WOODCHURCH DRIVING GROUP RDA

Charity number: 1074411
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provide opportunities for people with disabilities - wheelchair users, ambulatory disabled and those with learning difficulties to learn to drive RDA assessed ponies along country tracks and lanes. They also learn how to look after the ponies and to drive obstacle courses and dressage tests towards competition work which greatly helps their confidence and co-ordination.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £9,380
Total expenditure: £15,348

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 February 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • INGLEDEN PARK DRIVING GROUP RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Mehew Chair 10 March 2023
None on record
Sally Goldthorpe Trustee 06 March 2026
None on record
SOPHIE MAY WALKDEN Trustee 06 March 2026
None on record
Richard Parsons Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
Charlotte Challis Trustee 03 March 2020
None on record
Neil Simmons Trustee 15 May 2014
None on record
SUSANNAH ANDERSON Trustee
None on record
JEAN BRENDA BOORMAN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £9.20k £6.74k £13.56k £12.81k £9.38k
Total expenditure £8.70k £9.78k £12.05k £12.76k £15.35k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £400 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 10 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 24 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 02/11/1998 AS AMENDED ON 25/05/2011

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING A CHARITY REGISTERED UNDER CHARITY NUMBER 244108 ("THE ASSOCIATION") BY PROVIDING DISABLE PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND /OR TO CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE MAIDSTONE, TENTERDEN, HASTINGS AREA.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

MAIDSTONE, TENTERDEN, HASTINGS

Contact information

Address:
Little Tiffenden
Redbrook Street
Woodchurch
ASHFORD
TN26 3QU
Phone:
01233860750
Email:
info@rdawoodchurch.co.uk
Website:

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