## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/04/2020 Period start date To 31/03/21 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Helen Atkin Group Riding for the Disabled**
## **Charity registration number:1182183**
## **Objectives and Activities - To promote the objects of the National Riding for the Disabled Association Charity no. 244108**
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 To promote the objects of the National
of the charity as set out Riding for the Disabled Association
in its governing Charity no. 244108 by providing
document disabled people in the High Peak and
N. Derbyshire area with the
opportunity to ride to benefit their
health and well being
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Our main activities are to offer adults
1.19
activities in relation to and children with disabilities an
those purposes for the opportunity to ride to aid their physical
public benefit, in mental and emotional wellbeing We
particular, the activities, offer riding lessons and also the
projects or services opportunity to ride in the countryside
identified in the and to take part in competitions
accounts. including national competitions
organised by RDA UK
Statement confirming Para 1.18 in planning our activities for the year
whether the trustees we keep in mind the charity
have had regard to the commissions guidance on public
guidance issued by the benefit at our trustee meetings
Charity Commission on We welcome all disabled people
public benefit regardless of personal background
faith gender or personal circumstances
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social
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investment including
program related
investment
We are an entirely volunteer run
Para 1.38 organisation and are grateful for the
Contribution made by many hours our volunteers and
volunteers coaches spend encouraging and
working with our riders.We are grateful
for this valuable contribution of time
energy and expertise without which we
would not be able to achieve our
objectives. We are also grateful for the
support of Dave and Louise Thompson
of Buxton Riding School who provide us
with invaluable support
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
This has been another challenging year
due to covid lockdowns.
The group has spent a considerable
Summary of the main amount of time preparing risk
Para 1.20
achievements of the assessments that ensure robust covid
charity, identifying the procedures have been put in place
difference the charity’s ready for welcoming back our riders.
work has made to the The main achievement was the
circumstances of its building of a new indoor riding arena.
beneficiaries and any This will offer a benefit to all our
wider benefits to society riders , carers and volunteers
as a whole. protecting them winter and summer
from the vagaries of the Buxton
weather.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
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Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Cash at bank at 31/3/21 £123,180
financial position at the
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 These reserves are required to fund the
policy for holding building of the indoor arena and to
reserves stating why they meet any unforeseen expenditure that
are held may occur
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £123,180
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Direct donations and grants
The charity’s principal
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
N/A
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
The principal risk facing the charity is
loss of funding and reduced riding
A description of the Para 1.46 donations the impact of COVID has
principal risks facing the seen all riding and most fundraising
charity cease
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Standard Riding for the Disabled UK
document Constitution for an incorporated group
(trust deed, royal CIO
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees are elected at the AGM
methods including details Trustees are required to declare any
of any constitutional conflict of interest.
provisions e.g. election to All trustees are bound by Riding for the
post or name of any Disabled UK standard policies and
person or body entitled procedures.
to appoint one or more
trustees
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Please note , our Chairman W Howe
Other sadly moved out of the area ,the Group
therefore has voted in a new Chair.
