ROADSAFE
Encouraging innovation and new thinking in the field of road safety
Objects
TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AWARDS AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING ROAD SAFETY
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is winding down its operations and has been prepared on a basis other than going concern. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £87,845, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted current year expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £13,251 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £93,251.
What the accounts disclose
“As the outcome of this assessment resulted in the decision to wind-down the charity, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.” — page 7
“During the year, PACTS Ltd received £380 (2024 - £375) in respect of fees and support for conferences. Mr D Campsall and Mr J Plowman are a directors/trustees of PACTS Ltd.” — page 26
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 2
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Register events
- Transferred assets to another charity (03/10/2026)
- Transferred assets to another charity (03/10/2026)
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £889k | £876k |
| 31/12/2024 | £983k | £831k |
| 31/12/2023 | £980k | £1.1m |
| 31/12/2022 | £973k | £967k |
| 31/12/2021 | £731k | £775k |
Common questions
Is ROADSAFE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is winding down its operations and has been prepared on a basis other than going concern. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £87,845, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted current year expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £13,251 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £93,251. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST | 2 | £397k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK | 1 | £515k |
| PROJECT GIVING BACK | 1 | £324k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £196k |
| ENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH | 1 | £28k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES WITH ST MATTHEW, MUSWELL HILL | 1 | £26k |
| HIGHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY | 1 | £21k |
| JOHN JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £16k |
Charities like this
- ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION
- THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST
- SAFER ROADS FOUNDATION
- TYRESAFE
- PATHWAY
- AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST FOR ROAD SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROADSAFE | £889k | — | 0 | unclear | — | not going concern |
| ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION | £977k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST | £102.1m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| SAFER ROADS FOUNDATION | £87k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TYRESAFE | £322k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PATHWAY | £139k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |