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title: "The Avon Centre Limited — charity 281648 | CharityCompare"
description: "The Avon Centre Limited (charity 281648): income £490k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile."
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Registered charity · No. 281648Charitable company

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# The Avon Centre Limited

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

The Avon Centre Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.

Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated

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At a glance · official register

## What are the key facts about The Avon Centre Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30

£489,959

Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30

£433,241

Registered charity number

281648

Status in source extract

Registered

Charity type

Charitable company

Register contact address detail (not service area)

Henbury

Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)

Yes

Website

[www.theavoncentre.org.uk](http://www.theavoncentre.org.uk/)

Quick answer

The Avon Centre Limited (number 281648) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

## What does The Avon Centre Limited do?

Provision of therapeutic riding lessons to around 300 disabled children and adults in one of the UK's largest equestrian centres purpose built for disabled riders. Set among 100 acres of fields and woodland, the Centre offers individual development, enabling clients to achieve skill and confidence in a safe, friendly and attractive environment.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Avon Centre Limited

Answers The Avon Centre Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

### How much are The Avon Centre Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

The Avon Centre Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

### Does The Avon Centre Limited receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The Avon Centre Limited. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The Avon Centre Limited reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Avon Centre Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator)

The Avon Centre Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

### Registration details

Registered as a charity

30 December 1980

Company number

[01534625](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01534625) (Companies House)

Previous names on the register

The Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled Limited; The Avon Riding Centre Limited

Where it says it operates

Gloucestershire · Somerset · Bristol City

## Who it supports and how it works

**Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.

**Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

## What causes is The Avon Centre Limited registered for?

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Avon Centre Limited yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Avon Centre Limited.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
[How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)

## What should you check before donating to The Avon Centre Limited?

- Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
- Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
- Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.

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## Frequently asked questions

Is The Avon Centre Limited a legitimate charity?

The register data used for this profile lists The Avon Centre Limited as a registered charity (number 281648) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.

What is The Avon Centre Limited's charity number?

The Avon Centre Limited's charity number is 281648. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.

How do I check charity number 281648?

Search 281648 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.

What does The Avon Centre Limited do?

Provision of therapeutic riding lessons to around 300 disabled children and adults in one of the UK's largest equestrian centres purpose built for disabled riders. Set among 100 acres of fields and woodland, the Centre offers individual development, enabling clients to achieve skill and confidence in a safe, friendly and attractive environment.

Does The Avon Centre Limited have reviews and complaints?

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Avon Centre Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How can I donate to The Avon Centre Limited?

The Avon Centre Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.theavoncentre.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.

How much is The Avon Centre Limited's chief executive paid?

The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Avon Centre Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Avon Centre Limited?

The register records The Avon Centre Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.

Are The Avon Centre Limited's trustees paid?

The Avon Centre Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

What was The Avon Centre Limited previously called?

The register lists these previous names for The Avon Centre Limited: The Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled Limited; The Avon Riding Centre Limited.

When was The Avon Centre Limited registered as a charity?

The Avon Centre Limited was entered on the register on 30 December 1980. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01534625).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04,
used under the
[Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/).
Always verify current details on the
[official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=281648&subId=0).