Clwyd Special Riding Centre Limited
What it does
Provision of riding, carriage driving, equestrian vaulting and residential holidays for people with special needs
Its charitable purposes
TO PROVIDE, AT ITS CENTRE IN LLANFYNYDD NEAR WREXHAM THE NECESSARY FACILITIES, HORSES, STAFF AND EQUIPMENT TO ENABLE AND HELP CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL PHYSICAL AND OR LEARNING NEEDS TO RIDE HORSES AND TAKE PART IN EQUESTRIAN VAULTING AND THE DRIVING OF HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Accommodation and housing
- Amateur sport
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Wrexham
Area of benefit in its governing document: Llanfynydd, Wrexham
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £664,644 and spent £480,243.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £664,644 | £480,243 | 11 | 40 |
| 31 December 2024 | £364,199 | £431,302 | Not reported | 87 |
| 31 December 2023 | £363,463 | £386,446 | Not reported | 80 |
| 31 December 2022 | £302,231 | £314,679 | Not reported | 80 |
| 31 December 2021 | £205,525 | £220,008 | Not reported | 50 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 223%, from £205,525 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £664,644 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 72% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Flintshire County Council gave £1,500 in the year to 31 December 2023, 0% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £9,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £78,902 from 12 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£467,896
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£135,207
- Trading and fundraising£16,585
- Investments£1,855
- Other£43,101
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2023, the charity named 1 funder who gave £1,500. £1,500 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Flintshire County Council | Council | £1,500 |
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation | 5 April 2023 | £25,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2008, worth at least £333,762.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£306,262, 2 grants
- Westminster Foundation£20,000, 1 grant
- Freemasons' Charity£7,500, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2023 | Westminster Foundation | £20,000 |
| 28 Nov 2022 | Freemasons' Charity | £5,000 |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Freemasons' Charity | £2,500 |
| 18 Mar 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £249,842 |
| 31 Jan 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £56,420 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
17 October 2023
Named by Mark Isherwood in the Senedd
…r. The idea of awareness rides located all around Britain then came into play, and earlier this month I joined Lyndsey Vaughan Jones at Clwyd Special Riding Centre for her pass-wide-and-slow ride, to raise awareness about passing a horse wide and safely, on foot, bike or in a car, to educate people…
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Amanda Jane Lewis
- Bethany Abigail Scriven-Jones
- Janette Carr
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 21 October 2026, 10 days early | Received 21 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 28 October 2025, 3 days early | Received 28 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 30 October 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 18 October 2023, 13 days early | Received 27 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 6 June 2022, 147 days early | Received 2 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1118241
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 March 2007
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 DECEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED 25 MARCH 2009 as amended on 15 Apr 2023
- Company number
- 06033558This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.clwydspecialridingcentre.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.