Annual Report 2014 - RDA SA

Riding for the DisabledAssociation of South Australia Incorporated

Annual Report 2014

“RDA SA works to see people, families, and whole

communities develop – and in doing so closing the gap

between people with a disability and those without. We

provide unique and effective program with social, physical,

emotional and mental health benefits to hundreds of South

Australians living with a disability each year.”

CONTENTS

2014 Annual Report

Board, Staff and Auditor 5

Patrons, Life Members and RDA SA Centres 6

Patrons Message – John Letts 7

Message from the Board – Lynne Hargreaves 8

Message from the Executive Officer – Matt Anderson 9

Change we create with clients 10 – 11

Stories of change 12 – 13

Our People 14

Changes we create in community 15 - 16

Connecting with our community 17 – 18

Financial Report 19 – 26

Board of Management 27

OPPORTUNITY

From Lisa; a parent of RDA Barossa Client Jordan.

"I would like to thank you so much for the opportunity that you have given Jordan.

I have never seen him so calm, patient and happy. I can easily say that yesterday was the best day out our family has

ever had!!! He was so well behaved and RDA has given him the chance to be part of a team and feel welcome and

never judged. Everyone there yesterday was so supportive and encouraging and it has done wonders for his self esteem

and confidence. I thank you all so much and will be forever grateful. Please also thank wombats owners, he is a

beautiful horse who Jordan has completely bonded with. Everyone at school and in our family know about wombat,

Jordan tells everyone that he is his best friend. Thanks again to you all for the wonderful work you all do. Lisa"

MAKING AN IMPACT

FREEDOM

“For the time my daughter is on the horse I get to almost forget about her

disability and see her as free”

Riding for the Disabled Association

BOARD, STAFF AND AUDITOR

2014 Annual Report

Riding for the Disabled Association SA Inc. is a Public Benevolent Institution managed by a Board of

Management and incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act (SA).

Collections for Charitable Purposes Licence No. 593

Registered as a Deductable Gift Recipient Operation

ABN 22 616 650 424

REGISTERED OFFICE

Level 3/169 Fullarton RdDulwich 5065

BOARD MEMBERS January 2014 – December 2014

President: Jill Ribbons (Jan – April)

Chair – Deb Ophof (April – Dec)

Vice Chair – Lynne Hargreaves

Treasurer – Luke Williams

Secretary – Wendy Scullen

Board Members – Denise Watkins (Jan – April) Julie Burnes, Kate Howie, Tony Pannell

STAFF 2014

State Manager: Carol Bradley (Jan – April)

Executive Officer : Matthew Anderson (May – Dec)

Finance Manager and Doorknock Co-ordinator – Ella Kos

Coaching and Volunteer Co-ordinator – Helen Egan ( Jan – March)

Coaching and Volunteer Co-ordinator – Mandy Hill (April – Dec)

Administration Officer – Rosalee Cearns (Jan – Nov)

Public Relations Officer (part time) - Ian Beaton

Administration Assistants (part-time) – Tamara Di Santo (Jan – July), Melissa Klenke

AUDITORNot for Profit Accounting Specialists, Chartered Accountants

PATRONS, LIFE MEMBERS & CENTRES


PATRONS

Mr John Letts

Mrs Gillian Rolton OAM

Leigh McClusky

AMBASSADOR

Mts Cheree Gask

LIFE MEMBERS

June Boscence

Marie Bury

June Champion deCrespigny

Dianna Dahms

Margaret Dent

SaraDridan

Pauline Eitzen

Lorna Ellery

Helen Fry

Ann Grear

Dennis Hall

Brenda Harding

Margaret Lee

Joan Lemmon

Robert Lemmon

Vicki Lovegrove

Gillian Mitchell

Judith Monro

Dorothy Roberts

Jillian Shelton

Gloria Sztekel

Michael Sztekel

Rachel Vincent

Pat Warde

Vivienne West

Phylis Whellems

RDA SA CENTRE LOCATIONS

RDA Barossa and Light

Barossa Pony Club Grounds, Angaston-

Nuriootpa road.

RDA Jennibrook Farm

Lot 72 Pine Road, Woodcroft

RDA Mount Gambier

Sunnybrae Wandilo, via Mount Gambier

RDA Murray Bridge

1 Coolibah Drive, Murray Bridge

RDA Northern Area

Globe Derby Equestrian Centre, Corner of

Ryans and Whites Roads, Globe Derby Park

RDA Oakbank

Oakbank Racecourse Shillabeer Road,

Oakbank.

