Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

REGIONAL DRIVING ASSESSMENT CENTRE

We provide assessments for the elderly and people with disabilities in order to maintain and enhance independence.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,763	£1,946	£-183	£0	£1,050	£1,046	6.5	44	0
31/03/22		£1,700	£1,693	£6	£0	£1,693	£1,645	11.7	40	0
31/03/21		£1,774	£1,383	£391	£0	£1,227	£1,200	10.4	39	0
31/03/20		£1,477	£1,442	£35	£0	£835	£793	6.6	38	0
31/03/19		£1,302	£1,267	£35	£0	£800	£535	5.1	35	1
31/03/18	*	£1,407	£982	£425	£0	£766	£391	4.8	25	0
31/03/17		£867	£816	£51	£0	£341	£315	4.6	24	0
31/03/16		£817	£707	£110	£0	£289	£256	4.3	19	0
31/03/15	*	£712	£596	£116	£4	£179	£179	3.6	17	0
31/03/14		£557	£606	£-48	£16	£64	£64	1.3	12	0
31/03/13		£556	£523	£33	£30	£112	£112	2.6	12	0
31/03/12		£570	£579	£-9	£85	£79	£79	1.6	11	0
31/03/11		£524	£620	£-96	£126	£88	£88	1.7	8	0
31/03/10		£498	£548	£-51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£353	£443	£-90	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 51%
Liabilities/Income: 62%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 16 years

www.rdac.co.uk

info@rdac.co.uk

03003002240

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

44 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres 21/22
£351,026	01/04/2021	Grant supports Mobility Centre organisations for specialist driving, passenger and wheelchair assessment services for the disabled and elderly to retain mobility.
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres 21/22
£351,026	01/04/2021	Grant supports Mobility Centre organisations for specialist driving, passenger and wheelchair assessment services for the disabled and elderly to retain mobility.
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres 21/22
£351,026	01/04/2021	Grant supports Mobility Centre organisations for specialist driving, passenger and wheelchair assessment services for the disabled and elderly to retain mobility.
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres 21/22
£126,386	01/04/2021	Grant supports Mobility Centre organisations for specialist driving, passenger and wheelchair assessment services for the disabled and elderly to retain mobility.
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres Grant 2016/17
£551,880	01/04/2016 12	Placeholder

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-81

DR MARK PEARSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Consultant Psychiatrist

PATRICK MC CORMICK Appointed: 2012

ROBERT ERIC HEAP MR Appointed: 2019

AHMAD MAKHDOOM CHISHTI Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE BIRMINGHAM MOSQUE TRUST LIMITED, SOCIAL UNITY FOUNDATION OF INNOVATION TRUST LIMITED, HOPE PK,

GERRY RUSSELL (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: 1ST MERIDEN SCOUT GROUP, MERIDEN SPORTS AND RECREATION TRUST,

KAREN BARBARA FORBES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Managing Director

MICHAEL NELSON-SMITH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

PHILIP SEEDHOUSE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: It

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/01/2008, number: 1122214
Registered at Companies House on 10/10/2006, number: 05962393

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR18: 55 days late, AR15: 111 days late, AR09: 53 days late,

Main office

Patricks Farm
Meriden Road
Hampton-in-Arden
Solihull
B92 0LT

Objectives

The Charity?s Objects are specifically restricted to the following:- 3.1 to relieve and assist people with physical and cognitive impairments, as well as those people with impaired mobility, or those who may be vulnerable to such conditions, by reason of age or infirmity in any way which shall for the time being be charitable in law; and 3.2 to promote for the benefit of the public the preservation and protection of life by promoting the improvement of standards of driving and road safety.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: WEST MIDLANDS AND OXFORDSHIRE.

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