## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] April 2024 Period start date To 31[st] March 2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Maisemore RDA (Riding for Disabled Association)**
## **Charity registration number: 1198763**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference|||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|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 WELL- BEING IN THE
GLOUCESTERSHIRE AREA.||
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Group works with people with a range
of disabilities and reasons for taking part.
The Group provides specialist tuition,
training and support for people with
disabilities to ride, carriage drive or take
part in equestrian vaulting. Without this
support, most of our participants would be
unable to take part in these activities.
The core purpose of the charity is to benefit
the health and well-being of people with
disabilities through the delivery of effective
and life enhancing therapy, the opportunity
to learn new skills and achieve personal
goals and ambitions and the chance to
enjoy taking part in a social activity that
promotes general well-being. Research
undertaken by RDA UK shows the
substantial and long-lasting benefits that
these activities create.
The Group is run using the standards and
procedures in the RDA “Essentials of
Membership” (a copy of which is held by
the Commission) which sets out the
standards and procedures by which the
charity operates. This can be found at
http://www.rda.org.uk/assets/The-
Essentials-of-Membership-Revd-Jan
2016.pdf||
|Statement confirming|Para 1.18|The Trustees will restrict the benefits they||
|whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit||offer with a protected characteristic i.e.
disability. This is necessary in order to
provide the specialist support and expertise
to enable this client group to undertake this
activity|
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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Without volunteers Maisemore RDA would
not be able to run as a group.
It is run solely by volunteers.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|_The Group works with people with a range_
_of disabilities and reasons for taking part._
_The Group provides specialist tuition,_
_training and support for people with_
_disabilities to ride, carriage drive or take_
_part in equestrian vaulting. Without this_
_support, most of our participants would be_
_unable to take part in these activities._
_The core purpose of the charity is to benefit_
_the health and well-being of people with_
_disabilities through the delivery of effective_
_and life enhancing therapy, the opportunity_
_to learn new skills and achieve personal_
_goals and ambitions and the chance to_
_enjoy taking part in a social activity that_
_promotes general well-being. Research_
_undertaken by RDA UK shows the_
_substantial and long-lasting benefits that_
_these activities create._|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Less income than expenditure|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22||
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|We pay as we go|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
We are funded through public donations,
charging for services (£7 per rider per
week) fund raising, grants and sales of
assets|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Risk would be negative ability to raise
funds through grants|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Association Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are voted in by the Groups
members through a resolution at the Group
AGM.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
In guidance with RDA National policies and
procedures|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Maisemore RDA (Riding for Disabled Association)|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charitynumber|1198763|
|Charity’s principal address|Mrs Patricia Kucharski
C/O Maisemore RDA
The Old Homestead
Pool Hill
Newent
Gloucestershire
GL18 1LL|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Patricia Kucharski|Chair|||
||Lynette Taylor|Treasurer|||
||Annitta Engel||||
||Carole Banks||||
||Deborah Burgess||||
||Simon Holmes||||
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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
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements 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**
## **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)**
**Full name(s)** Patricia Kucharski
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 17/09/2025
## RDA MAISEMORE ACCOUNTS - APRIL 2024 TO MARCH 2025
## Opening balance b/fwd
|Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Totals|Income
Expenditure
Schools
Grants
Fund Raising
Donations
Ponies (gen)
Puzzle
400.00
6,500.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4,400.55 (bal closed a/cs)
0.00
0.00
600.00
0.00
755.83
500.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
214.97
100.00
0.00
0.00
530.00
0.00
269.34
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
40.00
1,600.00
63.37
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,188.00
0.00
14.76
18.50
0.00
0.00
-188.00
0.00
0.00
16.99
265.00
504.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
493.87
0.00
0.00
100.00
620.19
0.00
120.31
0.00|
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||2,034.00 7,600.00
1,860.33 5,055.31
2,249.67 328.37|
Petty Cash Bal b/fwd 80.30
|Brian|Bob|Georgette|Perry|Mileage|Equipment|Caps (net) 3 CountiesCourse fees|Caps (net) 3 CountiesCourse fees|Caps (net) 3 CountiesCourse fees|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|0.00|0.00|6,915.78||79.20|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|0.00|0.00|185.06||31.95|102.28|66.04|0.00|0.00|
|0.00|0.00|30.00||0.00|44.99|-22.00|542.00|38.86|
|0.00|0.00|0.00||0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|0.00|0.00|0.00||0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|0.00|0.00|0.00||0.00|0.00|-11.00|0.00|0.00|
|63.37|274.70|42.04|5,500.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|0.00|0.00|61.14|270.07|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|0.00|0.00|18.89|0.00|0.00|0.00|-11.00|0.00|60.00|
|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|-11.00|0.00|0.00|
|63.37|274.70|7,252.91|5,770.07|111.15|147.27|11.04|542.00|98.86|
Balance 15,517.71
## Insurance Misc
|0.00|0.00|15,422.73|
|---|---|---|
|0.00|0.00|19,437.95|
|0.00|0.00|20,659.93|
|0.00|0.00|20,974.90|
|937.00|0.00|20,837.24|
|0.00|0.00|20,848.24|
|0.00|0.00|13,344.76|
|0.00|0.00|13,013.55|
|0.00|40.00|14,157.81|
|0.00|10.70|13,609.23|
|0.00|0.00|13,619.36|
|0.00|221.58|14,008.66|
937.00 272.28
TOTAL FUNDS 14,088.96 at 31 Mar 2025