CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 5 May 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02717027
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £556,928
Latest expenditure: £346,469
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Chigwell Riding Trust, Grange Farm Lane, CHIGWELL, Essex, IG7 6FB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.chigride.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The provision of horse and pony riding to people with special needs

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £556,928
Total Gross Expenditure: £346,469

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £240,698
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,435

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £245,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £335,122

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £372,877
Total Gross Expenditure: £322,299

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 10 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 10 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £218,261
Total Gross Expenditure: £285,437

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £556,928
Total Gross Expenditure: £346,469
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £240,698
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,435
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £245,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £335,122
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £372,877
Total Gross Expenditure: £322,299
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 10 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £218,261
Total Gross Expenditure: £285,437
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 295190
Income Other Trading Activities: 202099
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 59639
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 556928
Income Legacies: 234583
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £85,319
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £242,323
Expenditure Other: 18827
Expenditure Total: 346469
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18680
Expenditure Support Costs: 18680
Expenditure Depreciation: 7757
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 498307
Assets Own Use: 498307
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,603,872
Assets Total Liabilities: £23,129
Assets Current Investment: 2228617
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,079,050
Creditors One Year Total Current: 23129
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £319,110
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3069997
Funds Restricted: 9053
Funds Total: 3079050
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Redbridge
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barking And Dagenham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-05-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME OF COMMISSIONERS DATED 29TH JANUARY 1993 AS AMENDED 9 FEBRUARY 2000
Charitable Objects: (1) THE RELIEF OF DISABLED AND INFIRM PERSONS (WITH THE APPROVAL OF CONSENT OF THEIR MEDICAL ADVISERS) BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR HORSE AND PONY RIDING AND DRIVING INTENED TO PROMOTE THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND MORE ESPECIALLY THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL REHABILITATION AND WELL-BEING; (2) THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE OF RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF HORSE AND PONY RIDING FOR THE PURPOSES AFORESAID.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 90925
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PONY RIDING TRUST FOR THE DISABLED

Charity Name Id: 90910
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PONY RIDING FOR THE DISABLED TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures