2022
## **Trustees' annual report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 04 2021 31 3
**Fro** Reference and administration details
**To**
**Charity**
Helen Atkin Group Riding for the Disabled
**name Other names charity**
**is known by Registered** 1182183
Churchdale Hall **charity number (if any)** Ashford in the Water nr Bakewell **Charity's principal address** Derbyshire **DE45 1NX**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body)
Trustee name Office (if any) whole entitled to appoint trustee
year (if any)
Janine Frost Chair
Patricia Atkin Treasurer
Deborah Ward Group Secretary
Janette Sykes
Marie Butler January 2022 to date
Julie Andrew
Karen King March 2021 to October
2021
Pam Prior
Fiona November 2021 to May
Higginbotham 2022
Niamh Simmons January 2022 to
October 2022
Richard Davies
Jan Abbotts Resigned July 2021
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## **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 advisors (Optional information) Type of advisor Name Accountant** Michael Percival **Address** Lomas & Co 28A Hardwick St Buxton SK17 6DH **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution adopted 22/2/19 Type of governing document Charitable Incorporated Association How the charity is constituted Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meeting held in January Trustee selection method
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
The Helen Atkin Riding for the Disabled Group is open to children and adults with physical and learning disabilities and autism residing in the High Peak locality. Our group is part of the national Riding for the Disabled Association The Group carries full Insurance and a combined liability policy as required by the Riding for the Disabled Association The trustees oversee the day to day running of the club and seek the views of members, the Coaches and volunteers in deciding the activities to be run. There are child and adult safeguarding policies, a risk assessment for the venue, a Health and Safety policy,a GDPR policy and equine welfare policy in place. Incident/accident procedures are in place Fire procedures are in place References and Disclosure barring checks are carried out prior to commencement of trusteeship and for all volunteers and checks are carried out again in line with statutory requirements. Our group is partnered with Fern Farm Riding School with whom we jointly undertake the riding activity programme and from whom we rent equines for our RDA activities. Our coaches complete RDA managed reviews yearly. Our coaches and some trustees have regular Safeguarding training Coaches have First Aid training and there is appropriate first aid
## **Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To promote the objects of the Riding for the Disabled Association a charity registered under charity number 244108 by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the High Peak and North Derbyshire Area
In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings. The main activities are as follows: Providing riding therapy
Enabling riders to take part in Regional and National Riding competitions
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects**
Riding benefits disabled people by delivering physical and mental benefits develops self-confidence and improves communication and social skills, . We welcome all disabled people regardless of personal background, faith, gender or personal circumstances.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
We are grateful for the many hours our volunteers and coaches have spent encouraging and working with our riders.
Without this valuable contribution of time, energy, and expertise we would not have been able to achieve so much.
We are also very grateful to Dave and Louise Thompson, without their boundless enthusiasm and hard work we would be unable to function.
We have completed works on our Indoor arena and this has been a wonderful addition to the group. It enables our riders and volunteer protection from the vagaries of the Buxton weather and we have as a result of this larger space increased the number of sessions that we offer thereby increasing our rider numbers.
## Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year.**
The Helen Atkin Group has expanded and has offered more rides this year than in any previous year. We have added a new Disabled loo, an office and a kitchen plus a meeting room bought to our new Indoor riding Arena with a generous donation from Circular 1 Health and support from Sport England. With a grant from RDA, we also had a hoist fitted to enable wheelchair users to mount with ease and dignity.
Helen Atkin RDA entered 13 riders into the Regional Qualifiers for the National Countryside Challenge and rider Niamh qualified for and competed in the National Countryside Challenge Championships.
## **Financial review**
## Cash at bank at 31/3/2022 £18,475 The main financial risk to the charity is loss of funding and reduced donations. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
Not applicable
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details: (Optional information)**
Our main source of funds this year has been grants, donations You **may choose** to include additional and riding fees. 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.
## **Other optional information**
## Future Plans
The focus this coming year will completion of our indoor arena and adding evening sessions to reduce our waiting list
## Declaration
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)
Full name(s) Janine Frost Deborah Ward Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair Secretary Chair etc) Date 27/1/23 27/1/23
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 2022**
**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 2022
|______________________________________________________________________________________________|______________________________________________________________________________________________|______________________________________________________________________________________________|
|---|---|---|
||This year|Last year|
|FIXED ASSETS|£
£|£
£|
|Building|186,555|1,343|
|Equipment|5,573|581|
|Tack|2,485|473|
||______|_____|
||194,613|2,397|
|CURRENT ASSETS|||
|Debtors and prepaid expenses|4,464|72|
|Bank and cash balances|18,475|123,180|
||______|______|
||22,939|123,252|
||_______|_______|
||217,552|125,649|
|CURRENT LIABILITIES|||
|Creditors and accrued expenses|5,370|710|
||_______|_______|
|NET ASSETS|212,182|124,939|
||_______|_______|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 27 January 2023
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 2022
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|£
RECEIPTS
General donations
Riding donations and fees
Hire of arena
Other fund-raising efforts
Grant from RDA towards cost of hoist
Incentive for moving bank current account
Receipts for first aid training
Receipts from helpers for uniforms
Building Society interest
PAYMENTS
Riding fees
10,041
Travelling expenses
100
Rent and insurance
1,436
Repairs and maintenance
1,334
Postages, stationery and advertising
90
RDA Subscription and insurance
537
First aid training
572
Uniform for helpers
568
Expenses of meetings
80
Disclosure and Barring Service checks
96
Accountancy charges
394
Miscellaneous expenses
35
Expenditure on building
185,212
Expenditure on equipment
5,976
Riding hats
2,450
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NET RECEIPTS (PAYMENTS) FOR THE YEAR
Bank and cash balances at beginning of year
Bank and cash balances at end of year|This year
Last year
£
£
£
93,499
72,351
7,991
-
542
-
111
-
-
4,384
1,250
-
480
-
330
-
13
32
_______
______
104,216
76,767
-
700
101
-
7
665
-
-
-
-
829
-
900
-
-
_____
208,921
3,202
_______
______
(104,705)
73,565
123,180
49,615
_______
_______
18,475
123,180
_______
_______|
|---|---|
||
|
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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 2022
___________________________________________________________________________________________
|BANK AND CASH BALANCES
Nationwide Building Society account
Bank current account
Cash in hand
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 area – phase 4
Portable office building including
kitchen area and toilet
27.8.2021
Fitted kitchen in above (donated)
Prefabricated office unit (donated)
24.1.2022
Electric hoist
27.10.2021
2 Steriloc hand sanitiser units (donated)
24.1.2022
49 riding hats (donated)|Building
£
1,343
185,212
_______
186,555
-
_______
186,555
-
_______
186,555
_______
£
165,295
9,675
3,000
7,242
_______
185,212
|This year
£
2,206
15,171
1,098
______
18,475
______
Equipment
£
581
5,976
_____
6,557
984
_____
5,573
6,197
______
11,770
______
£
3,576
2,400
_____
5,976
|This year
£
2,206
15,171
1,098
______
18,475
______
Equipment
£
581
5,976
_____
6,557
984
_____
5,573
6,197
______
11,770
______
£
3,576
2,400
_____
5,976
|Last year|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||
£
31,398
91,782
-
______
123,180
______
Tack
£
473
2,450
_____
2,923
438
_____
2,485
1,674
_____
4,159
_____
£
2,450
_____
2,450
|
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(Registered Charity Number 1182183) for the year ended 31 March 2022
## 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 2022 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
27 January 2023
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