Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST FOR ROAD SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

the advancement of health and the environment, and the saving of lives by the prevention of personal injury to, and death of, individuals on roads and in motor vehicles in the United Kingdom through:education, campaigning,and promoting in whatever manner the Trustees consider appropriate to achieve such objects
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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
31/01/23£65£93£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/22£174£113£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/21£77£83£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/20£68£77£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/19£82£138£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/18*£74£66£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/17£55£156£-101n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/16*£152£65£87n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/15£74£98£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/14£59£222£-163n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/13£90£175£-85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/12£189£113£76n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/11£228£126£102n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/10£100£20£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/09£205£8£198n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.theaa.com

publicaffairs@theaa.com

02073957452

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Road Safety Trust - Grant to The AA Charitable Trust for Road Safety and the Environment
£20,000 17/03/2020
12
Young Rural Drivers

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • ANTHONY WILLIAM RICH Appointed: 2019
  • ARTHUR EDWARDS Appointed: 2024
  • EDMUND KING
  • JAMES FAIRCLOUGH Appointed: 2022
  • LORNA LEE Appointed: 2024
  • MARK BORN Appointed: 2021
  • RIA PURSER Appointed: 2015
  • SAMANTHA ANGELA LADLEY Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2008, number: 1125119
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR18: 3 days late, AR16: 2 days late,
Main office

Automobile Association
Plant
Basing View
BASINGSTOKE
Hampshire
RG21 4HG

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE AND HEALTH BY THE PREVENTION OF PERSONAL INJURY TO, AND DEATH OF, INDIVIDUALS ON ROADS AND IN MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:A EDUCATION ROAD USERS IN ROAD SAFETYB CAMPAIGNING ON ISSUES OF ROAD SAFETYC PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF ROAD SAFETY AND ECO DRIVING TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MOTORING AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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