RDA O'Halloran Hill

Majors Road, O'Halloran Hill

RDA Port Lincoln

Ravendale Park Pony Club Grounds, Proper

Bay Road, Port Lincoln

RDA Port Pirie

Anzac Road, Port Pirie

RDA Riverland

Berri Racecourse, Moritz Rd, Berri

RDA Whyalla

Racecourse Rd, Whyalla Norrie

RDA Yorke Peninsula

Kadina Racecourse, Wallaroo Rd,

Kadina

RDA Victor Harbor

15 Lipizzaner Drive, Morgan Park

A MESSAGE FROM JOHN LETTS

RDASA PATRON

2014 Annual Report

As a supporter of Riding for the Disabled Association South Australia (RDA SA), you know what an amazing charity it is. However you may not know that I have been a patron of RDA SA for 33 years (since 1981), and that after I retired as a jockey, I was an RDA SA volunteer for 10 years, working with people with disabilities and the horses. Nothing could replace the thrill of riding two Melbourne Cup winners, but teaching the riders for almost a decade gave me far greater satisfaction. To see them make their first attempt to ride a horse, and later succeed, has been one of the most rewarding things in my life. RDA SA is a voluntary, not for profit organisation dedicated to providing horse riding and associated activities to clients with disabilities. RDA SA is affiliated with RDA Australia and is part of an international movement. RDA SA began operations more than 40 years ago (1972) and over this period has enabled thousands of clients to benefit from therapy and enjoy sport and recreation. The organisation has 13 centres across South Australia and cater for around 400 clients, who are assisted by more than 70 volunteers per year. RDA SA centres work closely with schools and disability service groups to provide activities in set sessions on a weekly basis. The riders (mainly children) have a diverse range of disabilities including: autism, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, etc. Horse riding provides beneficial therapy in many ways, both physical and psychological including:

Improved health and wellbeing

Improved balance and posture

Increased hand-eye coordination

Social integration

Development of language and communication skills

Motivation and learning, especially reading and speech, through games

Memory improvement and concentration

Improved self confidence and self esteem

Personal challenges leading to achievements

Clinical exercises executed in challenging but pleasant surroundings

Overcoming phobias such as heights, animals and water RDA SA is a small charity that achieves much with little. The Association is run by a Board comprised entirely of volunteers, with oversight of the office staff. The state office staff supports centres through administration, reporting to government, assisting with coach accreditation and training, fundraising, grants management, client records and management, etc. The inspirational stories about the effectiveness of RDA SA programs could fill a book. From the autistic boy who had never spoken a word until he called his pony’s name, to the boy who was pronounced dead at the scene of a quad bike accident, spent four months in a coma and has now learnt to walk and talk again with the help of RDA SA, this charity produces some incredible outcomes for some incredible people. Yours sincerely

John Letts Patron Riding for the Disabled Association South Australia Inc

FROM THE BOARD


Yet another year has been completed for RDA SA and what a year it has been!

As you all know this Board took over in June 2014 after turbulent times and we have continued to experienced challenges

along the way. Along with an almost entirely new Board we have recruited a number of new staff members at RDA SA. I

can say though that together with the great work from our ongoing staff and Board members, we have seen an injection

of new enthusiasm from our new staff and Board members to address the future challenges we will encounter. For me

personally it has been a steep learning curve with much more still before me.

It was very quickly apparent to the Board that the future will bring many changes in the not for profit sector as a whole and

for us personally, and that for us to survive and thrive we must take on these changes with energy and enthusiasm. It is

also clear that we must maintain a strong, cohesive bond among our members and volunteers across our organisations’

thirteen operating locations. Our members and volunteers remain the most valuable assets of our organisation!

With respect to the Board, we have clearly identified that our organisation would benefit from increasing the skills

available to us in the future to build our capacity for strong leadership. Looking to the future the Board of RDA SA must

provide strong, informed and professional leadership to the organisation to give us the bright future that we are

determined to have. With this in mind we have been actively sourcing new Board members with strong skills from both

within RDA and from the wider community and I am delighted that this year we have nominations from two new potential

members – Louise Davies and Matt Salier, whose biographies you will have received. Louise and Matt bring with them

vast and relevant experience which will aid us in moving forward and I am delighted that they have put their names

forward for your consideration.

In addition, when recruiting new staff members we are seeking to broaden the skills available to us to support our

operations. We have also been prepared to be innovative in recruiting in areas which have not previously been

considered. We have, for the first time, employed a staff member, Leanne Sanders, to work out of our service delivery

locations. Leanne will initially trial the Regional Coordinator concept to provide support for our volunteers, seeing what

works and what aspects of the concept need to be refined, but it is our longer term hope that a paid member will be more

available to our volunteers in all thirteen of our locations.

The NDIS is now very much a reality for us with the scheme to be introduced across Australia from 1 July 2016 and it

continues to be one of our bigger challenges in moving forward. We continue to seek more and better information to

enable us to be well positioned for the introduction and while there is much which is still not known we continue to make

steady progress in our preparations. Change is often a scary thing but careful preparation will see us in the best possible

place to tackle the challenges ahead.

