Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE ROAD VICTIMS TRUST

THE CHARITY PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY ROAD DEATH WHO LIVE IN THE COUNTIES OF BEDFORDSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23*£407£354£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£317£305£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£336£296£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£350£351£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£351£339£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£352£276£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£332£306£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£293£256£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£230£217£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£274£222£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£186£194£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.rvtrust.org.uk

enquiries@rvtrust.co.uk

01234843345

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough City, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£29,639
BBC Children in Need£29,000
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£11,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,850
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£4,640
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Road Victims Trust Cambridgeshire: Increasing Access
£2,000 30/03/2023
11
to support the service through volunteer expenses, room hire in community spaces for those who do not want counselling sessions in their own homes, and interpretation for those who do not speak English
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Road Victims Trust
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Road Victims Trust
£5,000 17/02/2022
We are seeking funding to support individuals and families affected by traumatic bereavement and serious injury in Central Bedfordshire, Luton, North Hertfordshire and Stevenage.
National Lottery Community Fund - Road Victims Trust: Volunteer Training
£9,850 24/09/2021
The funding will be used to recruit and train specialist Counselling Volunteers increasing capacity in response to the pandemic and supporting individuals bereaved by fatal road collisions and those affected by life-changing injury. The project aims ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Road Victims Trust
£28,500 16/12/2020
This project will deliver counselling to children and young people experiencing bereavement or other impacts of fatal road traffic accidents. The activities will result in improved family relationships, emotional wellbeing and self-esteem.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Road Victims Trust
£3,658 24/10/2020
We will provide books and materials to provide specialist support for children bereaved as a result of a road collision.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£29,639 09/09/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Supporting Grieving Families during Coronavirus
£4,640 05/06/2020
Grant to Road Victims Trust
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Both Streams 1 & 2 - Delivery or Support & Core Costs
£6,000 03/04/2020
1
Grant to Road Victims Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling Volunteers: Recruitment and
£9,770 17/01/2019
12
The project will use funding to recruit, train and support new specialist counselling volunteers to support families and individuals affected by fatal road collisions in the area. This will include one-to-one support and age appropriate play ....more
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Road Victims Trust
£5,000 12/12/2018
11
Road Victims Trust Volunteer Training and Support
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Road Victims Trust
£3,762 19/11/2018
We want to establish a new volunteer network of Ambassadors to increase our work in the community (including schools) and raise our profile.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Road Victims Trust
£5,000 09/05/2018
11
Road Victims Trust Bedford Service
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Road Victims Trust
£30,000 10/08/2017
36
The project will deliver counselling for children and young people bereaved by fatal road traffic collisions. The project will help to reduce anxiety, improve well-being and relationships.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • DIANE PATRICIA STEVENS Appointed: 2021
  • IAN GEOFFREY PEARS Appointed: 2012
  • KEVIN VINCENT Appointed: 2022
  • LYN HESSE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Local Govt. Employee
  • PAUL JONES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • ROBERT PANTON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director
  • ROSALINE WONG Appointed: 2017
  • TIMOTHY SHARPE Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/06/2011, number: 1142336
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/04/2011, number: 07591489
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 03/10/2017, current status: Small charity
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR21: 1 days late, AR18: 2 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR14: 0 days late,
Main office

146 BEDFORD ROAD
KEMPSTON
BEDFORD
MK42 8BH

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME AS A RESULT OF ANY SERIOUS ROAD COLLISION AND THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE INJURED.2. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS BY RESEARCH INTO ISSUES RELATING TO THE VICTIMS OF ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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