St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
Charity number 1198525
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 4 |
| Examiner's report | 5 |
| Receipts and payments account | 6 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 7 |
| Notes to the accounts | 8 to 9 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2024
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates
Position Dates John Chuter Chair Barbara Chuter Secretary Karen Battye Treasurer Vicky Shaw Julia Blackburn David Blackburn Joanna Tansley Philip Calvert Jeanette Wheeler Shaun Barker
Appointed February 2024 Resigned September 2024
Charity number 1198525 Registered and principal address Bankers Aireview Equestrian Centre NatWest Bank Harden Road 63 North Street Keighley Keighley BD21 4TP BD21 3SN
Registered in England and Wales
Independent examiner
Alan Dodd FCCA
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) association formed on 5 April 2022 and is governed by a constitution. Previously unincorporated charity number 1093306 which has since been dissolved.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The objects for which the CIO is established are to promote the objects of the Riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving a charity registered under charity number 244108 ("RDA") by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the Bingley Area.
The charity's main activities
To provide riding and related equestrian activities for disabled people of all ages.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit in particular benefit of disabled people.
Achievements and performance
2023 was a challenging year weatherwise, we battled rain, wind, ice and snow. Panels in the riding school roof were ripped off, the track was too icy to bring the horses from the field, the car park too dangerous to walk across, the wind so strong that it was difficult to get up to check the horses, the snow at times so deep that we needed a tractor to go and feed the horses, and we experienced one day when it was too hot to operate!
Despite all this the lessons have gone on, all with the help of our wonderful volunteers and amazing coaches. Our riders have been incredible, showing so much progress and determination. In the Spring we did an inhouse competition for Dressage and Countryside Challenge, everyone was marked in line with National standards and everyone was given feedback and rosettes. Many of our riders have also worked on their Gradings for riding and horse care and knowledge, During the summer we took advantage when the weather was good to take riders out for short hacks along the tracks at Aireview. Some of our riders and volunteers also received awards at our AGM in February
Our volunteers turn out in all weathers to check and feed the horses on the days when we are not operating, they report anything untoward like ripped rugs, lost over reach boots cuts and grazes, not to mention reports of waterlogged tracks and snow and ice. A group of volunteers developed a water system that catches and stores the run off from the barn roof, and the storage tanks are pretty full.
Rider and volunteer numbers continue to grow and we are developing a more centralised system of recording data. We continue to feed back information to RDA National Office and benefit from their support.
This year saw the renewal of our Local Authority Riding School Licence for two years after a successful inspection in February
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St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £697, wholly on unrestricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £27,572.
The purpose of the policy is to sustain the group as a going concern for up to two months in the event of an interruption of income.
Group income consists of unrestricted income (riders fees, memberships, donations and field grazing) and restricted income (grants and other payments for specific projects and initiatives).
Group reserves comprise of unrestricted reserves (General Purpose Fund) and restricted reserves for various projects and activities based on funding received.
The group is subject to a number of risks of varying impact and likelihood. Some, such as the closure of the Equestrian Centre would result in closure of the group. Others, such as the temporary closure of the Riding School would result in a temporary loss of income. It is the latter category of risk that this policy is designed to mitigate.
The group is budgeted on a full running cost basis. For a limited period (i.e. up to two months) it could restrict its costs solely to the upkeep of the horses. This includes their stabling, forage, bedding, shoeing and vetting requirements. Therefore this policy requires the group to maintain the General Purpose Fund above the level of these minimum running costs.
The trustees are currently looking at how to best utilise the surplus reserves.
Approved by the board of trustees on 22/1/2025
John W Chuter (Trustee)
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St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 6 to 9.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO 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 CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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. 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Alan Dodd FCCA
23/1/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association
Incorporating Carriage Driving
Receipts and payments account
for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 2,548 Riders fees 19,921 Field lease income 4,200 BMDC Day Care Support 3,151 Competitions 69 Membership income 525 Bank interest 220 Other income 240 Transfer on incorporation - Total receipts 30,874 Payments Instructors fees 8,902 Equestrian centre 12,252 Field lease 600 Repairs, maintenance and cleaning 907 Vets fees 1,127 Farrier 1,075 Livery charges 20 Equipment, materials and resources 1,319 Events and competitions 145 Clothing and PPE 339 RDA Memberships and insurance 2,065 Independent examination of accounts 600 DBS checks - Other expenses 663 Marketing, publicity and website 163 Total payments 30,177 Net receipts / (payments) 697 Fund balances brought forward 26,875 Fund balances carried forward (3) 27,572 |
2024 Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 950 950 |
2024 Total funds £ 2,548 19,921 4,200 3,151 69 525 220 240 - 30,874 8,902 12,252 600 907 1,127 1,075 20 1,319 145 339 2,065 600 - 663 163 30,177 697 27,825 28,522 |
2023 Total funds £ 14,690 19,818 4,800 2,196 34 462 - 954 15,963 58,917 10,680 11,854 600 820 1,184 1,085 - 1,721 152 928 985 492 26 450 115 31,092 27,825 - 27,825 |
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St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 27,535 Cash in hand 37 Total cash funds 27,572 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Assets retained for the charity's own use Toilet block and infrastructure 2 Field shelters Water supply system Arena equipment Saddles and tack 3 horses Liabilities Accruals |
2024 Restricted £ 950 - 950 |
2024 Total £ 28,485 37 28,522 2024 £ 173 173 2024 £ 630 630 |
2023 Total £ 27,797 28 27,825 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 22/1/2025
John W Chuter (Trustee)
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St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
The previous accounts were prepared for the period from 5 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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St Ives (Bingley) Riding for the Disabled Association
Incorporating Carriage Driving
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2024
| 2 Grants and donations Scope Sovereign Health Care The Craig Charity for Children Other donations 3 Restricted funds Bailey Thomas Fund name Bailey Thomas |
2024 2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds funds £ £ £ - - - - - - - - - 2,548 - 2,548 2,548 - 2,548 Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Transfers £ £ £ £ 950 - - - 950 - - - Purpose of restriction Support for a college leaver to gain skills for the workplace. |
2023 Total funds £ 10,538 1,000 490 2,662 14,690 Balance c/f £ 950 950 |
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4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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