In a general sense the Board has stabilised our financial situation but with a somewhat uncertain financial future ahead of

us the Board has carefully considered all avenues that will strengthen our position. We have devised a Strategic Plan,

which while ambitious, we are confident is achievable with a cooperative effort from the Board, staff and volunteers. In

economic terms, remaining stagnant poses many risks. We have therefore plotted a course which will see us grow

significantly over the next few years. This will improve both our financial position and allow us to actively address the

demand for our services which is reflected in our waiting lists. We must continue to be creative when plotting the path

ahead for managing in what will be challenging times.

I would like to thank everyone, from volunteers, staff, riders and their families to fellow Board members, for their

continuing support of our organisation. In particular, to all of our volunteers who display an enthusiasm and commitment

which is amazing. You continue to be our organisations’ greatest asset. Every day I hear stories of our volunteers that

make me marvel at the great value that they bring. The benefit to our clients of our services is vast. We see

improvements in social interaction, communication and confidence and physical benefits such as increased muscle tone

and balance. But more than anything we see daily the joy and happiness that our riders experience! How can we ever

place a value on that!

We don’t expect that that times ahead will be easy but with your support we will continue to provide a tremendous service

to people living with disability in our community!

Lynne Hargreaves

RDA SA Chairperson

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S MESSAGE

2014 Annual Report

RDA SA works to see people, families, and whole communities develop – and in doing so closing the gap between

people with a disability and those without. Through a dedicated team of volunteers and paid staff we provide a unique

and effective program with social, physical, emotional and mental health benefits to hundreds of South Australians

living with a disability each year, most of them children.

In a context of rising numbers of people living with disability (over a third of South Australian citizens), challenges

experienced by NGOs like ours, and the uncertainty of the NIDS that RDA SA continues to provide a rare space in the

13 communities in which we live and work. It’s a space where people connect and journey together, believing in and

supporting each other to expand their comfort zones, and grow in their confidence and abilities. It’s a space where

people are able to build real relationships built on mutual respect, and it’s a space where people learn new ways to

look at the world and community attitudes to disability are reshaped. On our best days, this is just as true for volunteers

and staff as it is for participants and their families.

I’ve been proud of the amazing work of this organisation in 2014, and humbled to have been a part of what the

amazing people of RDA SA have achieved in what’s been an extremely challenging yet rewarding 12 months.

Some things that I’m especially proud of and humbled by:

• The dedication and passion of our volunteers – you truly are some of South Australia’s greatest unsung heroes;

• The understanding, warmth and kindness that so many people display as they go about their work at all levels RDA

SA (which my family has experienced firsthand);

• The steadfastness of our local centre committees (your long hours, intelligence, and honesty are a gift);

• The attitude, skills and commitment of our staff (one of the finest group of people that I’ve ever worked with);

• Our new strategy – in particular the way that so many people came together over 6 months to “co design” our

pathway forward for the next 3 years;

• The support, insight and wisdom of our board (to every one of you – my deepest thanks);

• The generosity of our community partners – federal, state and local governments, businesses, schools, other

community organisations and local community groups (we love creating shared social value together with all of

you);

• The trust that clients, parents and caregivers place in us day after day. You are the reason that we all do what we

do – you are the reason that RDA SA exists.

Looking forward:

RDA SA has been making a difference in people’s lives for over 40 years, and we are committed to this mission for

many years to come. As an organisation we are therefore bending all of the diverse strengths in our community of

people towards innovation in our methods over the next 3 years, while doing all that we can to remain true to our

mission of who we are and why we exist: to see transformation in our clients’ lives. They are at the centre of all that we

do.

Over the next 3 years we see an organisation where:

• A thousand South Australians living with disability find support.

• Story after story of lives transformed spread all over our state – people sharing with us their journey of physical,

emotional, educational and social transformation.

• Volunteers in every local centre are well supported by locally based staff as well as central management – enabling

every person in RDA SA to be effective, knowing that they are making a real difference each and every day.

• A united, vibrant and growing organisation is managed well and financially strong.

• A diverse range of client-focused solutions are offered (including a successful NDIS program)

• The work of RDA SA in all its forms becomes well known & deeply trusted throughout the whole South Australian

community.

I know that our journey towards these goals won’t always be easy. But I passionately believe that we are building on

wonderful foundations, that together we are up to the challenge ahead of us, and that our future is very bright indeed.

Yours,

Matt Anderson

RDASA, Executive Officer


CHANGE WE CREATE WITH CLIENTS

RDA IMPROVES SELF CONFIDENCE

“RDA gives me more confidence to try new things”

From Cheryl; Retired volunteer, RDA Mt Gambier

“I recently retired coaching at Mount Gambier RDA after nearly 8 yrs and have been asked many times what is the best

thing about volunteering at RDA, my answer. Its the most emotionally rewarding work you can do helping someone who

appreciates every second of you’re time. The gift they give you back is the smiles, memorable moments and an

appreciation of life. To me that is priceless and life changing.”

