**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 

**From 01 04 2024 To 31 03 2025** Reference and administration details ~~ee~~ 

## **Charity name** MID SUSSEX RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION ~~CP~~ 

**Other names charity is known by** 

> **Registered charity number (if any)** ~~CT~~ 1171410 

> **Charity's principal address** Penshurst Fox Hill Village Haywards Heath 

**Postcode** RH16 4QZ 

**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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|**Trustee name**<br>**Office (if any)**<br>**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**<br>~~ee~~<br>~~Gn~~<br>~~eeeeee~~<br>~~ee~~||||
|CATHERINE<br>PUGH<br>CHAIRMAN<br>FROM 18/7/24<br>~~ee~~<br>~~Gn~~<br>~~eeeeee~~<br>~~ee~~<br>~~esesns~~||||
|RUBY GRIMSHAW<br>~~ee ee ee~~<br>~~ee~~<br>~~esesns~~<br>~~esesGe~~||||
|PAULINE COOKE<br>SECRETARY<br>~~es esns~~<br>~~esesGe~~<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee ee~~<br>~~ee~~||||
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## **Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document 

CONSTITUTION 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

How the charity is constituted CHARITABLE INCORPORTED ORGANISATION 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Trustee selection methods 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

ELECTED BY TRUSTEES 

## **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. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING BY PROVIDING DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE OPPURTUNITY TO RIDE AND / OR TO CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIT HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN THE MID SUSSEX AREA 

ASSISTED HORSE RIDING ACTIVITIES 

**Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects** 

**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

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

   - Policy on grantmaking 

- Policy  programme related investment 

   - Contribution made by Volunteers 

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## Achievements and performance 

PROGRESS AND ENJOYMENT OF ALL OUR RIDERS – ADULTS AND **Summary of the main** CHILDREN **achievements of the charity during the year** 

## **Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT RESERVES TO CONTINUE ACTIVITIES IN YEARS WHERE EXPENDITURE EXCEEDS INCOME 

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## **Details of any funds materially** NONE **in deficit** 

**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. 

## **Other optional information** 

## **Declaration** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** CATHERINE PUGH **Position (eg secretary, chair,** CHAIRMAN **etc)** 

**Date** 31/07/2025 

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|MID SUSSEX RIDING FOR THE DISABLED|
|1171410|
|ASSOCIATION|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|Period start date|Period end date|
|To|
|from|01/04/2024|31/03/2025|
|ae|
|Section A Receipts and payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|£|£|£|£|£|
|A1 Receipts|
|Riders donations|6,845|-|-|6,845|7,440|
|Donations|593|-|-|593|1,074|
|Fund raising|2,389|-|-|2,389|436|
|Just giving and Amazon|438|-|-|438|556|
|HMRC Gift aid|735|-|-|735|685|
|Interest received|866|-|-|866|954|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|11,866|-|-|11,866|11,145|
|A2 Asset and investment sales, etc.|-|-|-|-|-|
|ue|Total receipts|11,866|-|-|11,866|11,145|
|A3 Payments|
|Horse purchase|8,500|-|-|8,500|-|
|Horse hire|6,105|6,105|8,045|
|Livery|5,545|-|-|5,545|3,415|
|Veterinary|2,732|-|-|2,732|1,053|
|Riding equipment purchased|356|-|-|356|534|
|Hoist repairs and inspections|600|-|-|600|396|
|Insurance|2,280|-|-|2,280|1,549|
|RDA Subscription|200|-|-|200|250|
|Courses and DBS Checks|421|-|-|421|-|
|Website|1,338|-|-|1,338|355|
|Sundries|429|-|-|429|839|
|Sub total|
|28,506|-|-|28,506|16,436|
|A4 Asset and investment purchases,|
|etc.|-|-|-|-|-|
|Total payments|28,506|-|-|28,506|16,436|
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|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|**(16,640)**<br>**-**<br>**70,686**<br>**54,046**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|**(16,640)**|**(5,291)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**70,686**|**-**<br>**75,977**|
|||||**54,046**|**70,686**|
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|||**end of the period**|||
|**Categories**<br>**Signed by two trustees on behalf of all**<br>**the trustees**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**Fund Raising**|**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Ditchling Fair<br>Sponsored Walk<br>Petty cash<br>Current account<br>Deposit account<br>Signature<br>**TOTAL**||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**127**<br>**-**<br>**958**<br>**-**<br>**52,961**<br>**-**<br>**54,046**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**720**<br>**-**<br>**1,669**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,389**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Catherine Pugh - Chairman<br>Pauline cooke - Secretary||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||||OK<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||||Date of<br>approval<br>31-Jul<br>31-Jul|