BRYANSTON GROUP Riding For The Disabled
Registered Charity No. 1187760
Littlebrook Farmhouse, Belchalwell Street, Dorset DT11 0EG, tel: 01258 863683
## **TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD April 1st 2022 – March 31st 2023**
Bryanston Group Riding for The Disabled exists to provide equestrian based therapy and activity to physically and mentally disabled adults in the Blandford Forum area of Dorset.
It is a registered and affiliated member group of the National Riding for The Disabled Association (Charity Number 1074185) and operates according to and within the guidelines and rules set by that organisation. It also benefits from the overall provision of relevant Insurance cover from the parent organisation.
The Groups’ activities continue to be based at the Bryanston School Equestrian Centre in Blandford Forum, by kind permission of the Headmaster and School Trustees. The School provide access to their indoor arena and equipment as well as the use of suitable ponies when required. Sessions are held weekly on Monday mornings.
During the year to 31[st] March 2023 a full schedule of sessions and rides were held. As is normal all riders were regularly assessed and progress recorded. A total of 360 individual sessions were recorded encompassing 17 riders of varied physical and mental disability.
All volunteers completed the required DBS checks and First Aid requirements were maintained through formal training sessions
Financially the Group recorded a loss for the year due largely to the reduction in legacies and a one off increase in costs of animal hire fees. However the overall financial situation remains strong and reserves are more than adequate for the Groups operations. The Annual balance sheet is attached giving full details.
Peter Gray Trustee and Treasurer Bryanston RDA
## _**Riding For the Disabled Association**_
## _Incorporating Carriage Driving_ _**– Charity no. 1187760 BRYANSTON GROUP**_
Income & Expenditure for the financial year ended 31[st] March 2023
|INCOME
Riding Instruction Fees
Christmas 2021 Raffle
Sale of Christmas Cards
Sale of Group clothing
Donations:
_Miscellaneous_
_Legacy – Mrs Alison Foot_
_Legacy – Mrs Janet de Ville Hogg_
_Charlton Marshall Village Hall_
_Mrs Jane Trypanis_
Interest
EXPENDITURE
Stable & Pony Hire Fees
RDA Membership & Insurance
Training Expenses
Disclosure Barring Service
Equipment & Maintenance
Purchase of Christmas Cards
Refund of Riding Instruction fees
Miscellaneous
Purchase of branded clothing
Leaving Gift (Lorna)
Volunteers lunch
Staff Xmas Box
Surplus/deficit for the year
ACCUMULATED FUND
Balance brought forward
Surplus/Deficit for the year
Represented by.
Deposit Account
Current Account
**_Balance_**||**2023**
**1810.00**
**173.00**
**223.60**
**73.00**
**30.00**
**17.33**
**2326.93**
**1880.00**
**460.00**
**12.60**
**248.36**
**178.00**
**57.00**
**74.59**
**75.00**
**99.95**
**9.50**
**3095.00**
**(768.07)**
**23431.04**
**(768.07)**
**18632.54**
**4030.43**
**_£ 22662.97_**|2022
1505.00
257.00
92.00
280.20
30.00
1035.00
300.63
72.00
95.00
2.00|
|---|---|---|---|
||||3668.83
580.00
381.00
70.00
42.00
623.63
180.00
110.00
37.80
271.50|
||||2295.93
1372.90
22058.14
1372.90
18615.21
4815.83|
||||_£23,431.04_|
N.B. The amount for expenditure on stable and pony hire fees includes a one-off payment of £1000 to the Portman RDA group in recognition of their support through the loan of horses and use of the Bryanston School equestrian facilities.