01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028644
- 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
- AB238XN
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 28 March 2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Garioch Carriage Driving For Disabled Group, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 29 Oct 1998.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Under the umbrella of the Riding for the Disabled Association we provide carriage driving to disabled people, mainly adults, across Aberdeenshire.
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 ('the Company') by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the Aberdeenshire area
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £28,978 | £26,693 | 0 | 30 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,234 | £7,273 | 0 | 28 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £4,965 | £6,896 | 0 | 16 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £6,547 | £18,812 | 0 | 12 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £5,667 | £14,586 | 0 | 6 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
- Ardo House, Whitecairns, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gariochcarriagedriving.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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