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Omagh RDA Limited

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Overdue: 473 days

Charity no. 107047 Company no. 645409 Date registered. 30/04/2018

Public benefits

Direct benefits are: Improvement in health and well being. Learning transferrable skills and life skills. Improved self esteem and social skills. Taking part in equestrian sporting competitions (special needs and para). Training volunteers and coaches. Demonstrated through: RDA has detailed records provided. We use a tracking system which scores

improvement in several areas. We enter participants into nationally recognised education programmes and graded performance records governed by national RDA standards. Annual audit takes place. Harm: Potential harm arises from working with horses. Stringent health and safety procedures are in place and effective. Beneficiaries: Participants include children 4-18 years, young adults 16-25 years, with special needs and or physical disability. Adults with special needs or otherwise vulnerable. Young offenders or young people outside the education system. Volunteers. Some general public use facilities. There is no private benefit.

What your organisation does

We provide riding and horse related activities 6 days /week for adults and children with special needs. We provide training for volunteers and people with special needs in supported environment.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of amateur sport
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Carers
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Ex-offenders and prisoners
  • General public
  • Learning disabilities
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Physical disabilities
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Sensory disabilities
  • Travellers
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The objects for which the Company is established are to promote the objects of the Riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving registered company no 5010395 and a charity registered in England and Wales under Charity Number 244108 (“RDA”) by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the Omagh and District area.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 7 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Frances Monteith, Omagh Rda, 28 Deverney Road, Omagh, BT79 0JJ

Trustee board

Trustee
Frances Monteith
Bovelle Hamilton
Jeffry Stewart
Geoffrey Bartholomew
Gwen Garrett
Leona Carson
Mary Mcsorley

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Derry City And Strabane District Council
  • Fermanagh And Omagh District Council
  • Mid Ulster District Council