--- title: "Chigwell Riding Trust for Special… rating | CharityCompare" description: "Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs scores 77/100 (Good). Latest accounts 2025: income £557k · 70% on charitable activities. Reg 212644." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/chigwell-riding-trust-for-special-needs retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:14:06.380Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs a good charity? Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs scores 77/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£557k total income, 70% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · IG7 6FB | Reg [212644](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/chigwell-riding-trust-for-special-needs) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.chigride.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/212644) Donate ## How can you give to CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.chigride.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=212644) ## What does Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs do? Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs is a registered charity (no. 212644) working in animals in London · IG7 6FB. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 70% of spending to charitable activities, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈26% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=chigwell-riding-trust-for-special-needs) **In short:** CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS scores 77 out of 100 (4 stars). 70% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs? Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs has a Clarity Score of 77 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 212644. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Animals. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £557k, with 70% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 77/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 70% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £557k Latest year 2025 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £12.2 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 10% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)41stpercentile **Scores higher than 41% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 77/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Animals charities43rdpercentile **Scores higher than 43% of 370 charities in this cause** · 77/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 7 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | Not stated · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 1% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 75/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 50% | 70% · 5/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 5p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 100 volunteers / 7 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's Clarity Score? 77/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 50/100 Financial Health 75/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight7 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 Reserves (months of cash)Not stated · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 75/100 Program expense ratio70% · 5/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency5p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio100 volunteers / 7 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £557k | — | | Total expenditure | £346k | — | | Charitable activities | £242k | 70% | | Fundraising | £85k | 25% | | Governance & admin | £19k | 5% | 70%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £346k spent - Charitable activities70% · £242k - Fundraising25% · £85k - Governance5% · £19k - Other spending0% · £147 ## What trust indicators does Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 7 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 7 employees · 100 volunteers (14:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 212644 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/212644) ### Trustees & officers - Dr JOANNA ELIZABETH THOMAS - JOHN WOODCOCK - Richard Pohl since 2015 - Sophie Lingfield since 2015 - Emma Jane Padfield since 2017 - Fran Maskell Chair · since 2018 - Sally Ann Crone since 2023 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs? Overall score 77/100 (4★) Income £557k Cause spend 70% of expenditure Reg number 212644 Scope Local (london) Reserves — Trustees 7 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does CHIGWELL RIDING TRUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs a legitimate charity? + Yes — Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 212644). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/212644. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's charity number? + Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's charity number is 212644. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's charity rating? + Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs scores 77 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 70% of Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 25% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 10% of total expenditure at Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs receive? + Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs reported £557k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs based? + Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs is listed at London · IG7 6FB, focused on animals. How does CharityCompare score Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.