Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

TOWARDS ZERO FOUNDATION

TZF aims to promote public safety and public health, the protection and preservation of human life and the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment. We support and conduct independent research and testing programmes that assess the safety and environmental characteristics of motor vehicles and their comparative performance for the general public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/12/22		£4,747	£4,368	£378	£0	£2,944	£1,825	5	2
31/12/21		£2,533	£3,428	£-896	£0	£2,608	£686	2.4	2
31/12/20		£3,613	£3,128	£485	£0	£3,576	£2,513	9.6	2
31/12/19		£5,851	£4,724	£1,126	£0	£2,970	£2,849	7.2	2
31/12/18		£4,596	£4,006	£590	£0	£1,956	£1,929	5.8	3
31/12/17		£3,789	£3,482	£307	£5	£1,352	£1,098	3.8	3
31/12/16	*	£2,990	£3,195	£-205	£8	£1,007	£0	n/a	3
31/12/15		£2,857	£2,872	£-14	£44	£1,044	£948	4	2
31/12/14		£1,298	£1,730	£-431	£6	£1,124	£1,124	7.8	1
31/12/13?		£2,563	£1,336	£1,228	£7	£327	£0	n/a	1
31/01/12	*	£655	£343	£312	£7	£312	£0	n/a	1

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 38%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 13 years

www.towardszerofoundation.org

k.baker@towardszerofoundation.org

01993881574

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Germany, India, Malaysia, South Africa, Throughout England, Uruguay,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

2 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-75

NIRAV DUMASWALA Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Market Risk Manager

DR MICHIEL VAN RATINGEN Appointed: 2017

DR VERONA LUCINDA LEE BECKLES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Orthopaedic Surgeon

IAIN CAMERON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Public Servant

DR ADRIAN KEITH LUND Appointed: 2013, Occupation: President Insurance Institute For Highway Safety

DR ANDERS LIE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Transport Specialist, Swedish Transport Administra

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2011, number: 1141798
Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2011, number: 07513900

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR16: 0 days late, AR12: 115 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from GLOBAL NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME on 29/04/2021

Main office

118 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5EA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE FOR THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AND FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HUMAN LIFE AND FOR THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BY:(A) PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION ON ROAD SAFETY, RECOMMENDING EFFECTIVE POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES AND THE APPLICATION OF BEST PRACTICES FOR ROAD INJURY PREVENTION BY GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN SUPPORT OF A FUTURE IN WHICH ROADS ARE FREE FROM FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURIES THROUGH A SAFE SYSTEM;(B) ENCOURAGING INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION ON SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY AND EFFECTIVE POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES TO REDUCE ROAD TRANSPORT RELATED POLLUTANT EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY; (C) CARRYING OUT RESEARCH ON ROAD SAFETY AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC; AND PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC, VOLUNTARY AND CHARITABLE BODIES ON EFFECTIVE ROAD INJURY PREVENTION AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY POLICIES, AND PROGRAMMES; (D) PROMOTING AND CONDUCTING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND TESTING PROGRAMMES THAT WILL ASSESS THE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;(E) PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMES, BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND FACILITATING INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION WITH AND BETWEEN SUCH PROGRAMMES; AND(F) TO GIVE AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE ACHIEVEMENT IN EFFECTIVE ROAD INJURY PREVENTION AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY POLICIES, PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES.

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