RE￿￿rS APID PAYMElItSAccouKr
FQR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2024

AYLESBURY AND WEf4DOVER GROUP
RIDING FOR THE DISABLEDASSOCIATION
INOEX
Page ￿.
Report of the Trustees
Receipts and PayTnentAccount
statement of Assets and itabilltles
Accountants Report

AYLESBURY AND WENtIOVER GROUP
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED AssoaATION
Annual Rem for the perlod 1st April 2023 to 3tst P•1arch 2024
The Trustees of AYles￿ry and WendoverGroup RidingftKthe DisabledA￿CIth, reg￿tered ¢harity
number 1179542, presenttheir Statutory rewrt t0&ed￿r with thefinancial statements for the period
l April 2023 to 31" Marth 2024. The financial staternents harfe been prepared in accordance with
appli¢able laws and the requiremerts of AtcountiTrd and Reportln8 by tharities and Ststement ol
Recommended Practice applxable in the Uniled KIWOM.
The thar1￿$ prfncipal address is30 Hale Road, Wendover. Ayksbury. Bucks HP22 6NF.
The objecdves ot Ayleslwry and Wendover fJroup ￿Ing for the Dlsabled Associatlon
Under the tems of the TTr￿ Deed. the purpose of the thaiity isto tffomote the otsects of the Riding
for the Disabled Assoctation iftc0rwjratl￿ Carriage DrIvI￿ a regtstered charity number 244108, bv
providing disabled children in the A￿Sbury arid Wendover area with the opportunity to ride wnies
in orderto benefftthdr htslth and wellbein&
The actlvwties are planned withln the Charities c￿mmiSsion guidan￿ on wblic benefit. The main
activty undertaken Is to provKle di￿bled thildren aged 4 tt> 11 years old with an opportunity to rfde
in an indoor or outdoor arena. dependin8 on the weather, in order to improve their balance, muscle
tone and soclal skills. There Is also a methanical horse for children wbo, for a varlety of reag)ns, are
unable to ride a ￿ny.
The underlying c(wideration in au rKling Sessions aR for the children to enjoy themselve5. whKh in
itse￿he1p5 to improve 50cial skills listening skills. takng instruction and interdction skill5.
Str41Cture. Governanceand Managemert
The Trustee5 who mana8e the charityare:
Ruth Towell
thatr
Va￿sSa Morgan Seuthry
Allson Shipley
Treasurer
Anne Cox
Jean Kennedy
Claire Watson
TansTheobakl
Michael Munday
ResiEr*d Ilth April 2023

Within the Constitution the T￿￿tee5 of the tharity conslst ofat least three and not more than eleven
Individuals all of whorn must be members (rfthe Group. The extstin8 Trustees are responsible forthe
selection and appointment of new Trustees. One third of Trustees are required to retire at each
Annual Generdl Meettn& with ttKise ￿￿eSt in office retirfng Ilrst. Any Tntstee who retires under
this rule is eligibleto seek reelertion. The Trustees can appoint additlonal T￿￿ee5 throughout the
year where specific knowledge orexpertise is required.
Otherthan resignations a￿1 appointmentstheab(Ne-namedTtustees have been in post forthe entire
period covered by this repDrt. Thanks BO to those Tnstees who have ￿518ned during the period for
their tireless devotlon to the cause.
Update
We have now been at our new prernl￿ for e8hteen months aml have beneffted h￿elY from the
indoor arena which means that V•t can ride whatever the weather. We have also b￿n fortunate
enough to have had access to expertise and equipment to allow the children to part￿Ipate in
carriage driving which they enjoyed immensety. During the wamier month5 we have started tsking
the more proficient riders along a nearbytrack for an added challenge ar￿ lesson variatx)n.
This year we have been particularly 5uccethl #i fund¥aisire notsbly from the local Llons Club and
Rotary aub. One of ourchildren's 8randparerrts are also re8ularfvndrai5ers ft>r LLS.
All riding Is undertaken on Friday afternoDrnS durin8 sthool temi-time and consists of 4 half l¥)ur
sessiorns using 3 ponies each session.
The first Iroup come5 from the Special Needs unh of a School in Ayknry which ￿pPorts thildren
with physical and sotial needs aswell 45 learnin8 dlfficulties.
We contlnue to have a waiting list of thiklren with varK)us physKal arKI cognitive special needs who
would like to ride with u5 should a l*come available.
As always due dllj8en￿ is given to the health and safety of the children, parents, carers, and
volurteers.
The Trustees remain kwal to the Underlyi￿ ethosof the Group. R•din8 has for many years been seen
as very beneficial to children with these and other cOndit￿n$. It helps with core musth tone,
coneentration. the ability to take Instru¢tion as well as social and learning Skills. DlsabilFty can be
physical and/or ernoth)nal and Tiding helps to overcome shyness by interaction wlth horses as well ès
introducing an element of competition. Ridersare ts￿ht all elements of rKlin8 including tacl equine
hygiene and ￿fety.
In orderto provide t￿se attlvltles ponies are rented from the rldlng school In Flamstead Yard. Ashley
Green. These ponies ?Ye Èdeal a5 they a￿ all quiet and well behaved and are not disturbed by a
novlce rider whose movements can become unpredictable. Children are allocated to their pony
based on hei
Lwei
t and their CQDdItio￿ The
neNous and help5 to show the gentle hotse movement prior to them joining in the active sessk>n. All
ponies have 4 maximum weiBht limit on their back. 50 children are regularty weighed so as not to
Injure the FX)ny.
All volunteers join the Gmup through an application pr(Kess that uses an official •pplication form
which Include references vthKh are aws followed up. Once this siage has been completed a