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CHANGE WE CREATE WITH CLIENTS

RDA HAS EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS

“RDA provides confidence and excitement for going to school if its an RDA day.”

From Peta; mother of a client at RDA Victor Harbor

“I love RDASA Victor Harbor because they help Mia in every way. Of course with riding Mr Ed but also with separation

anxiety, communication, balance and her posture. Mia has made many friends over the years she has been attending

the centre. She loves looking and talking about it using her communication device with photos. Especially the photos of

herself with her ribbons. We are so grateful to all of the volunteers especially John and Sue who make it all happen.

Thank you RDA SA”

STORIES OF CHANGE


Latisha Pickles could not walk, struggled to interact with people and had little confidence when she joined [Riding for the

Disabled SA]. Three years on and the eight-year-old is doing all this and more.

The Salisbury North youngster is among 20 people in the world diagnosed with Pontine Tegmental Cap Dysplasia, and

the only person in Australia with the condition.

The condition means Latisha is legally blind in one eye, partially deaf, has epilepsy, global development delay, and lacks

muscle tone.

Her mother, Sarah Roberts, credits [RDA SA] with giving her daughter a new lease on life.

It has been a massive thing for her,” Ms Roberts said, explaining that the weekly classes had improved her confidence,

given her core strength, and helped with her balance.

“It gave her something that she could do for herself,” she said. “Not only is it to do with the horses, they really get to

know you on a personal level and interact and help in any way they can, and it’s fantastic here.”

Reprint courtesy the Advertiser. Photo Keryn Stevens.

STORIES OF CHANGE

“When I was born I suffered a stroke in my mother’s womb – the doctors didn’t think I would live. I proved them wrong.

Then they didn’t think that I would walk or talk. Again, I proved them wrong.

But living with disability hasn’t been easy. In school, people put me in a small “bubble” – I was defined and bounded by

my disability, and experienced bullying.

RDA helped me to step out of the bubble – I found people who also believed in me and supported me. As a result, my

belief in myself grew as did my confidence with others.

I now have the drive to be a leader in my community and make a difference to other young people who face difficult

situations in life – and I was recently awarded by my local government as their Young Citizen of the Year.

Riding for the Disabled gave me the courage to meet new people and helped with my development. A big part of who I

am today has been influenced by Riding for the Disabled – and I will always be grateful.”

Billy, Aged 20, former RDA SA participant

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OUR PEOPLE


Our clients are at the centre of everything we do.

RDA SA centres are active in 13 communities across

the State, working with over 500 clients each year,

delivering over 15,000 sessions, supported by over

700 team members (mostly volunteers).

Our services to clients are individually planned; all of

the actions of RDA staff and volunteers are designed

to assist clients in their continuous development and

support their individual goals. This forms an integral

part of our strategic plan and is critical to our service.

Our programs do so much to support people with

disability, we see example after example of clients

improving their self confidence, developing physical

strength and balance, improving social skills and

increasing social interaction; and creating a positive

learning environment with improved concentration and

listening skills – which flow on to signifigent

improvements in schooling, community activities and

home life.

In addition to the gains we see each and every week

with our clients, RDA SA is also a place for whole

communities to grow and develop. Our centres

promote and provide opportunities to build confidence

and leadership; for our clients and our volunteers. We

create a true sense of belonging, volunteers, clients

and their families have a regular place to visit that is

welcoming and supporting – true community. Our

centres provide a sense of purpose for volunteers and

clients; common goals and clear outcomes mean that

the impact is real and the change is tangible. And our

centres create community resilience by overcoming

obstacles, challenging each other and achieving

common goals. We think that makes us a pretty

special place to be.

"Marie & Jayne are the best of friends. We think Jayne comes

to RDA more to catch up with Marie than to ride our horses!

Jayne is an adult with an acquired Traumatic Brain Injury, a

rider before her accident; Jayne has been riding with RDA

Oakbank for many years.

The comradery & companionship between Jayne & Marie is a

joy to observe & they can often be heard bringing up the rear

of a trail ride in hysterical laughter! – no one ever knows what

the joke was, but it just proves there’s more to RDA than

learning to ride, the social aspect is every bit as important as

riding in the next competition."

Our spirit of developing community extends beyond

each individual centre too. We love coming

together for events, workshops and informal

learning sessions.

Each time we do; we grow stronger - through

sharing common stories, helping each other over

come challenges and inspiring each other with

stories of change.

This year clients from across the State came

together at our Annual Mounted Games and

Dressage Competitions. These events importantly

give our clients a chance to benchmark their

achievements and measure their goals but also a

opportunity to a part of a team – to represent

themselves, their families and their centre.

