2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
**From **	1	April	2020	To	31 March	2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1174773

Riding for Smiles

Charity's principal address Bank House Farm Mansfield Road Creswell, Worksop Postcode S80 4AA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Dr Geoff Cutts	Chair/Treasurer
	Sharon Tolley
	Sarah Atkin
	Helen Stuckey	Secretary

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
Special Educational Needs	Stephanie Hind

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

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

New trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees Trustee selection methods

• (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.

Section C Objectives and activities

• To develop and deliver a range of equestrian experiences especially for young people and adults who are disabled, disadvantaged, vulnerable or in need of distraction or relief from hurt and pain.

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

• To plan, monitor and report on each experience or sequence of experiences to provide feedback in partnership with schools and groups. RfS will aim to link experiences to the curriculum where possible.

• To seek funding to support those schools, groups and individuals who are not able to fund themselves.

• To evaluate the project to report improvements in participants’ social skills, self-esteem, self-confidence, responsibility, application, attitude, and wellbeing.

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Riding for Smiles is a charity offering inclusive and innovative equestrian based activities to disabled and vulnerable children, young people, and adults.

Activities include horse riding lessons, trekking, carriage riding, grooming, cleaning tack, stable management (poo picking), filling hay nets, having a drink and a chat (MIND), educational short sessions (difference between walk, trot, canter, gallop). Activities are designed to meet the needs of the group and their progression through the sessions.

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)

We work with those who have physical, social, learning, behavioural and emotional/mental disabilities, or multiple needs and those who are disaffected, excluded, or marginalised.

Our sessions and activities provide enjoyable, enrichment experiences and recreational opportunities which develop confidence and selfesteem, self- regulation, positive social interaction, motivation, calmness, thoughtfulness, resilience, and physical exercise.

We work with Schools, Special Schools, Behaviour Units, Disability Sports Clubs, and other Charities to bespoke projects to meet individual and group needs.

The trustees are aware of the guidance on public benefits and have taken it into account when making decisions.

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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

It has been a challenging year for everyone, including RfS. However, RfS is emerging in a strong position. RfS in partnership with CCEC delivered 210 equestrian experiences in three months. Sadly, RfS was closed to schools for nine months and therefore this number is down from over 600 the previous year. Other achievements include:The invaluable partnership with Coloured Cob Equestrian Centre has been developed and captured in a new Service Level Agreement. RfS is delighted to have agreed a new working together agreement with Stephanie Hind, our project Liaison Officer and Special Educational Needs advisor. Full reviews and updates have been completed of the RfS Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct, RfS Constitution, RfS Risk Assessments, RfS Rules, Agreement forms, Information Sheet etc. RfS took delivery of a new carriage designed and built in the UK especially for wheelchair users and their carers. RfS worked with consultants, Connected Thinking, to re-examine its business plan, the make-up of its Board of Trustees, its marketing and engagement plan and many other aspects of its vision, mission, and values together with its operational procedures. RfS has built a digital presence starting with a web site, www.ridingforsmiles.org

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The policy is to secure unrestricted reserves around 14 months to cover items such as the payments to the Project Liaison officer, costs of the web site (which is maintained by a trustee foc), minimal insurance and training. Funds restricted to providing equestrian experiences are ring fenced to the agreement with the funders. RfS monitors funding opportunities and regularly bids for funding where there is a match to the objectives of RfS.

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.

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)

Sharon Tolley Full name(s) Dr Geoffrey Cutts Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair / Treasurer etc)

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Date March 30 2021 TAR Mar¢h 2012

Riding for Smiles	Riding for Smiles	Riding for Smiles	1174773
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period from	April 1, 2020	To	March 31, 2021

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 8,055 - - 8,055 - - 8,055 3,540 - 69 - 69 3,678	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 44,000 - 44,000 - - 44,000 5,250 4,892 - 10,142	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 52,055 - - 52,055	Total funds to the nearest £ 52,055 - - 52,055	Last year to the nearest £
Donations and grants	8,055					18,600
?????	-					3,840
	-					-
Sub total(Gross income for AR)	8,055					22,440
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
N/A	-			-
Sub total	-			-		-
Total receipts A3 Payments
				52,055		22,440
				3,540 5,250 69 4,892 69 - 13,820
Self Employed SEN Advisor	3,540		-	3,540		2,195
Costs of Experiences	-	5,250		5,250		18,153
Carriage Insurance	69			69		-
Development Project - Consultant	-	4,892		4,892		-
Sagefuarding Course	69			69
		-	-	-		-
**Sub total **	3,678	10,142	-	13,820		20,348

A4 Asset and investment purchases,
(see table)
Carriage plus delivery	-		6,415			-		6,415
Purchase of a printer	103					-		103
**Sub total **	103		6,415			-		6,518		-
Total payments	3,782		16,557			-		20,339		20,348
Net of receipts/(payments)	4,273		27,443			-		31,716		2,092
A5 Transfers between funds	-		-		-			-		-
A6 Cash funds last year end			-		-			4,319		-
Cash funds this year end	4,273		27,443			-		36,036

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories

B1 Cash funds

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

Details Current Account Total cash funds

Details

Details

period	period
Unrestricted funds to nearest £		Restricted funds to nearest £		Endowment funds to nearest £
5,009		31,027		-
-		-		-
-		-		-
5,009		31,027		-

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - Fund to which Cost Current value asset belongs (optional) (optional) - -

-

Details

Printer Wheelchair Carriage

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

Details

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature

Fund to which		Cost		Current value
asset belongs		(optional)		(optional)
Unrestricted		103		1
Restricted		6,115		6,115
		-		-
Fund to which		Amount due		When due
liability relates		(optional)		(optional)
		-
Print Name				Date of approval
Dr	Geoff Cutts			06/04/2021
Chair and Treasurer,RfS Trustees

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