Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 3

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

DRIVING MOBILITY

Driving Mobility is a network of independent organisations who offer professional high quality information, advice and assessment to individuals who have a medical condition or who are recovering from an accident or injury which may affect their ability to drive, access or egress a motor vehicle.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£1,576	£1,271	£306	£0	£2,124	£1,233	11.6	9	0
31/03/22		£631	£789	£-159	£0	£1,819	£1,019	15.5	7	0
31/03/21		£990	£683	£306	£0	£1,977	£989	17.4	3	0
31/03/20		£1,108	£900	£208	£0	£1,671	£865	11.5	2	25
31/03/19		£479	£568	£-88	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£327	£940	£-613	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£1,623	£442	£1,181	£0	£2,164	£289	7.8	1	0
31/03/16		£161	£543	£-382	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£1,326	£139	£1,187	£7	£1,364	£156	13.5	2	0
31/03/14		£151	£173	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£214	£159	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£172	£195	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£250	£287	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£232	£325	£-93	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£132	£359	£-227	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£186	£361	£-175	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£521	£295	£225	£8	£700	£486	19.8	1	0
31/03/06	*	£229	£172	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£290	£96	£194	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£176	£155	£21	£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: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 49%
Liabilities/Income: 130%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 11.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 36 years

www.drivingmobility.org.uk

info@drivingmobility.org.uk

01872672520

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

9 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
£158,642	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
£70,193	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
£70,193	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
£69,663	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
£350,937	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
£1,600,000	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 - Road User Safety Research 20/21
£30,000	01/04/2020	Road Safety Research Road safety research is vital. The Road Safety Commission adopts an evidence based approach to policy development. Research helps us to understand our local road safety problems; ....more Road Safety Research Road safety research is vital. The Road Safety Commission adopts an evidence based approach to policy development. Research helps us to understand our local road safety problems; what works, strategies and initiatives to improve and our degree of responsiveness to emerging road safety issues.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 25-77

DAVID BLYTHE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Manager

DEAN ALCOCK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Driving Assessor

KIMBERLEY KING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Assistant Ceo

LEANNE GROSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Manager

LYNN ROBERTS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Manager

PAUL GRAHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Occupational Therapist

SIAN MITCHELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Office Manager

VICKI PARKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Occupational Therapist

ANN FRYE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant

ANDREW SWAIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Driving Instructor/Assessor

SEAN LAWRENCE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Coo

STEPHEN PERRY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Independent Mobility/Healthcare Consultant, Other trusteeship: EAST ANGLIAN DRIVEABILITY LIMITED,

ALAN NORTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Assist Uk, Other trusteeships: DISABLED LIVING, DISABLED MOTORING UK,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/1987, number: 298178
Registered at Companies House on 12/11/1987, number: 02192584

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

11/12/2018 - Asset transfer in from MOBILITY CHOICE
02/04/2024 - Asset transfer in from WESSEX DRIVEABILITY

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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

20 returns made; AR07: 5 days late, AR06: 21 days late, AR05: 383 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WESSEX DRIVEABILITY on 02/04/2024

Main office

The Old Carriage Works
Moresk Road
TRURO
TR1 1DG

Objectives

(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(2) TO PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT OF STANDARDS OF DRIVING AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ROAD SAFETY AND TRAVEL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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