01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC009696
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- TD9 8SB
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 13 November 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC009696 Border Group Of The Riding For The Disabled, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 27 August 1980.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Borders Group of RDA is set up to provide disabled people in the Scottish Borders area with the opportunity to ride to the benefit of their health and well-being. This is achieved through the use of qualified coaches, along with volunteers who accompany disabled children and adults on regular organised riding experiences.
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
- 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 (lithe Company') by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the Edinburgh & Borders area
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £42,802 | £42,928 | 4 | 29 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £46,756 | £38,835 | 4 | 19 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £18,076 | £28,137 | 4 | 16 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £27,486 | £37,133 | 4 | 6 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £21,782 | £30,996 | 4 | 22 December 2021 |
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
- Coach House, Craigmount Park, Minto, Hawick
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.border-rda.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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