Something to be very proud of. Both of these

events are developed and nutured each year by

dedicated teams of volunteers in addition to tasks

they already perform at local centres – we thank

them for their dedication and for providing these

opportunities to bring our people together.

The strength of RDA SA comes from its people. We

thank and acknowledge the support of clients and

their families, our volunteers, coaches and

committees. Working together we will maintain and

build upon our strength, continuing to create lasting

change in the lives of our clients and better

communities for all of to belong to. We look forward

to the journey.


RDA PROVIDES A SENSE OF PURPOSE

“I always have a smile on my face when I see how much it impacts the lives of

clients. I get a good feeling making a difference”

CHANGE WE CREATE IN COMMUNITY

From Carrie; President RDA Whyalla

“I love RDA because I get to work with an amazing group of people, and I get to see the smiles and the excitement as

each rider spots 'their' horse. I get to see the personal progress, and I get to witness the way that for the best part of an

hour, all problems seem to disappear! There is no job in the world quite like it. We're making a real difference!

On a personal level I love RDA because it's given me a sense of worth and purpose that I never thought possible.”

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CHANGE WE CREATE IN COMMUNITY

RDA BUILDS COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

“It takes a village to raise a child – and RDA SA is a part of our village that we

couldn’t’ do without.”

From Vicki; Volunteer, RDA Riverland

“I love RDA Riverland. I’m a volunteer & its my favourite day of the week. Yes, it makes me very happy and I love

every part of it. I love seeing the kids smile and make them happy. I love every part of working with the horses. I love

the social side of all the other volunteers. Were like a family in the Riverland RDA. I get to ride & improve my skills.

What’s not to like. Great place to be xxx”

CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY


Help from the community is vital if RDA SA’s services

are to continue well into the future. With the number

of clients we support steadily increasing and a

growing waiting list of people looking for a chance to

receive our services in Adelaide and across the

entire State, it’s important to remember that

partnerships with individuals, community members

and businesses make up the foundation of our

community support.

The support that community provides RDA SA –

whether that’s through the donation of time, money

or materials – is in excess of $2million each year.

That is a staggering figure and we can’t thank the

community enough for their contribution to our

organisation.

Support from the community is more important than

ever before. We are seeing an increase in demand

for RDA SA’s services and an ever growing waiting

list at some centres; support from the community

allows us to expand our services, decrease our

waiting list and allow more people the chance to

benefit from involvement in our programs.

Throughout the past year, volunteers made a

significant impact on our work, our cause and to the

people that we support. Whether working as an

individual, a member of a community group or as a

corporate volunteer, the contribution that our

volunteers make is simply astonishing. All in all,

volunteers provided over 84,000 hours of work

throughout the year – that equates to over 1,600

hours of voluntary support each and every week of

the year.

The ways which volunteers helped us throughout the

year were incredibly many and various. Coaches,

trainee coaches, sidewalkers and leaders ensure

that each riding session runs smoothly and safely

and is engaging for each participant. Volunteers

feeding, grooming, medicating and saddling ensure

that our horses are fit, healthy and prepared for their

contribution to our program. Our Presidents,

Secretaries, Treasurers and Board Members ensure

that risk, governance and procedure are well

defined, developed and implemented at each Centre

and many others work each and every day to ensure

our clients are made feel welcome when they arrive

at their riding session, that centre facilities are

maintained, clean and safe and facilities continue to

be developed and improved. In all, over 700 people

give their time in a list of ways that is too long to

publish – they are the heart and soul of our

organisation and we a truly grateful for the

contribution from each and every one of them.

If you've ever visited our Barossa and Light Centre, then you

will have met Marg! Marg is a regular every Monday;

participating in each session either leading a horse or

sidewalking. She's known to sneak off just before the lunch

break to make sure that the coffee is ready for everyone and

always checks to make sure that everyone has had a drink.

We're told that the Barossa Centre "wouldn't really don’t

know what we would do without her" and Marg tells us that

"she doesn’t know what she would do without her Mondays

at RDA!". People like Marg are the heart, soul and the spirit

of what we do here at RDA SA - thank you Marg and thank

you to all of the volunteers in our community we wouldn't

know what to do without you.

The passion and support we have through

individual volunteers is matched all over the State

by the support we receive from a huge variety of

community groups. Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis, local

schools and Universities, church groups and local

business all contribute to RDA SA through the

donation of their time, resources and funds.

Across the State we saw numerous donations of

goods and services from these community clubs –

sausage sizzles, raffle prizes, riding equipment

and materials for facility infrastructure. We had

sheds built, paddocks fenced, sick bays

developed, administration buildings fitted out,

paths created, trees planted, buildings painted and

turf relayed. Projects both large and small – and

all essential to the development and sustainability

of our centres and vitally important in our

relationship with community.

