## Trustees' Annual Report for the period 

From Period start date To Period end date Day Month I Y ear 01 09 2021 31 08 2022 

Charity name Dovecote Farm RDA Group 

Other names charity is known by 

Registered charity number (if any) 

Charity's principal address Dovecote Farm, Church Street 

Orston Nottingham Postcode NG13 9NS 

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Bill Wren Chairman 2 Heather Gunn Safeguarding Officer Penny Hayes Volunteer Co3 ordinator Alex Fogg Treasurer 4 COVID Officer 5 Anne Crowley Alison Pamham Data Protection POC 6 Secretary 7 Jane Clayton Group Coach 8 Mike Muscott Coach 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Dates acted if not for whole ear Name 

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) T e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) 

## Description of the charity's trusts 

Type of governing document Constitution adopted 23/03/2018 Association How the charity is constituted Trustee selection methods Trustees are elected by the voting members of the group at the Annual (e rg. av.-jc;niaä by. elected by) General Meeting. 

## Additional governance issues (Optional information) 

## You may choose to include 

additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures Volunteer and Trustee Welcome Packs. adopted for the induction and Green card (Volunteer basic training record) training of trustees; 

- the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- Covered by RDA National 

• relationship with any related Covered by RDA National parties; • trustees' consideration of major risks and the system The group manages risks by complying with RDA National Health & and procedures to manage Safety & Risk Assessment guidelines. them. 

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Summary of the objects of the People with disabilities given the opportunity to ride to benefit their health charity set out in its governing and wellbeing. document 

Two groups of four to six children aged between 5 and 14 each Summary of the main activities Wednesday morning from Ambergate school & Sandon School during undertaken for the public school term resulting in a total of 43 lessons. Endeavour Awards, Riding benefit in relation to these certificates, badges and rosettes given out. Gift bags given to the children. objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) 

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) 

You may choose to include 'unher statements, where relevant, about: 

policy on grantmaking; 

policy programme related investment; 

contribution made by volunteers. 

Volunteers (18 on roll) support on an ongoing weekly basis, tacking the ponies up with specialist equipment, leading the ponies, side walking. setting up the arena with equipment, ensuring the children have correct hats fitted. Supporting fun days and any other events the group are involved in. 

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year 

Endeavour Awards given Proficiency Tests awarded 

QA Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work: Mike Muscott, Mimi Manning 

Safeguarding Training: None this year DBS Forms — Mike Muscott, Kate Storey, Steph Bingham, Jess Fewkes, Anne Crowley, Bill Wren, Karen Swann, Alex Fogg, Penny Hayes, Mimi Manning, Heather Gunn 

Coach Review / Assessment: Mike Muscott 

Group Volunteer Training held at Dovecote Farm: 1 st Sep 2021 

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|Brief<br>statement<br>of<br>the<br>charity's<br>policy<br>on<br>reserves|Brief<br>statement<br>of<br>the<br>charity's<br>policy<br>on<br>reserves|Brief<br>statement<br>of<br>the<br>charity's<br>policy<br>on<br>reserves|Brief<br>statement<br>of<br>the<br>charity's<br>policy<br>on<br>reserves|Brief<br>statement<br>of<br>the<br>charity's<br>policy<br>on<br>reserves|Brief<br>statement<br>of<br>the<br>charity's<br>policy<br>on<br>reserves|Brief<br>statement<br>of<br>the<br>charity's<br>policy<br>on<br>reserves|Balance<br>as<br>at<br>31/08/2022<br>equates<br>to<br>El<br>377.97||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||The<br>charity<br>continues<br>to<br>closely<br>balance<br>income|<br>against|||||||expenditure||||||||
||||||||resulting<br>in<br>Income<br>of<br>€1575.00<br>(+<br>E<br>1727<br>expected|||||income|||||<br>from||||<br>Summer||
||||||||2022)<br>and<br>expenditure<br>of<br>€4407.84<br>for<br>this<br>year.||||||||||||||||
|Details<br>of<br>any<br>funds|||||<br>materially||||||||||||||||||
|in|<br>deficit||||||||||||||||||||||
|Further<br>financial<br>review<br>details|||||||<br>(Optional<br>information)||||||||||||||||
|You<br>may<br>choose<br>to||||<br>include|||Income<br>Total<br>El<br>575.00||||||||||||||||
|additional<br>information,<br>where<br>relevant<br>about:|||||||Sandon/Ambergate<br>Schools:<br>El<br>575.00<br>(+<br>El<br>727||<br>expected|||||||income<br>from|||||||
|•|the<br>charity's<br>principal||||||Summer<br>2022).||||||||||||||||
||sources<br>of<br>funds<br>(including<br>any<br>fundraising);||||||Fundraising:<br>No<br>activity||||||||||||||||
||||||||Expenditure<br>Total<br>E4407.84||||||||||||||||
||||||||RDA<br>Membership<br>&<br>Insurance:<br>E460.00||||||||||||||||
||||||||Pony<br>&<br>Centre<br>Hire:<br>22795||||||||||||||||
||||||||DBS<br>forms:<br>El<br>10.90<br>(9<br>x<br>E6,<br>2<br>x<br>E6.30,<br>1<br>x<br>E44.30)||||||||||||||||
||||||||Gambling<br>Licence<br>not<br>renewed<br>as<br>sufficient<br>funds|||will|||<br>be||<br>reviewed<br>on|||||||an|
||||||||ongoing<br>basis.||||||||||||||||
|how<br>expenditure<br>has<br>the<br>key<br>objectives<br>of|||<br>|<br>supported<br> <br>the<br>charity;|||Training:<br>El<br>10<br>(First<br>Aid<br>2<br>x<br>E55)||||||||||||||||
||||||||Coach<br>Assessment:<br>El<br>2.60||||||||||||||||
||||||||Volunteer<br>Gifts:<br>E53.37<br>volunteer<br>retirement<br>gifts||||||||||||||||
||||||||Childrens<br>gifts:<br>E64.84<br>(E39.25<br>Christmas<br>gifts,<br>E25.59|||||||<br>end||<br>of||<br>term)|||||
||||||||Equipment:<br>E78.00<br>(couplings<br>€40,<br>reins<br>E38)||||||||||||||||
||||||||Consumables:<br>€75.00<br>(rosettes)||||||||||||||||
||||||||Refreshments:<br>E30.18<br>(€5.25<br>after<br>sessions,<br>224.93|||||<br>volunteer|||||||<br>retirement||||
||||||||party)||||||||||||||||
|•|investment<br>policy||<br>and||||Gate<br>and<br>plaque<br>(memorial<br>for<br>group<br>founder<br>J.Payne):|||||||<br>€617.95|||||||||
||objectives<br>including<br>any||||||||||||||||||||||
||ethical<br>investment||||<br>policy||||||||||||||||||
||adopted.||||||Enables<br>equipment<br>to<br>be<br>purchased<br>to<br>support<br>the<br>children,<br>volunteer<br>recruitment<br>costs<br>such<br>as<br>DBS<br>checks,<br>Safeguarding,<br>Health<br>&<br>Safety||||||||||||||||
||||||||training<br>to<br>ensure<br>safety<br>and<br>wellbeing.||||||||||||||||



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## Section F Other optional information 

Delayed restart for San&n School following Covid-19 Risk Assessment. They were welcomed back Apr 2022. 

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

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees 

Signature(s) Full name(s) N CtlftRCE9 WREN Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 

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