |Investment
objectives||policy and
including
any||||Para 1.46|||| |social investment||||policy|||||| |adopted|||||||||| |A description|||of the principal|||Para 1.46|||| |risks facing|||the charity||||||| ||||||||The majority ofour|expenditure
is spent|| |Other|||||||on the stables and|looking after the|| ||||||||ponies —our normal expenditure||| ||||||||consists of:||| ||||||||Pony care —groom|wages, feed, farrier,|| ||||||||veterinary
etc||| ||||||||Rent —premises
and grazing
land||| ||||||||Insurance —vehicle, premises
and||| ||||||||public liability||| ||||||||Paddock and general maintenance||| ||||||||Vehicle related expenses —tractor &||| ||||||||truck.||| ## |Description|Description|of charity's||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |trusts:||||||| |Type ofgoverning
document||||Para 1.25|Constitution
adopted October 2018|| |How is the charity||||Para 1.25|Charitable
Incorporated
Organisation|| |constituted?|||||CIO|| |Trustee|selection methods|||Para 1.25|New trustees are interviewed
and|| |including|details of any||||appointed
by existing trustees,
with|| |constitutional||provisions|e.g.||ratification
by the RDA group members|| |election|to post or name||of||at the AGIN|| |any person||or body entitled||||| |to appoint one or more||||||| |trustees||||||| |Additional|information||(optional)|||| |You ma|choose to include further statements||||where relevant
about|| ||||||A minimum
offour Trustee meetings|are| ||||||held annually,
plus others as required.|| |Policies
adopted|and
for|procedures
the induction||Para 1.51|Further sub committees
meetings are
normally
held for example to discuss|| |and training||oftrustees|||fund raising.|| ||||||There were seven trustees active for the|| ||||||whole year to31"Ilarch 2023|| |The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider||||Para 1.51||| |network|with|which the||||| |charity works||||||| ||||||The Group operates
under the national|| ||||||umbrella
organisation
ofthe Riding|for| |Relationship||with any||Para 1.51|Disabled Association
but is a separate|| |related parties|||||and independent
charity responsible|for| ||||||its own governance
and funding.|| ||||||To ensure the on going safety ofour|| |Other|||||volunteers,
riders and ponies the Group|| ||||||carries out an annual
risk assessment.|| ||||||The Group has a number ofpolicies|in| ||||||place to promote good governance|and| ||||||to ensure the safety ofour riders,|| ||||||onies and volunteers|| ## ## |Charit|name|||Watershed|Ridin|for the Disabled| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the charit|||uses|||| |Re istered charit||number||1164924||| |Charity's|principal|address||Watershed|Stables,|| |||||Coates, Cirencester,||| |||||Glos.||| |||||GL7 6NS||| |ames|ofthe|charity trus|tees who evnage|Aechary|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Trustee|name|0%ce(ifany l|BISsaasNsal I' not for whole|Name
to a|ofperson (or body) entitled
oint trustee
ifan|| ||Pam Farnsworth||Chairperson||||| ||William|Lash|Secretary||||| ||Sandra|McCallum|Treasurer||||| ||Kate Beim||Fund Raising||||| ||Lorraine|Hackett|Pony Care||||| ||Kathy Mottershead||Safeguarding||||| ||Richard|Harrison|Governance||||| |8|||||||| |9|||||||| |10|||||||| |11|||||||| |12|||||||| |13|||||||| |14|||||||| |15|||||||| |16|||||||| |17|||||||| |18|||||||| |19|||||||| |20|||||||| ## ## ## ## |||Page| |---|---|---| |Information||| |Statement ofassets and|liabilities|| |Receipts and payments|accounts|| |Receipts and payments|details|4-5| ## ## |Chairperson|Pam Farnsworth| |---|---| |Secretary|Bill Lash| |Treasurer|Sandra McCallum| |Trustees|Pam Farnsworth| ||Bill Lash| ||Sandra
