01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007357
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV5 7PP
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 12/12/2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC007357 - Riding For The Disabled Association Highland Group, which was an Unincorporated Association as a charity since 30/12/1987.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Highland Group Riding for the Disabled seeks to transform the lives of vulnerable and protected people through a range of horse-centred programmes to improve physical and mental health. inspire confidence and promote self-esteem. Those we support have a wide range of disabilities, not all of them visible, and though most participants are children and young adults we have no age limit. We welcome individuals and school groups from a large geographical area with many participants living in remote areas. Through ridden and groundwork activities mobility, motor function, core strength and balance are improved, a bond between horse and participant leads to increased confidence and self- esteem. Well-being is improved through the formation of new friendships and a sense of belonging which reduce feelings of isolation.
Charitable purposes
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purpose is to promote the objects of the Riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving (Company No 5010395) a charity registered under Charity Number SC039473 ('the Company') by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the Highland area.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £60,906 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £68,893 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £78,338 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £122,868 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 15 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £9,221 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £43,251 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £42,677 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £51,288 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £56,946 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £33,457 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 25 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Highland Group RDA, Gay McKeown, Sandycroft, Reelig, Kirkhill
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://highlandgrouprda.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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