## **Riding for the Disabled, North Staffordshire Group Trustees Annual Report For the Period Ended 31st August 2025** Riding for the Disabled, North Staffordshire Group is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation, number 1166197. (The Group) During the period to 31st August 2025, the following individuals were Trustees responsible for the Group. Miss Emma Green Chairman until June 2025 Mrs Claire Lockett – Chairman from June 2025 Dr. Catherine Campbell Secretary Mrs Sally Oxley Mrs Karen Snaith Mr Paul Buckley -Treasurer from July Miss Rebecca Eardley Treasurer until June 2025 / Resigned June 2025 Trustees are appointed by invitation from the current trustees and are not remunerated. The Group’s Professional Agents and Advisors are: Independent Examiner Mrs A. Graham FCA 8, Romford Meadow Eccleshall Staffordshire ST21 6SP Bankers Barclays Bank Plc 36, Town Road Hanley Stoke on Trent ST1 2JQ - Transferred to NatWest Bank, Longton, Staffs (A) Branch, Market Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, ST3 2HW. The aim of the Group is to promote the objectives of the Riding for the Disabled Association (incorporating carriage-driving) a charity registered under charity number 1166197 by providing people with the opportunity to ride and/or carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the North Staffordshire area. The objectives are reviewed at trustee meetings to ensure the activities remain focused on its stated purposes. The Group is a community of volunteers who work together to deliver our objectives. The Trustees value the input of all people who are involved, both participants and volunteers. The importance of training and achievement to deliver a high-quality service is valued by the Trustees. The commitment of the volunteers is the backbone of the Group’s success and the Trustees support the recruitment, retention and recognition of volunteers to ensure sufficient quality people to deliver our services. The Group’s income and expenditure on charitable activities are very reliant from year to year upon the level of voluntary income and legacies received. The Group continues to fundraise, receives small contributions from participants and donations from benefactors. This year we received over £2000 from several donations. We are extremely grateful for such donations. The bulk of the Group’s general expenditure is on pony hire; this is covered entirely from Rider contributions. No profit is made from the hire and provision of riding. At the period end the Group had a closing balance in the NatWest account was £6998.82 and £20267.63 in the Hanley Economic account. P.A.Buckley - Treasurer CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent axaminer's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl rnernbers of North StaffoTdshire Riding lorthe Dtsabled On a¢counts for th¢ year ndèd Charfty n Ilf any) 1166197 Sis* A Set oui on p8go5 I report to the trustees on my examination of th8 account5 of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended R08pon8lbllltl•¥ and A8 the charty trus1888 of the Trust. you arè r88ponsi￿e forthe preparation ba818 of r•port of the accounts in acGordan¢e wrth th8 requirements of the Charrtres Act 2011 Ilhe Acri. I report in respect of rny examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying trLJI my examination, I have followed th8 applIcab￿ Directions gi¥en by the Charity Commis$Kin under Section 14515llbl of the Ad. I have wnplet8d my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention lolher than that disdosed below'l in connection with the exaMinat￿n whith giv￿ me rAu$e to belleve that in, any material respecL a¢r￿untIng records were not kept In accordance wth $edion 130 of the AGI or the a¢¢ounts do not accord with the ￿¢OUntIng record8 Independent ¥xaminerfs statsm•nt I have no concems and have come across no other matters in conneetv)n with the examination to which attention shoukl be drawn in orderto enabb a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' P￿85& delete the wvnls the brackets rflhey do not 8ppIy. Signed.. Name: Amanda Graham Relevant prof8851onal qual[n￿lbOn1sI or body Ilf anyl: FGA Address: 8 Romford Me&kni E￿￿$ha Stafford. sr216SP IER October 2018 Section Dis¢losure Only Complete if the examiner needs to highlight ¥natters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of ¢harrty ac¢ounts'. directlons and guldance for examiners). Giv8 here briof dgtsils of any itwns that the 8xaminer wlshes to dls¢lose. IER October 2018 CHARIIY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALFS Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Forlhe period To s14￿25 Section A Recespts aiid payments UnrestriGtpd nd Endowment lund• fund Totsi lunth La*yg¥ Al R•col loos 625 425 102 a19D JM20 Sub total(Gross ificome for ARI &T47 G.747 A2As9etand In¥estmentSBles, $80 1•b￿l. 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