Cotswold Riding for the Disabled

Analysis

Cotswold Riding for the Disabled is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and animals, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09080110). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cotswold Riding for the Disabled reported income of £304k and spending of £384k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £401k to £304k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cotswold Riding for the Disabled sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watford Mosque and Welfare Association for Muslim Community (£304k), Leeds Baby Bank (£305k) and H.e.l.p (Helping Empower Lives in Peterborough) (£304k).