Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs

Analysis

Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and animals, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs reported income of £557k and spending of £346k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £218k to £557k (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West London Welcome (£556k), The Lightbeam Academy (£558k) and Swings & Smiles (£556k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, trading 36% and investments 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £235k. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 23%. It employed 7 people.