Our focus on practical partnerships means that

volunteers, corporate groups, and fundraising

supporters cherish the relationship they develop

with our organisation, and the richness they can

provide to the people we support.

CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY

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Grants, donations and sponsorship are a vital part of

our sustainability and once again we were fortunate

to partner with many and varied groups in this way.

The State Government continues its significant

support of our clients through the Department of

Communities and Social Inclusion and our coaching,

volunteer and facility development through the

Office for Recreation and Sport. We thank them for

their ongoing support – allowing us to give hands on

support to over 500 clients each year and continue

to develop vital infrastructure to support our

programs.

Variety SA continue to be the major support of our

horse care program – providing financial support to

every centre for the ongoing veterinary costs

associated with our herd. With over 100 horses

working weekly with us at our centres, their health

and wellbeing is paramount to the success of our

program and the support of Variety SA ensures that

we can keep this much loved and vital part of our

program on the track each week.

People’s Choice Credit Union also continued their

support as a major partner of RDA SA. Income

generated through this partnership allowed us to

continue to develop the major facility at our

O’Halloran Hill Centre. Many other centres benefited

from this partnership too; with local sales of the

annual PCCU Lottery supporting centres and

Jennibrook Farm acquiring a new horse ‘sox’

through a donation from PCCU staff.

Our centres have also received significant support

from key sponsors and donors throughout the year;

support that allows them to drive facility

development and invest in key work to increase the

capacity of our centres to deliver more programs

and support more people living with disability.

Of particular note; a new outdoor arena was

sourced for our Barossa centre via a significant

State Government grant through the Community

Benefits Scheme; coupled with fantastic local donor

support. Tremendous local fundraising and support

saw the completion and opening of the indoor facility

at our Victor Harbor centre; complete with

firefighting equipment, rainwater tanks, a

transportable office building, fencing and

landscaping. A wonderful show of local support and

superb showpiece for RDA Victor Harbor.

Grant and Annabel from People's Choice Credit Union with

'sox' at Jennibrook Farm

The major facility development at O’Halloran Hill

continues to progress. Support from the Office for

Recreation and Sport, People’s Choice Credit Union

and Adtrans has seen the completion of much of the

inside infrastructure of office / club rooms, fencing of

all of the paddocks, completion of all electrical work,

and installation of a sick bay and round yard. Work

progresses and completion is anticipated by the end

of the calendar year.

Promotion of RDA SA, our centres and the work that

we do is an ongoing and challenging process that

our centres take on board with enthusiasm at every

opportunity. This year our centres participated in an

amazing array of community events which included:

the Tunarama Parade, Port Lincoln Long Lunch, a

charity night at the Port Pirie Harness Club, Port

Elliot Show, Mt Barker Show, Photo Shoot with the

CWA, Twilight Carols at Nairne, Novita Mighty River

Run, Kinderfeest with the Dutch Club, Variety’s

Christmas Party plus many, many more. Our centres

are proud of the work that they do and the role they

play in their local community.

Collectively we convey the message that we are a

powerful Army; an Army supporting people with

disability and in-turn we receive an army of support

from the community to continue and grow the work

that we do. Our reach into the community provides

the infrastructure, inspiration and opportunity to

continue this growth, and to develop and challenge

ourselves as an organisation. Our Army is strong,

and the support of the community gives us added

strength – we thank everyone for getting on-board

with us this year and we hope you will continue to

ride with us in the future.


FINANCIAL REPORT

RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION SA INC

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014

Note Head Office & Branches Head Office

2014 2013 2014 2013

$ $ $ $

Income

Grant Income

Disability Services Office 155,129 138,732 155,129 138,732

Home & Community Care Program 140,868 134,762 140,868 134,762

Dept of Sport & Recreation 39,208 40,921 39,208 40,921

Variety Club Grant 74,793 61,624 74,793 61,624

Other 298,987 143,187 291,493 101,046

-

Other Income -

Donations 279,511 296,501 105,879 162,742

Fundraising 132,065 104,377 27,251 -

Hire/Lease 6,965 3,475 - -

Interest 17,958 31,121 9,666 19,050

Lesson Income 92,967 81,832 - -

Membership Income 3,257 3,001 3,077 2,591

Rent - - - -

Rider Registrations 29,267 27,548 32,030 32,185

Profit from Sale of Assets 5,965 2,000 2,365 -

Other 17,227 18,389 7,317 6,778

-

Sales -

Bingo 2,943 4,151 - -

Badge - - -

Sundry 602 20,115 110 19,768

- - -

Less Cost of Sales (1,378) (1,705) (193) (492)

