Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE WHEELS PROJECT

We provide the AQA unit award scheme in three fields, basic car/motorcycle maintenance, construction and hair & beauty to disadvantaged children aged between 12 and 18yrs. The students, will gain recognized certificates/qualifications to take them further with their future.We also incorporate life skills and team building within these units, again to give the students a good start to their future.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£132£130£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£139£124£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£73£77£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£73£77£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£78£74£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£72£69£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£31£27£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£7£17£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£24£18£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£28£29£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£29£36£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£48£46£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£84£101£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£89£102£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£150£109£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£181£154£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£204£151£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£156£112£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£101£83£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£43£30£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.wheelsproject.co.uk

info@wheelsproject.co.uk

01914839483

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Wheels Project
£1,500 23/03/2023
The Tyne and Wear High Sheriff district award
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Wheels Project
£1,000 19/01/2023
Core costs
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Wheels Project
£750 12/01/2023
Core costs for updated equipment to facilitate delivery of training schemes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Wheels Project
£5,360 10/02/2022
The organisations charitable activities
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Wheels Project
£3,500 09/12/2021
The organisations charitable activities
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - the Tyne and Wear High Sheriff District Award (South Tyneside)
£1,250 25/03/2021
the Tyne and Wear High Sheriff District Award (South Tyneside)
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - equipment to facilitate the delivery of educational courses for young people from South Tyneside
£750 28/01/2021
equipment to facilitate the delivery of educational courses for young people from South Tyneside
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • ALAN RICE (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • CHRISTOPHER BUSHELL CHRIS Appointed: 2016
  • DANNY RICHARDSON Appointed: 2016
  • GLENN MERTON Appointed: 2016
  • LEWIS RIDLEY Appointed: 2020
  • RICHARD SAWYER DICKY Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/12/2000, number: 1084227
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR14: 80 days late, AR07: 20 days late,
Main office

Unit 4
Prince Consort Industrial Estate
HEBBURN
NE31 1EH

Objectives

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE WHEELS PROJECT ARE:A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF LESS ACADEMICALLY MINDED YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING HANDS ON TRAINING IN MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION (PAINTING AND DECORATING, JOINERY, ELECTRICS, PLUMBING AND BRICK LAYING).B)TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, LIFE SKILLS AND TRAINING WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.C)THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF TEAM WORK TO FOSTER AN UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH TYNESIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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