McCallum| ||Kate Beim| ||Lorraine
Hackett| ||Kathy Mottershed| ||Richard
Harrison| ## |Bank Accounts||| |---|---|---| ||31.3.23|31.3.22| |Current Accounts|11,145|74,317| |Deposit Account|132,129|71,325| ||143,274|145,642| |Restricted
Funds||| |Mess room fund|17,000|17,000| |Pony fund|20,470|29,700| |Machinery
and vehicle fund|19,900|35,385| |Yard manager|23,665|28,081| |Bursary 8 Sensory|14,407|16,015| |Restricted
Funds total|95,442|126,181| |Unrestricted
Funds|47,832|19,461| ||143,274|145,642| ## ## |||||Year ended|Year ended| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||31.3.23|31.3.22| |||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |||funds|funds|funds|funds| |Total receipts for the year||50,710||50,710|53,081| |Total payments
for the|year|18,643|34,434|53,078|28,339| |Net receipts/(payments)|for the year|32,066 -|34,434|2,368|24,742| |Cash funds at 1st April||19,461|126,181|145,642|120,900| |Debtors settled|||||| |Creditors settled|||||| |Net surplus
for the year||32,066 -|34,434|2,368|24,742| |Cash funds as at 31st Ma rch||51,527|91,747|143,274|145,642| ## ||||||Year ended|Year ended| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||31.3.23|3'l.3.22| |||Unrestricted||Restricted|Total|Total| |||funds||funds|funds|funds| |INCOME||'E|||E|F| |Card Sales|||468||468|879| |Donations||31,381|||31,381|35,574| |Insurance
Claim||||||| |Friends Scheme||2,752|||2,752|3,232| |Fundraising||2,926|||2,926|| |Gift Aid||||||1,909| |Grants||||||| |Holidays
(Income)||||||| |interest|||864||864|12| |Legacies||4,500|||4,500|| |Mess Room Fundraising||||||| |Mess Room Donations||||||| |Mileage @45ppm
Muck Sales|||145||145|150| |Pony Sale
Riders' Contributions||6,573|||6,573|4,041| |Sales of Saddlery|and Tack||267||267|75| |Sales|||425||425|128| |Share of Hay
Other|||409||409|7,081| |Total Income||50,710|||50,710|53,081| ## ||||||Year ended|Year ended|Year ended| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||31.3.23||31.3.22| |||Unrestricted||Restricted|Total||Total| |||funds||funds|funds||funds| |EXPENDITURE|||||||E| |Bank charge|||73|||73|96| |Bedding|||446|||446|378| |Capital Equipment||||19,180|19,180||3,695| |Catering/Outings|||243|||243|57| |Cleaner|||458|||458&|548| |DBSapplications|||192|||192|24| |Electricity 8 water||1,013|||1,013||668| |Farrier||1,539|||1,539||1,504| |Feed|||48|||48|98| |Fundraising
expenses|||488|||488|725| |Groom||||4,416|4,416.||4,442| |Hay|||938|||938|750| |Holidays
(Outgo)|||||||| |Legal and professional|fees||25|||25|| |Maintenance|||640|||640|1,724| |Mess Room Expenditure|||||||| |Paddock Maintenance|||805|||805|806| |Pony purchase||||9,230|9,230||| |Sensory Trail||||1,608|1,608||3985| |Prems 8 Empl Insurance|||881|||881|757| |Rates|||243|||243|123| |RDA|||675|||675|538| |Rent|||972|||972|987| |Saddlery
and Tack|||933|||933|502| |Stationery
8 postage|||791|||791|170| |Tractor|||188|||188|151| |Training|||||||| |Vehicle fuel|||667|||667|566| |Vehicle Insurance||1,419|||1,419||449| |Vehicle Service|||28|||28|297| |Vehicle Tax|||450|||450|275| |Veterinary||3,784|||3,784||1,308| |Welfare|||||||| |Other (expenditure)|||706|||706|2,718| |TOTAL EXPENDITURE||18,643||34,434|53,078||28,339| ## ##