ROADSAFE

Registered charity 1004973 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRINCE MICHAEL INTERNATIONAL ROAD SAFETY AWARDS, PRINCE MICHAEL ROAD SAFETY AWARDS, PRINCE MICHAEL ROAD SAFTEY AWARDS

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£889k
Latest spending
£876k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: PACTS Ltd received £380 in fees; Mr D Campsall and Mr J Plowman are directors/trustees of PACTS Ltd.
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£889k
Total spending
£876k
Reserves (reported)
£93k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROADSAFE£889k—0unclear—not going concern
ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION FY2025£977k——above—no doubt
THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST FY2025£102.1m——within—no doubt
SAFER ROADS FOUNDATION FY2026£87k—0above—no doubt
TYRESAFE FY2025£322k—0above—no doubt
PATHWAY FY2025£139k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.