Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

BRAKE

To affect positive action by people to achieve a world of safe, sustainable, fair and healthy transport AND To help relieve the suffering of people bereaved or seriously injured in road crashes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/12/22		£1,685	£1,714	£-29	£0	£1,009	£882	6.2	36	305
31/12/21	*	£1,746	£1,444	£303	£0	£1,037	£1,001	8.3	28	309
31/12/20		£1,830	£1,503	£327	£0	£735	£697	5.6	31	270
31/12/19		£1,557	£1,779	£-222	£0	£408	£408	2.8	33	273
31/12/18		£1,429	£1,695	£-266	£394	£630	£629	4.5	36	229
31/12/17		£1,510	£1,503	£7	£298	£964	£964	7.7	31	0
31/12/16		£1,302	£1,372	£-69	£265	£958	£958	8.4	23	0
31/12/15		£1,338	£1,293	£45	£244	£1,016	£1,016	9.4	23	0
31/12/14		£1,260	£1,176	£84	£215	£971	£971	9.9	23	0
31/12/13		£1,159	£1,041	£118	£217	£887	£887	10.2	21	0
31/12/12		£1,076	£970	£106	£203	£846	£846	10.5	20	0
31/12/11		£1,024	£914	£110	£168	£758	£758	9.9	23	0
31/12/10		£944	£839	£105	£134	£685	£685	9.8	19	0
31/12/09		£1,012	£892	£120	£164	£596	£596	8	17	0
31/12/08		£1,198	£1,122	£76	£214	£514	£514	5.5	19	0
31/12/07		£1,077	£933	£144	£171	£430	£430	5.5	21	0
31/12/06		£906	£878	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£750	£728	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£666	£658	£8	£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: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 22 years
(27 years as a company)

www.brake.org.uk

finance@brake.org.uk

01484559909

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

36 employees
305 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Department of Health	£1,050,342
DCMS	£99,620
Department for Transport	£60,113

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Transport - CD-CHALLENGE FUND FOR VOLUNTARY BODIES 21/22
£60,113	01/04/2021	Working with the UK Automotive Council to strengthen the UK ULEV supply chain.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£99,620	03/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Department of Health - Covid Funding
£370,000	22/05/2020	Support for Mental Health Charities
Department of Health - Brake (Sudden)
£370,000	17/04/2020	The grant funding provided a period of support for charities providing vital services to ensure they could meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19, while continuing their day-to-day activities ....more The grant funding provided a period of support for charities providing vital services to ensure they could meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19, while continuing their day-to-day activities to help those in need, up to the end of October 2021. Each organisation was either:Providing key services specific to supporting the Covid-19 response, to reduce burden on the NHS or other public services; orProviding critical frontline services to vulnerable groups affected by Covid-19 and associated measures (ie. social-distancing) (must outline the characteristics that make those groups vulnerable).
Department of Health - Brake (Sudden)
£310,342	01/04/2020	The bereavement service Sudden (provided by the charity Brake) provide a specialist case-management support for those with the most acute needs. Sudden Service Covid-19 Response - 2020/21
Ministry of Justice - Support for families bereaved in Road Traffic Crime.
£98,004	01/04/2019	To provide a helpline for those bereaved through road crime
Ministry of Justice - Support for Families Bereaved by Road Traffic Crime
£98,000	01/04/2018	To provide information packs for families bereaved by road traffic crime and a contribution towards a national helpline offering practical information to callers and signposting to local services.
Ministry of Justice - Support for families bereaved by road traffic crime
£108,894	01/04/2017	To provide a national helpline and information packs for victims bereaved by road traffic crime

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-69

CHARLOTTE LUCY HAINES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

MARK BYARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Safety, Health, Environment & Security

MEERA DILESH NARAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Independent Road Safety Campaigner

PETER EDWARD ALLEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

SIMON JAMES BRADBURY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Transport Planning

CHRISTOPHER LINSELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Senior Lecturer

DEBORAH SLEIGHTHOLME (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Solicitor

DR SIMON CHRISTMAS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

NICHOLAS JAMES REED Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managing Director

RICHARD WILLIAM CUERDEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Scientist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2002, number: 1093244
Registered at Companies House on 08/10/1996, number: 03260243

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 10 days late, AR04: 9 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from GET HOME SAFE on 19/12/2023

Main office

PO Box 548
Huddersfield
HD1 2XZ

Objectives

(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ISSUES OF ROAD SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY FORMS OF TRANSPORT WITH THE OBJECT OF REDUCING DEATH AND INJURY ON THE ROADS AND REDUCING DAMAGING POLLUTION PARTICULARLY BY - (A) PROMOTING SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PRACTICES IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ROAD USE;(B) CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO WAYS TO MAKE THE ROADS SAFER AND TO ENABLE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT CHOICES AND DISSEMINATING SUCH RESEARCH(II) HELP PEOPLE BEREAVED OR PHYSICALLY INJURED BY A SUDDEN EVENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES, SO AS TO RELIEVE THEIR SUFFERING

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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