Riding for Smiles

Analysis

Riding for Smiles is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worksop. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Riding for Smiles reported income of £40k and spending of £88k, spending 221% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £52k to £40k (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Riding for Smiles sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartbeat UK (£40k), Kiveton Park Miners' Welfare Scheme (£40k) and Peter Curzon Oram Charitable Trust (£40k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.