Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1
Positive trading contribution: +2;Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE MOTIVATION CHARITABLE TRUST

Motivation is an international development charity supporting people with mobility disabilities. Working with local, national and international partners, we have been transforming the lives of disabled people for over 30 years. Our high quality, low cost wheelchairs, supported with innovative training programmes help disabled people to gain independence, confidence and hope for the future.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/23		£3,535	£3,465	£70	£465	£409	£167	0.6	16	1
31/12/22		£3,284	£2,829	£455	£301	£408	£139	0.6	15	2
31/12/21		£2,469	£3,131	£-662	£457	£-47	£-234	-0.9	26	2
31/12/20		£2,382	£2,873	£-491	£634	£615	£265	1.1	29	3
31/12/19		£3,851	£3,869	£-18	£2,325	£1,106	£840	2.6	35	5
31/12/18		£3,959	£3,938	£20	£551	£1,123	£690	2.1	39	0
31/12/17		£4,314	£4,299	£16	£518	£1,103	£675	1.9	37	0
31/12/16		£4,833	£4,236	£597	£505	£1,087	£682	1.9	28	0
31/12/15		£4,970	£4,434	£537	£2,386	£490	£309	0.8	28	0
31/12/14		£3,117	£3,425	£-309	£1,112	£-102	£-240	-0.8	31	0
31/12/13		£3,278	£3,233	£45	£960	£207	£-142	-0.5	29	0
31/12/12		£2,855	£3,113	£-258	£1,151	£162	£-71	-0.3	26	0
31/12/11		£2,715	£2,388	£327	£934	£419	£-75	-0.4	23	0
31/12/10		£2,765	£2,734	£31	£881	£92	£-90	-0.4	22	0
31/12/09		£2,178	£2,345	£-167	£727	£61	£-165	-0.8	25	0
31/12/08		£1,926	£1,957	£-31	£276	£229	£41	0.3	23	0
31/12/07		£1,783	£1,951	£-168	£259	£260	£39	0.2	28	0
31/12/06		£2,555	£2,770	£-215	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£2,280	£2,125	£155	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	*	£1,585	£1,523	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 45.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 61%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 25 years

www.motivation.org.uk

info@motivation.org.uk

01179660398

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
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
Comic Relief - Survive and thrive: Supporting the early development of disabled children in Malawai
£300,000	18/02/2020 36	Disabled children in Malawi, aged 0-3, are often hidden or abandoned and at high risk of abuse. Their families may not know how to care for them. Those around shun them. The project trains local workers how to identify and link them to help ....more Disabled children in Malawi, aged 0-3, are often hidden or abandoned and at high risk of abuse. Their families may not know how to care for them. Those around shun them. The project trains local workers how to identify and link them to help quickly. It sets up and trains parent groups so they can care for their children?s needs; and visits others still hidden in their homes. It also trains services that provide wheelchairs. It helps communities understand disability and how they can help. As a result, young children will develop better with improved feeding, posture and play so they can take part in normal life. Families will look after them better and be more accepted.
National Lottery Community Fund - Rebuilding Lives; Growing Livelihoods ? Top up grant
£24,189	29/03/2019 9	Rebuilding Lives; Growing Livelihoods ' Top up grant
True Colours Trust - Parent/carer training & support groups costs & Staff costs
£157,128	26/03/2018	Parent/carer training & support groups costs & Staff costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Rebuilding Lives; Growing Livelihoods
£209,197	27/07/2017 24	The project will empower people with spinal cord injuries to increase their incomes by developing skills, accessing wheelchairs and starting self-employment (such as livestock rearing or fabric printing). They will also strengthen community networks ....more The project will empower people with spinal cord injuries to increase their incomes by developing skills, accessing wheelchairs and starting self-employment (such as livestock rearing or fabric printing). They will also strengthen community networks to support wheelchair users in sustaining income increases, including through establishing Savings and Support Groups.
True Colours Trust - towards it work to Inform and Empower Adults and Children with Disabilities
£20,414	11/01/2017	towards it work to Inform and Empower Adults and Children with Disabilities
True Colours Trust - towards the work of its partners in Uganda
£4,000	18/11/2016	towards the work of its partners in Uganda

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-70

DAVID GREEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

JEN BROWNING Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

JENNIFER WONG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Research Project Manager

KIRSTY-ANN CUTLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clinical Manager

NIGEL DANIEL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Relationship Director (Retired)

RICHARD HAWKES (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Ceo

TONY CHARALAMBIDES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Owner And Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2000, number: 1079358
Registered at Companies House on 31/01/2000, number: 03916496

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 22 days late,

Main office

Motivation
Unit 2
Sheene Road
BRISTOL
BS3 4EG

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY METHODS INCLUDING (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE FOLLOWING:I) UNDERTAKING, FACILITATING AND IMPROVING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND FABRICATION OF EQUIPMENT, MACHINES, COMPUTER PROGRAMMES AND OBJECTS OF ANY DESCRIPTION FOR USE BY OR IN THE REHABILITATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR RELATIVES AND CARERS.II) EDUCATING AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE UNDERTAKING, FACILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND FABRICATION OF SUCH EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, COMPUTER PROGRAMMES AND OBJECTS.III) PROVIDING TRAINING, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE REHABILITATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR RELATIVES AND CARERS.2) THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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