RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CIIRRICK GROUP SCIO TRUSTEES, REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
RIDING FOR THE DIsALED cARCK GROUP SCIO INDEX Page Trustees, Report 1&2 Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sh¢¢t Notes to the Statement of Financial Accountants Independent Examiner's Report
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CARIUCK GROUP SCIO TRUSTEES, REPORT The TTUSt¢es' submit their Annual Report and the Accounts for the year ended 3 1st March, 2025. GENERAL INFORMA TIONABOUT THE CHARITY The name of the Clwity is Riding For The Disabled CaTrick Group SCIO. It is a registered Scottish Charity with Charity Number SC028640 and is a Member for the Disabled Association corporating Carriage Driving ( RDA"). a Charity registered in England with Reference Number 244108. OBJECTSAND ACHJEVEMENTS The principal actlvity of the Charity is to promote the objects of RDA by pmviding disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to calage drive to benefit their health and well being in the East and South Ayrshire areas. This object is achieved by regular class¢s held during llomial school t¢nns at Equitation Centre and by other special ev¢nt5 that are held from time to time. A c105e liaison is maintained with local schools that hav¢ rcspoTJsibility ror the education of children with disabiliti. Fund raising and promotion of the Group continues to increase local awareness and Sup)rt of what we do. In particular, constant contact is rnaintained throughout the year with the local press and the local authority volunteer services to obtain maximum publicity and awareness of our needs and activities. TRUSTEES Louise Burnell, chairperson, is the contact for thc Charity. Her Contact is e•mail chair@rdacaTrick.org.uk. Thc other Trustecs (Ill i)r wlioin licld hout the year are:. All Trustees have been ii]ade awar¢ of their responsibiliti¢s and duties. Guidance for Chatity Trustees, issued by thc Office of th¢ Scottish Clwiiy Regulator, is readily available. RISK MANAGEMENT The TnteeS meet as required and in¢er alia assess the risks facing hc Charity. They believe that these risks are properly and adequately minimiscd by training and by participation in a policy of insurance tsk¢n out by RDA, and to which the Charity is a subscriber. and by & policy of insurance r¢lating to the building at Ayr Equitalion Centre. Pagc I
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CARRICK GROUP SCIO TRUSTEES, REPORT FINANCE A% di.sclosed in the Siatement of Financial Activities on page 3. there was a surplus of unrestricted fvnds for ihe year amounting to £15,006 (2024 Deficit £1.583) and a surplus of restricted funds amounting to £50,321. The Trustees are most grateful for all donations large and CEIRPERsON's REPORT l joined the Organisation as the Chairperson in May 24. This year. our groups main efforts were towards fidraISing where we management to attract some significant donations, which will be put towards our ri)of repair project. We continued to serve eight schools in South Ayrshire as wcll as some privat¢ participants, totalling 35 childr¢n ¢¢iVIng holistic ben¢fits frorn our organisation. As ever. our Survival is based on th¢ continued support of our volunteers as well as horse and pony availability. We did have to finish early for the sumrner holiday period due to the unavailability of ponies but this is considered par of the course when reliant on animals! The second half of the year saw a fOS on the upcoming HRH The Princess Royal Visit (due Jul 25). Our vision remains to incre&se our rider participation and volunteer count as well as Adentifying any potential riders to progress to regional competltion. This Report was approved by the Trustees on behalf by and was signed on their Page 2
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CARRICK GROUP SCIO STATEMENT OF FILYAI¥CIAL ACTIVITIES INCORPORATING A RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Note 2025 2024 RECEIPTS: Riding and Pupil Fees RDA Grant AEC Roof Fund (Restricted) Donations 2,820 1,070 350 50,321 19295 72.436 3,700 EXPENSES.. Charitable Activities SURPLUS/(DEFICm FOR THE YEAR Accurnulated Fund as at 1st April, 2024 Accumulated Fund as at 31st March, 2025 7.109 65.327 29.852 95.179 5,283 1.583 31.435 29,852 BALANCE SHEET AS AT31ST MARCH 2025 CASH AT BANK: Clydesdale Bank plc - Current Account 95,179 29,852 REPRESENTED BY: UNRESTRICTED FtrND: Accumulated Fund as at 1st April 2024 Trdnsfer lo Restricted fund Swplus/{Deficit) for the Year Accumulatcd Fund as at 3 1st March. 2025 29,852 10,000 15,006 34,858 31,435 1,583 29,852 Accumulated Fund as at I st April 2024 Transfer from unrcstrictcd fund Surplus/(Deficit) for the Year Accumulat¢d Fund as at 3 1st March, 2025 TOTAL FUNDS i 0,000 50,321 60.321 95,179 29.852 The Notes on Pages 4 and 5 fonn an integral part of th¢s¢ Accounts. Approved by the Trustees on nO)/J< and was si ned on their bclialf by
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CARRICK GROUP SCIO STATEMENf OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 BASIS OF PREPARATION OF ACCOUNTS: The Trustees acknowledge that they are responsible for the preparation of these Accounts. The Trustses have no Restricted Funds and operate one Unrestricted Fund. The Charity is not registered for Value Added fax. Payments, tberefore, include irrecoverable Input Vat. The St&l¢mcnt of Financial Activities has been prepared orl a receipts and payments basis. as required by the Chariti&s Accounts (Scotland) ReglatIonS 2QK16 (as amended). DON'ATION8: 2025 2024 1,000 15,000 300 155 1,000 375 20 600 3,000 Anvnytnous 125 19295 2,280 CHARITABLE ACTtVlTIES EXPENSES.. RDA Membership Fee Hire of Horses - Ayr Insurances Repairs to Buildings and Equipment Other Charitable Costs - Accountancy Administrdtion and Meetings Tea with a pony Solutions on Demand Vet fees 713 2,532 2284 330 681 1,610 2.121 282 479 ijo 317 389 250 7,109 5,283 PARENT ORGANISATtON.. The Charity is an Affiliated Member of Riding for th¢ Disablcd Association inLorpoTating Calage Drivin& a Charity registered in England under Charity Number 244108. TRUSTEES: No Trustee rweived remuneration in eith¢r y¢ar nor did any TThte¢ have any interest in any transaction carricd out by the Charity. PROPERTY: The Charity owns a building situated at Ayr Equitation Centre, the cost of which has been written off in past years. The TteeS persist in their attempts to negotRate a lease for this building Wlth the landowner. The property is curr¢JAtly Valu for insurance purposes at £1,058,000. Pag¢ 4
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CARRICK GROUP SCIO INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RIDING FOR THE DISABLED CARRICK GROUP SCIO I report on the Accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 st March 2025 which are sct out on pages 3 to 4. RESPECTIVE KbbPVNSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER: The Charity's Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the Accounts in accordance with the ternis of thc Charities and Trust¢e Investm¢nt (Scotland) Act 2005 and th¢ Charitiss Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The Charity Trustees consider that the audil requirement of Regulation I1) (d) of the 2(X)6 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is rny r&8ponsibility to examine the Accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Acl and to state whether particular matters have come to my BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT: My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An exarnination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the chLrity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustecs concerning any such matters. The procedures undcrtaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and conscquenily I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENr: In the course of my ¢xamination. no mattcr has comc to my aitcntion which gives me reasonable cause to believe thal in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with Scction 44(1) (a) of thc 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of th¢ 2(K)6 Accounts R¢gulations to ppare Accounts which accord with the a¢UntIng records and comply with RcgLJlation 9 of the 2(M)6 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or to which, in my OPAnion, attention should be drawn ITh order to enable a proper understandtng of the Account% lo) be reaLlie