## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 Sept 2024 Period start date To 31 August 2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Dovecote Farm RDA Group** ## **Charity registration number: 1177676** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Providing disabled people with the
opportunity to ride to benefit their health
and wellbeing.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Groups of children aged between 5 and
15yrs from the Grantham Additional Needs
Fellowship (GANF) schools are offered
weekly riding sessions in term-time.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees regard RDA National guidance.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers (20 on roll) support weekly
sessions by preparing arena, tacking up
ponies, leading and side-walking, hat fitting
and interacting with riders.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Delivered weekly sessions throughout the
school year.
Endeavour awards achieved by school
pupils.
Regional physiotherapist attended and
provided advice.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Balance on 31 August 2025: £38,527.22
The charity closely balances income
against expenditure; however, a one-off
legacy increased income in this period.
Income £56,445.31
School fees £2,900.00
Fundraising £1,927.38
Donations £1521.64
Legacy (W. Wren) £50,000.00
[Monies received in error (Pony Club) £96.29]
Expenditure £21,872.26
Pony/centre hire £4,500.00
DBS/First Aid course fees £343.20
RDA Regional physiotherapist £30.00
Volunteer gifts/’thankyou’ lunches) £348.40
Equipment £58.97
Insurance £512.00
Arena resurfacing (using legacy) £15,983.40
[Reimbursement of monies (Pony Club) £96.29]| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves policy: reserves of £4K usually
held to cover annual costs in the event of
school funding difficulties, maintenance and
fixed costs and shortfall from donations and
fundraising. Excess reserves currently held
due to bequest.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Balance at 31 August 2024. Reserves in
excess of £10K transferred to savings
account until used for charity’s purposes.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|GANF school fees. Reduced fees
continued in this period to address school
budget constraints.
Donations and fundraising as above.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Savings account opened 2026 to hold
excess reserves.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Inability of schools to continue due to
circumstances beyond our control (eg
staffing, transport).| Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||Constitution adopted 23 March 2018| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Association| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected by voting members of
the group.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
As per RDA National policies and
procedures.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|RDA Regional and National.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|RDA Regional and National.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Dovecote Farm RDA Group| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1177676| |Charity’s principal address|Dovecote Farm,
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Janet Watson|Chair||| ||Alison Parnham|Secretary||| ||Alex Fogg|Treasurer||| ||Heather Gunn|Safeguardingofficer||| ||Jane Clayton|Coach||| ||Mike Muscott|Coach||| ||Jean Hopkinson|Coach|From March 2025|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None. held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Date**|_Janet Watson_|_Alison Parnham_| |---|---|---| |||| ||Janet Watson|Alison Parnham| |||| ||Chair|Secretary| ||15 January 2026|| ||15 January 2026|| **Financial Summary for Dovecote Farm RDA Group** |**Date**|**Cheque**
**Number**|**Details**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Balance**|**Bank**
**Statement**
**balance**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**1st September 2024 - 31st August 2025**|||||**£3,954.17**|| |||||||| |16/09/2024|Fundraising|Just Giving|£251.45||£4,205.62|| |18/09/2024|Donation|Grantham RotaryClub|£500.00||£4,705.62|| |30/09/2024|Fundraising|Just Giving|£67.76||£4,773.38|| |11/10/2024|Payment|Regional Physio Visit||£30.00|£4,743.38|**£4,743.38**| |04/11/2024|Fundraising|Just Giving|£38.64||£4,782.02|**£4,782.02**| |29/11/2024|Fundraising|Square - trialpayment for Xmas Fayre|£0.05||£4,782.07|| |02/12/2024|Fundraising|Square - Xmas Fayre|£45.18||£4,827.25|| ||Fundraising|Jane Clayton - Xmas Fayre|£524.30||£5,351.55|| ||Donation|MossyMoo - Xmas Fayre|£75.00||£5,426.55|| ||Donation|Caffe Arancia|£25.00||£5,451.55|| |03/12/2024|Donation|Rushcliffe Borough Council cheque - Mayor of Rushcliffe nominated charity|£811.84||£6,263.39|| |05/12/2024|Payment|Jane Clayton - stirrups||£58.97|£6,204.42|| ||Donation|Charlotte Birch - Xmas Fayre|£14.10||£6,218.52|| ||Donation|FA Barton - Xmas Fayre|£25.00||£6,243.52|| |06/12/2024|Income|Square(ponyclub)Received in error|£73.70||£6,317.22|| |09/12/2024|Donation|JL Hollingshead - Xmas Fayre|£60.50||£6,377.72|**£6,377.72**| |06/12/2024|Income|Square(ponyclub)Received in error|£22.59||£6,400.31|| |18/12/2024|Payment|J Fogg- reimburse for Xmas lunch||£160.00|£6,240.31|| ||Payment|South Notts PonyClub - reimburse Squarepayments||£96.29|£6,144.02|| ||Donation|CL Wright - Xmas Fayre|£20.00||£6,164.02|| |19/12/2024|Invoice|Sandon/Ambergate School - Autumn Term 2024|£700.00||£6,864.02|| |07/01/2025|Donation|Just Giving- Village Link|£490.20||£7,354.22|**£7,354.22**| |20/01/2025|Payment|uCheck Limited topup||£53.20|£7,301.02|| |28/01/2025|Payment|AlyGreenway- Mike Muscott First Aid Course||£55.00|£7,246.02|**£7,246.02**| |24/03/2025|Payment|uCheck Limited topup||£60.00|£7,186.02|| |27/03/2025|Payment|J Watson - refreshments||£10.10|£7,175.92|**£7,175.92**| |26/04/2025|Payment|RDA GroupInsurance||£512.00|£6,663.92|| |30/04/2025|Invoice|Sandon/Ambergate School - SpringTerm 2024|£1,050.00||£7,713.92|| |07/05/2025|Payment|uCheck Limited topup||£60.00|£7,653.92|| |12/05/2025|Donation|Bill Wren Legacy|£50,000.00||£57,653.92|**£57,653.92**| |05/06/2025|Payment|uCheck Limited topup||£60.00|£57,593.92|**£57,593.92**| |26/06/2025|Payment|J Watson - flowers for Jill||£24.65|£57,569.27|| |04/07/2025|Donation|RotaryClub of Grantham|£500.00||£58,069.27|| |08/07/2025|Payment|AlyGreenway- PennyStorr First Aid Course||£55.00|£58,014.27|**£58,014.27**| |16/07/2025|Payment|J Fogg- reimburse for end ofyear lunch||£153.65|£57,860.62|| |21/07/2025|Payment|H Gunn invoice Sep24 - Jul 25||£4,500.00|£53,360.62|| |23/07/2025|Invoice|Sandon/Ambergate School - Summer Term 2024|£1,150.00||£54,510.62|| |24/07/2025|Payment|Sporttrack Equestrian||£15,983.40|£38,527.22|**£38,527.22**| |||||||| |||||||| ||||**£56,445.31**|**£21,872.26**|**£38,527.22**|| |||||||| |||||||| |||**RDA Financial Balance as at 31st August 2025**||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Dovecote Farm RDA Group** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Dovecote Farm RDA Group (the Trust) for the year ended 31 August 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination, which took the form of a face-to-face meeting with the treasurer where we went through the accounts on a line by line basis. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## Signed: AJ Rigby Name: Mrs Allison Rigby Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): Management Accountant (retired) Address: 7 Court Gardens, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7SN Date:15[th] December 2025