Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

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Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST

The provision of funding to support research or practical interventions in road safety to reduce death and injury through education, engineering or enforcement or a combination of any of these approaches.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received income from Government contracts
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 10 years

www.roadsafetytrust.org.uk

info@roadsafetytrust.org.uk

07736466059

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£88,326	£88,278	£48	£86,584	£5,291	£5,291	0.7	33
31/03/22	£76,083	£75,664	£419	£73,768	£5,243	£5,243	0.8	28
31/03/21	£64,221	£62,676	£1,545	£62,117	£4,818	£4,818	0.9	21
31/03/20	£71,706	£71,194	£512	£69,926	£3,132	£3,132	0.5	18
31/03/19	£68,164	£69,835	£-1,671	£68,889	£2,719	£2,719	0.5	17
31/03/18	£1,833	£1,347	£485	£0	£4,390	£4,390	39.1	13
31/03/17	£3,342	£1,159	£2,183	£0	£3,905	£3,905	40.4	11
31/03/16	£602	£387	£215	£34	£1,688	£1,688	52.3	1
31/03/15	£1,500	£27	£1,473	£27	£1,473	£1,473	654.5	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: INF%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 98.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 78%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

33 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-72

ANTHONY BLACKMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Dispensing Optician, Other trusteeships: KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, CARERS' SUPPORT EAST KENT, ASSOCIATION OF CHAIRS, COMMUNIGROW,

CHIEF CONSTABLE JOANNE ELIZABETH SHINER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Constable

DEIRDRE O'REILLY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social And Behavioural Researcher

HEATHER WARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Road Safety Researcher

KATHY WEBSTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

LISA TOWNSEND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Police And Crime Commissioner

MARLENA STEFANSKA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Internal Auditor / Accountant

NEIL HOOSE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Transport Consultant

TANYA FOSDICK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Research Director

TONY FULLER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant

VICTORIA COKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: UK MEN'S SHEDS ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2014, number: 1156300
Registered at Companies House on 08/01/2014, number: 08837451

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Colwyn Chambers
York Street
Manchester
M2 3BA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE (FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC):1. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HUMAN LIFE AND HEALTH BY THE PREVENTION OF PERSONAL INJURY TO, AND THE DEATH OF, ROAD USERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO ROAD SAFETY (THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH SHALL BE DISSEMINATED) AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL MEASURES, INCLUDING THROUGH EDUCATION, ENGINEERING OR ENFORCEMENT, AIMED AT REDUCING PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH; AND2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ISSUES OF ROAD SAFETY WITH THE OBJECT OF REDUCING PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH AMONGST ROAD USERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROMOTING SAFE PRACTICES IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ROAD USE AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO SUCH SAFE PRACTICES (THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH SHALL BE DISSEMINATED).

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