DBScertificate isobtsined. Our¥olunteers (x)me from a var￿ty of backgrounds some with riding expertise but
manywho rneretywantto hdp thildren with swial needs reach theirfull ￿ential. WithiTrthevolunteergfOUP
are a number of coaches who manage each session both inside and outside the arena. These coaches maintain
their#atusthrou8h reeulartrain￿8 and assessmentgiven by rewnal/county coathe& The D8Stertthcate lasts
for3 year5 and is renewell as required.
Every session has a ￿der of the pony and two side ￿alkerS who are re4￿s[b￿ for the ￿fety of each thild.
Within the large group of voluntews are those reSpO￿1b￿l0f F*alth and safety. first aid and safeguarding. The
Broup has a Seswn and a Venue Rlsk Awssment s(l￿d￿le that are regularfy Monito￿d, and reviewed
annually.
This charty is grateful for the gjpport of the volunteers as without them this important *K>rk could not
continue.
Anandal Revie
Financially the thartty could noi ￿1St withoutthe regularand generous donations from local fvnd- fdi5ing
actlvities tO8ether with a nominal charge per child. The attached Receipts and Payments Account hi8hliEht
the income and expendI￿re for the yearended 31 March 2024.
The TfUStees of the charity endeavourto hold a minimum I￿e1 of reseryes equv4alentto 12 months estimated
runnln8 costs togetherwith an e￿iMated replacement cost of 4 mechanical Ix)rse.
Declaratlon
TheTrustees dedarethatthey have approvedthe Tnjsteg reFK>rtabLve. Signed on
behalf of the charitrfs Trustees
Si￿l￿re5.
Fvll names".
Ruth Towell
Alison Shipley
Position:
Chair
Treasurer
Date:

AYLES8URY AND WENt￿Eft GROUP
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR E14DED 31 MARCH 2024
GENERAL FUND
INCOME RE￿IpTs
2024
2023
Recel ts from
lu
Scmjrces
Donations
Riding fees
Receipts from charitsble trathn& shirt8 courses
Interest and dividends receNed
4.541
949
6,026
626
175
325
436
SJ26
PAYMENTS
Charitable
ndtture
Horse Hire and Transport
Riding equipment maintenan
Ba(*es. certificates, and rklers presents
Helpers Expenses
Training
Insurance and afflliatkin
2.110
2,510
978
204
62
350
460
177
76
460
1841
4.564
Other Expenditure
Accountsncy
Postage and stationery
TOTAL PAYMEKrs
RECEIPTS/{PAYMElftSl FOR THE YEAR
Cash funds at 31 Marth 2023
3,622
CASH FUNDS AT 31 March 20Z4

AYLESBURY AND WENIXI*ER GROUP
srATEMEKf OF ASSEfs AND LIABiullES
AS AT 31 MARQI al
2024
20Z3
CASH FUNDS
Current Account
COIF Deposit Accourt
7,393
12.924
4?58
1,707
20?17
6,065
INVESTM
COIF Charities Flxed Inlerest Fund
Investment value at the start of the year
Gain/{lossl in value of units
11,448
{6901
Value at the end of the year
AINED FOR OWN LLfjE
The maln asset held ty the charrty ts a n)ed)anical horse.
Amount owed to UK RDA group Imoney received from
Memory gNingl
l. The chariiy has no restritted funds.
2. TheTrustees confimi, In arxordance w5th the Charitsble IncDrp)rated Organi5ation {General) ReBulatlons
2012. thatatthe year end ao did not have anyoutstanding guarantees to third partie5 norany debts
secured on the assets of the CIO.
l approve the Receipts and pa￿￿Trts Account and confinn I made avallable all relmnt records and
infomi*ion for their preparation.
Date: 11.ol.L
Mrs A Shipky-TreasuTer

AcCOU￿ANTs REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE
AYLESBURY AND WENDOVER GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED AssoaATION
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1179542
In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared without carrying out an audit of the annexed
receipts and payments account for thÈ yèar ended 31 March 2024 from the accounting records of the Aylesbury
and Wendover Group Riding for the Disabled Association and from information and explanations provided to
us.
Johnsons
Morton House
9 Beacon Court
Pitstone Green Business Pa
Pitstone
LU7 9GY
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