Total Income 1,296,334 1,110,031 888,993 719,707

Expenditure

Audit Fees 9,357 11,338 9,267 11,250

Advertising 1,960 3,478 517 1,875

Affiliation Fees 8 615 - 300

Agistment 13,565 11,535 - -

Bank Charges 1,774 2,283 1,586 2,002

Capital Expenditure (Non Depreciable) 36,292 11,850 3,794 2,628

Coaching Expenses 23,228 24,880 15,802 22,799

Competition Expenses 635 2,206 635 2,206

Computer Maintenance 3,052 5,748 2,632 2,412

Conferences/Seminars 1,310 - - -

Consultants 1,018 3,352 1,018 3,352

Depreciation 119,803 97,001 119,803 97,001

Donations 1,514 8,134 1,050 7,694

Dressage 754 1,051 754 1,051

Electricity/Gas 10,854 18,507 4,282 4,781

Employment Expenses 307,565 316,412 307,565 316,412

Freight 707 39 - -

Fundraising 42,589 32,795 1,413 2,519

Grant Expenses 8,288 9,002 44,651 50,514

HACC Expenses - 12,439 - -

Hero Fund Grant - - - 10,000

Horse Purchase 13,726 12,000 - -

Insurance 27,632 37,951 27,632 37,951

Lease Expenses 9,113 1,840 4,586 -

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2014 2013 2014 2013

$ $ $ $

Livestock Expenses 124,900 118,760 - 207

Meeting Expenses 8,566 4,092 5,558 2,922

Membership Fees 700 820 - -

Motor Vehicle Expenses 12,105 12,189 7,998 9,081

Office Cleaning 5,179 3,256 5,161 3,240

Operational Costs 4,042 7,845 3,393 7,070

Postage 3,823 3,631 2,935 2,441

Printing 10,294 15,806 10,147 11,786

Promotions 1,546 - 1,546 -

Rates & Taxes 1,680 3,436 - -

Repairs & Maintenance 32,962 45,201 320 4,303

Rent 48,013 37,750 44,658 34,477

Rider Equipment 16,988 12,720 - -

Rider Registration 25,680 21,300 25,290 21,300

Security 546 482 546 482

Site Development 9,832 178 - -

Software 8,208 7,734 8,208 7,734

Staff Development 1,659 1,058 1,659 1,058

Subscriptions 6,468 6,358 4,367 3,817

Sundry Expenses 15,633 12,683 8,456 1,604

Telephone 12,132 12,706 6,529 7,529

Travel Expenses 6,630 8,345 4,321 5,911

Utilities 7,010 - - -

Variety Club Payments - - 78,817 82,482

Volunteer Expenses 19,745 21,158 14,373 11,697

Write off Assets - 18,126 - 18,126

Total Expenditure 1,019,085 1,000,090 781,269 814,014

Profit/Loss from Ordinary Activities 277,249 109,941 107,724 (94,307)

Other Comprehensive Income (Expense)

Assets Transfered to Head Office - - 91,296 65,305

Total Other Comprehensive Income - - 91,296 65,305

Total Comprehensive Result 277,249 109,941 199,020 (29,002)


FINANCIAL REPORT


STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014


2014

2013

2014

2013

$ $ $ $

Current Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents 2 1,058,447 1,193,211 491,149 720,004

Trade and Other Receivables 27,608 9,306 26,890 3,383

Prepayments 12,059 4,732 12,719 4,732

Stock on Hand - Fundraising 4,421 4,421 4,421 4,421

Total Current Assets 1,102,535 1,211,670 535,179 732,540

Non-current Assets

Plant & Equipment 1,849,958 1,573,664 1,849,958 1,573,664

Less: Accumulated Depreciation (1,034,346) (926,327) (1,034,346) (926,327)

Total Non-Current Assets 3 815,612 647,337 815,612 647,337

Total Assets 1,918,147 1,859,007 1,350,791 1,379,877

Current Liabilities

Trade and Other Payables 7,964 49,346 61,261 81,767

GST Liabilities 22,680 (15,277) 13,858 6,604

Payroll Liabilities 34,430 48,869 34,430 48,869

Grants in Advance 238,565 438,810 238,395 438,810

Total Current Liabilities 303,639 521,748 347,944 576,050

Total Liabilities 303,639 521,748 347,944 576,050

Net Assets 1,614,508 1,337,259 1,002,847 803,827

Members' Funds

Asset Revaluation Reserve 4 77,552 77,552 77,552 77,552

Building Fund Reserve 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000

Retained Earnings 1,529,956 1,252,707 918,295 719,275

Total Members' Funds 5 1,614,508 1,337,259 1,002,847 803,827

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014

NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In the opinion of the Board of Management, the Association is not a reporting entity as there are unlikely toexist users who are unable to command the preparation of reports tailored so as to satisfy specifically all oftheir information needs. Accordingly, this is a “Special Purpose Financial Statement” that has been preparedsolely to meet the requirements of the Associations Incorporations Act 1985 (SA).

