Calon Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
What it does
Provides horse riding, equestrian vaulting and opportunities to socialise in a supportive environment to people with disabilities, mental health conditions and children living in care. We also offer volunteering and educational opportunities, such as equine related qualifications and awards, and opportunities to be out in the open air and countryside.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CIO IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING A CHARITY REGISTERED UNDER CHARITY NUMBER 244108 ("RDA") BY PROVIDING DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND/OR TO CARRIAGE DRIVE TO BENEFIT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE NORTH WALES AREA.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Amateur sport
- Animals
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
- Gwynedd
- Elsewhere
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Shropshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £62,082 and spent £48,495.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £62,082 | £48,495 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 December 2024 | £40,102 | £52,195 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2023 | £56,041 | £51,810 | Not reported | 34 |
| 31 December 2022 | £65,279 | £50,250 | Not reported | 34 |
| 31 December 2021 | £59,599 | £32,831 | Not reported | 17 |
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 4%, from £59,599 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £62,082 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 78% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
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 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2021, worth at least £18,056.
By funder
- Westminster Foundation£15,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£3,056, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £1,035 |
| 29 Nov 2021 | Community Foundation in Wales | £2,021 |
| 13 May 2021 | Westminster Foundation | £15,000 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Alys Lewis-jonesChair
- Larissa June Burnett
- Linda Jane Dowell
- Michael Keith Williams
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 24 September 2026, 37 days early | Received 24 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 13 October 2025, 18 days early | Received 13 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 1 August 2024, 91 days early | Received 1 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 1 October 2023, 30 days early | Received 1 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 26 September 2022, 35 days early | Received 26 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1177265
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 February 2018
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 21 Feb 2018
- Website
- calon-rda.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.