2022-01-31-accounts - Broadlands Group Riding For The Disabled Association

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 02 2021 To 31 01 2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Broadlands Group Riding for the Disabled Other names charity is known by None Registered charity number (if any) 1170398 Charity's principal address Broadlands Lower Paice Lane Medstead, Alton, Hampshire Postcode GU34 5PX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Mrs S Stratford
Mr N Hoppitt	Chairman
Mrs S Mason	DeputyChairman
Mr I Gibson
Mrs A Tomlinson	Treasurer
Mr N Stratford
Mr R Benton		04/08/2021
Mrs S Vey		03/09/2021
Mr A Williams		04/08/2021
Mrs S Rafter		21/10/2021

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
	None

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Financial	Vicky Efstathiou	Applewood LLP, St Mary’s House, Church St, Bentworth, Alton, Hants, GU34 5RD
Centre Manager	Jacky Nuth	Broadlands Group RDA, Lower Paice Lane, Medstead.

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

N/a

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

CIO

(eg. trust, association, company)

At each AGM one third of trustees retire and can be re-elected by the meeting. Trustee selection methods They retire in rotation, longest serving first. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Trustees conduct reviews of all our compliance documentation including; Health and Safety, Child Protection Policy and an assessment of major risks that may affect our charity. The policies and relevant information are on a public display in the viewing gallery at the stables and available for the volunteers, participants, parents and carers and visitors to read. All volunteers have attended Safeguarding Courses as part of our policy to keep volunteers and staff aware of our Child and vulnerable Adults Protection Procedures.

Covid has continued as a threat to the charity, and everyone continues to work with awareness. Fortunately, we are working in the open air which has reduced the potential for infection. Volunteers and staff are aware of the risks to our participants and have not attended if feeling unwell. We have been able to run most sessions to support our participants with their physical and mental health.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	To provide regular therapeutic equine therapy including horse-riding lessons, carriage driving and ground based equine therapy for children and adults with disabilities, to benefit their health and wellbeing.
	We as Trustees are dedicated to the public benefit that our charity delivers to children and adults with disabilities. We provided therapeutic equine therapy to children and adults in groups or on a one-to-one basis depending on their needs throughout the year. One of our aims is to give them an experience that will challenge them to achieve personal goals in an environment that is safe but full of possibilities and training towards future employment. We have a strong relationship with a specialist school, Shepherd’s Down and remain in close contact with them and hope to resume riding. Children from the school ride during the term and their progress is closely monitored. Reports are issued for the school and parents to demonstrate progress. We believe all progress is a great achievement. Treloar’s College, profoundly disabled students have been attending when Covid safe for ground based equine therapy We introduced riding for individuals during school time. Several schools saw the benefit of allowing children to participate as it assisted with their mental and physical wellbeing. Individual riders participate in Saturday lessons. We continue to focus on the welfare of the ponies, maintaining their health and fitness using experienced able-bodied riders.

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

To provide regular therapeutic equine therapy including horse-riding
lessons, carriage driving and ground based equine therapy for children
and adults with disabilities, to benefit their health and wellbeing.

We as Trustees are dedicated to the public benefit that our charity
delivers to children and adults with disabilities.
We provided therapeutic equine therapy to children and adults in groups
or on a one-to-one basis depending on their needs throughout the year.
One of our aims is to give them an experience that will challenge them to
achieve personal goals in an environment that is safe but full of
possibilities and training towards future employment.
We have a strong relationship with a specialist school, Shepherd’s Down
and remain in close contact with them and hope to resume riding.
Children from the school ride during the term and their progress is closely
monitored. Reports are issued for the school and parents to demonstrate
progress. We believe all progress is a great achievement.
Treloar’s College, profoundly disabled students have been attending
when Covid safe for ground based equine therapy
We introduced riding for individuals during school time. Several schools
saw the benefit of allowing children to participate as it assisted with their
mental and physical wellbeing.
Individual riders participate in Saturday lessons.
We continue to focus on the welfare of the ponies, maintaining their
health and fitness using experienced able-bodied riders.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Up to 80 volunteers give their time during the week and on Saturdays to assist our participants achieve their personal goals. We also have 10 coaches that are following the RDA coaching pathway. They are a valuable group of volunteers that plan lessons and take lessons for all levels of rider ability.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

The volunteers are trained to maintain a high standard of care, so that the participants can achieve their personal goals. The horses are well cared for, trained and happy to do this work. Without the dedication of the volunteers our charity would not be able to operate and make the difference to the lives of so many children and adults.

We have teenager volunteers too, who, while helping, learn about disabilities and the problems of those less fortunate than themselves and the determination of these participants to overcome their difficulties. Many doing this as part of their Duke of Edinburgh awards.

Our Centre Manager has completed her training in Equine Facilitated Pyschotraumatology with IFEEL (training was delayed during Covid restrictions) which will enable Broadlands to offer support to adults with severe stress, trauma and PTSD.

We have achieved our objective of qualifying with RDA National Office as an approved RDA Carriage Driving Centre and started sessions for people who cannot ride and users of wheelchairs, we have two specially adapted carriages.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Our strategy:

We are committed as a charity to providing all our participants with an experience that will enable them to achieve goals set by themselves and/or by our team of dedicated coaches and volunteers.

We see the benefit that equine therapy can have both physically and mentally in the way they sit and respond to those about them. The progress is recorded and is very rewarding for all.

We continue to keep our volunteers and supporters in touch with activities at the centre through our weekly email, Pony Express. This has enabled us to continue to share our successes with all whilst they were not able to be on site.

The successful addition of carriage driving increases the level of disability we can support and with several kilometres of restricted byways directly accessible form our centre and we will work with the County and Local Councils to refurbish them to suit carriage driving.

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Section E Financial review

Reserves are placed in an easy access interest account.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/a

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

We continue to fund raise locally and from as wide a range of source as possible, including personal donations, charitable trusts and other fundraising.

Our website and weekly newsletter keeps our participants, supporters and donors updated with our activities and presents an excellent picture of our work.

The funds are carefully managed to ensure they are spent carefully to maintain the horses/pony’s health and fitness; opportunities are continually sought to reduce the costs where possible. Funds donated for specific items are ear marked and used accordingly.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Nigel Hoppitt

Full name(s) Nigel Hoppitt

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

Date 26/09/2022

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Broadlands Group Riding for the Disabled

On accounts for the year 31/01/2022 Charity no 1170398 ended (if 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 / 01 / 2022 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the 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: Date: 25/4/2022 Name: Victoria Efstathiou Relevant professional FCCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 8 Holland Drive, Medstead, Hampshire, GU345TD

October 2018

IER

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).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER