## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
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Period start date Period end date
From 01 04 2025 To 31 03 2026
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## Reference and administration details
## **Charity name**
Mid Sussex Riding for the Disabled Association
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address**
1171410
15 High Street Hurstpierpoint **Postcode** BN6 9TT
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Catherine Pugh Till 31/7/26
2 Vanessa Hornsby
3 Sally Franklin Treasurer
4 Sarah Fiedosiuk Chair
5 Chrissie Novelle
6 Elizabeth Lovett From 31/7/26
7 Janet Faulkener From 31/7/26
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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
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
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 opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the Mid Sussex area.
Assisted horse riding activities
**Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects**
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## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- Policy on grantmaking
- Policy programme related investment
- Contribution made by Volunteers
## Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Progress and enjoyment of all our riders – adults and children Relocated charitable activities to a new livery yard more suitable
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## **Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
To maintain sufficient reserves to continue activities in years where expenditure exceeds income
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **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)**
Sally Franklin **Full name(s)** Sarah Fiedosiuk **Position (eg secretary, chair,** Chairman **etc) Date** 31/07/2026
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