The financial statement has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirementsspecified by the Australian Accounting Standards and interpretations issued by the Australian AccountingStandards Board ('AASB') and the disclosure requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (SA) and thefollowing Australian Accounting Standards:

AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements

AASB 1048 Interpretations and Applications of Standards

AASB 1031 Materiality

AASB 110 Events after the Reporting Date

These financial statements do not conform with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by theInternational Accounting Standards Board ('IASB').

The financial statement has been prepared on an accrual basis and is based on historical costs and does nottake into account changing money values or, except where stated, current valuations of non-current assets.No adjustments have been made to take into account changing money values or current valuations of non-current assets, or their impact on operating results.

The following material accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwisestated, have been adopted in the preparation of this financial report.

a) Income Tax

The Association is exempt from income tax pursuant to the Income Tax Assessment Act.

b) Grants

Government and other grants have been brought to account as income to reflect the extent towhich the grants have been spent.

c) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment items over $1,000 are recorded as fixed assets at cost or atvaluation.

Depreciation

The Board has resolved to change the method of calculating depreciation from diminishing value tostraight line. This change in accounting estimate has resulted in a decrease in depreciation expenseof $6,140. Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis over the useful lives of the assets to theorganisation commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

Impairment

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by the Board of Management toensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount of these assets.

d) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

e)Revenue

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014

NOTE 1 cont.

f) Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is notrecoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost ofacquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense.

g)Employee Entitlements

Provision is made for the Association’s liability for employee entitlements arising from services rendered by employees tobalance date. Employee entitlements expected to be settled within one year, together with, entitlements from wages andsalaries, annual leave and long service leave, which will be settled after one year, have been measured at their nominalamount.

h)Economic Dependence

Riding For The Disabled Association SA Inc. is dependent on government funding and funding from Variety SA for themajority of its revenue. At the date of this report the Board of Management has no reason to believe that the governmentdepartments and Variety SA will not continue to support Riding For The Disabled Association SA Inc.

Head Office & Branches Head Office

2014 2013 2014 2013

$ $ $ $

NOTE 2: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

General Account474,186

266,880 135,801

106,558

Investment Account576,325

318,207 352,940

131,851

Reserve Fund (HACC)2,373

516,293 -

514,238

Doorknock3,518 6,129 1,908 1,179

Petty Cash2,045 2,032 500

583

1,058,447 1,109,541 491,149 754,409

NOTE 3: FIXED ASSETS

Plant & Equipment – at valuation375,448 281,570 375,448 281,570

Plant & Equipment – at cost 1,474,510 1,155,581

1,474,510 1,155,581

Less Accumulated Depreciation (1,034,346) (841,128) (1,034,346) (841,128)

815,612 596,023 815,612 596,023

NOTE 4: ASSET REVALUATION RESERVE

Opening Balance77,552 77,552 77,552 77,552

Less: Asset devaluation - - - -

Closing Balance77,552 77,552 77,552 77,552

NOTE 5: MEMBERS FUNDS

Opening Balance1,337,259 1,227,318 803,827 832,829

Add: Surplus/(Deficit) for the year277,249 109,941 107,724

(94,307)

Plant & Equipment transferred to head office -

- 91,296 65,305

Mvmt in asset revaluation reserve - - -

Closing Balance1,614,508 1,337,259 1,002,847 803,827

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“RDA SA centres are active in 13

communities across the State, working

with over 500 clients each year, delivering

over 15,000 sessions, supported by over

700 team members (mostly volunteers)”

Board members Report on Attendance at Board Meetings Jan – Dec 2014

The names of board members throughout the year 2014:

Jill Ribbons Deb Ophof Denise Watkins

The names of board members at the date of this report are:

Lynne Hargreaves Wendy Scullen

Julie Burnes Kate Howie

Tony Pannell Luke Williams

January 2014 – December 2014

No. of attendances No. of meetings held

Jill Ribbons 2 2

Luke Williams 7 10

Julie Burnes 9 11

Deb Ophof 9 10

Denise Watkins 1 1

Lynne Hargreaves 7 7

Wendy Scullen 7 7

Kate Howie 6 7

Tony Pannell 7 7

Jo-Ann Spry 3 3

Carol Bradley (ex officio) 2 2

Matt Anderson (ex officio) 6 8

Rosalee Cearns (ex officio) 1 1

Rosemary Hocking (ex officio) 3 3

Megan Carter (ex officio) 3 4

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

Riding for the Disabled Association SA Inc. is a Public Benevolent Institution

managed by a Board of Management and incorporated under the

Associations Incorporation Act (SA).

Collections for Charitable Purposes Licence No. 593

Registered as a Deductable Gift Recipient Operation

ABN 22 616 650 424

REGISTERED OFFICE

Level 3/169 Fullarton RdDulwich 5065

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