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Helen Atkin Group Riding for the Disabled
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1182183
number
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||Charity’s principal
address|Churchdale Hall ,Ashford in the water, Bakewell,
Derbyshire DE45 1NX||
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Wendy Howe Chairman
2 Janine Frost Secretary
3 Patricia Atkin Treasurer
4 Janette Sykes
5 Janis Abbots
6 Julie Andrew
7 Richard Davies
8 Pamela Prior
9 Deborah Ward 17/1/21-31/3/21
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14
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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
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/A 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** Account Michael Percival Lomas and Co. 28A Hardwick St Buxton SK17 6DH ant
**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)** Patricia Atkin **Full name(s)** Janine Frost
**Position (eg** Chairman **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date**
Registered Charity number 1182183 (previously 1074129)
## **HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION (a Charitable Incorporated Organisation incorporated on 22 February 2019)**
## **ACCOUNTS**
**for the year ended 31 March 2021**
**Lomas & Co., Chartered Accountants, 28A Hardwick Street, Buxton, Derbyshire. SK17 6DH**
## HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION
## (Registered Charity Number 1182183)
## STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
## 31 March 2021
______________________________________________________________________________________________
|31 March 2021
31 March
FIXED ASSETS
£
£
£
Building
1,343
443
Equipment
581
683
Tack
473
557
_____
_____
2,397
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors and prepaid expenses
72
72
Bank and cash balances
123,180
49,615
_______
______
123,252
_______
125,649
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors and accrued expenses
710
_______
NET ASSETS
124,939
_______|31 March|2020
£
1,683
49,687
______
51,370
2,224
______
49,146
______|
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 22 January 2022
Mrs J Frost (Chair)
Mrs P W Atkin (Treasurer)
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## HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION
## (Registered Charity Number 1182183)
## RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 March 2021
___________________________________________________________________________________________
|Year ended
31 March 2021
£
£
RECEIPTS
General donations
72,351
Riding donations and fees
-
Barn dance
-
Other fund-raising efforts
-
Grant from RDA towards cost of hoist
4,384
Building Society interest
32
______
76,767
PAYMENTS
Riding fees
-
Travelling expenses
700
Insurance
526
Repairs and maintenance
-
Expenses of barn dance
-
Expenses of other fundraising efforts
-
Postages, stationery and advertising
7
Subscription
240
Training courses
-
Competition entry fees and expenses
-
Expenses of meetings
-
Disclosure and Barring Service checks
-
Accountancy charges
829
Miscellaneous expenses
-
Expenditure on building
900
Expenditure on equipment
-
Purchase of tack
-
_____
3,202
______
NET RECEIPTS FOR THE PERIOD
73,565
Bank and cash balances at beginning of period
49,615
_______
Bank and cash balances at end of period
123,180
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to 31 March 2020
£
£
36,041
5,975
1,227
319
-
24
______
43,586
7,578
1,270
526
34
732
46
303
240
178
96
69
138
-
36
42
116
68
_____
11,472
_____
32,114
17,501
______
49,615
______|
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## HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION
## (Registered Charity Number 1182183)
## SCHEDULE RELATING TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 March 2021
___________________________________________________________________________________________
|BANK AND CASH BALANCES
Nationwide Building Society account
Bank current account
FIXED ASSETS
Net book value at beginning of year
Additions
Depreciation for year
Net book value at end of year
Accumulated depreciation
Cost/estimated market value at date introduced
Additions:
Covered equestrian arena – phase 3:
5 floodlights
11.4.2020
Professional charges re tenancy
agreement with landowners
5.11.2020|Building
£
443
900
_____
1,343
-
_____
1,343
-
_____
1,343
_____
£
450
450
____
900
____|Building
£
443
900
_____
1,343
-
_____
1,343
-
_____
1,343
_____
£
450
450
____
900
____|31 March 2021
£
31,398
91,782
_______
123,180
_______
Equipment
£
683
-
____
683
102
_____
581
5,213
_____
5,794
_____|31 March 2021
£
31,398
91,782
_______
123,180
_______
Equipment
£
683
-
____
683
102
_____
581
5,213
_____
5,794
_____|31 March 2021
£
31,398
91,782
_______
123,180
_______
Equipment
£
683
-
____
683
102
_____
581
5,213
_____
5,794
_____|31|March 2020
£
31,306
18,309
______
49,615
______
Tack
£
557
-
____
557
84
_____
473
1,236
_____
1,709
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(Registered Charity Number 1182183) for the year ended 31 March 2021
## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
## HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2021 as set out on pages 1 to 3.
## **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 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. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
(a) accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- (b) the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Michael E Percival FCA
## LOMAS & CO
## CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
28A Hardwick Street Buxton Derbyshire SK17 6DH
24 January 2022
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Registered Charity number 1182183 (previously 1074129)
## **HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION (a Charitable Incorporated Organisation incorporated on 22 February 2019)**
## **ACCOUNTS**
**for the year ended 31 March 2021**
**Lomas & Co., Chartered Accountants, 28A Hardwick Street, Buxton, Derbyshire. SK17 6DH**
## HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION
## (Registered Charity Number 1182183)
## STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
## 31 March 2021
______________________________________________________________________________________________
|31 March 2021
31 March
FIXED ASSETS
£
£
£
Building
1,343
443
Equipment
581
683
Tack
473
557
_____
_____
2,397
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors and prepaid expenses
72
72
Bank and cash balances
123,180
49,615
_______
______
123,252
_______
125,649
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors and accrued expenses
710
_______
NET ASSETS
124,939
_______|31 March|2020
£
1,683
49,687
______
51,370
2,224
______
49,146
______|
|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 22 January 2022
Mrs J Frost (Chair)
Mrs P W Atkin (Treasurer)
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## HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION
## (Registered Charity Number 1182183)
## RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 March 2021
___________________________________________________________________________________________
|Year ended
31 March 2021
£
£
RECEIPTS
General donations
72,351
Riding donations and fees
-
Barn dance
-
Other fund-raising efforts
-
Grant from RDA towards cost of hoist
4,384
Building Society interest
32
______
76,767
PAYMENTS
Riding fees
-
Travelling expenses
700
Insurance
526
Repairs and maintenance
-
Expenses of barn dance
-
Expenses of other fundraising efforts
-
Postages, stationery and advertising
7
Subscription
240
Training courses
-
Competition entry fees and expenses
-
Expenses of meetings
-
Disclosure and Barring Service checks
-
Accountancy charges
829
Miscellaneous expenses
-
Expenditure on building
900
Expenditure on equipment
-
Purchase of tack
-
_____
3,202
______
NET RECEIPTS FOR THE PERIOD
73,565
Bank and cash balances at beginning of period
49,615
_______
Bank and cash balances at end of period
123,180
_______|Period 22 February 2019|
|---|---|
||
to 31 March 2020
£
£
36,041
5,975
1,227
319
-
24
______
43,586
7,578
1,270
526
34
732
46
303
240
178
96
69
138
-
36
42
116
68
_____
11,472
_____
32,114
17,501
______
49,615
______|
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## HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION
## (Registered Charity Number 1182183)
## SCHEDULE RELATING TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 March 2021
___________________________________________________________________________________________
|BANK AND CASH BALANCES
Nationwide Building Society account
Bank current account
FIXED ASSETS
Net book value at beginning of year
Additions
Depreciation for year
Net book value at end of year
Accumulated depreciation
Cost/estimated market value at date introduced
Additions:
Covered equestrian arena – phase 3:
5 floodlights
11.4.2020
Professional charges re tenancy
agreement with landowners
5.11.2020|Building
£
443
900
_____
1,343
-
_____
1,343
-
_____
1,343
_____
£
450
450
____
900
____|Building
£
443
900
_____
1,343
-
_____
1,343
-
_____
1,343
_____
£
450
450
____
900
____|31 March 2021
£
31,398
91,782
_______
123,180
_______
Equipment
£
683
-
____
683
102
_____
581
5,213
_____
5,794
_____|31 March 2021
£
31,398
91,782
_______
123,180
_______
Equipment
£
683
-
____
683
102
_____
581
5,213
_____
5,794
_____|31 March 2021
£
31,398
91,782
_______
123,180
_______
Equipment
£
683
-
____
683
102
_____
581
5,213
_____
5,794
_____|31|March 2020
£
31,306
18,309
______
49,615
______
Tack
£
557
-
____
557
84
_____
473
1,236
_____
1,709
_____|
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(Registered Charity Number 1182183) for the year ended 31 March 2021
## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
## HELEN ATKIN GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2021 as set out on pages 1 to 3.
## **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 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. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
(a) accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- (b) the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Michael E Percival FCA
## LOMAS & CO
## CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
28A Hardwick Street Buxton Derbyshire SK17 6DH
24 January 2022
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