OXFORDSHIRE MOTOR PROJECT

Registered charity 1013246 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as T R A X, TRAX

TRAX is a Motor project based in Oxford that works all over Oxfordshire; we provide a range of mechanical and practical based courses for young people aged 13-21. All of our courses include issue based group work, teambuilding, social skills and 1-1 sessions. We run City & Guilds, AQA and Entry Level qualifications.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO OR WHOSE PARENTS ARE RESIDENT IN OXFORDSHIRE AND WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL OFFENCE INVOLVING A MOTOR CAR OR WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY CREATE TENDENCIES IN THEM TOWARDS SUCH OFFENCES SO THAT SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND BECOME BETTER EQUIPED TO TAKE A USEFUL AND RESPONSIBLE PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. 2) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION INTO THE CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES INVOLVING MOTOR CARS BY SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE.

Area of benefit: OXFORDSHIRE

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

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Registered contact address: Cherwell, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £393,305, exceeding the stated policy target of £240,000 (three times total monthly salary). The charity reported a net income surplus of £167,355 for the year, supported by a £750,000 loan from Lloyd's and growth in charitable activity income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,060 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: 2025 Number £60,001 - £70,060 1” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: 2025 Number £60,001 - £70,060 1” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three times the total monthly salary, including HMRC and employer staff pension contributions. Currently, this is £240,000 (held: £393k)

“The reserves policy requires the charity to hold three times the total monthly salary, including HMRC and employer staff pension contributions. Currently, this is £240,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Peter Wilks, father of a Trustee, was employed by the charity at market rate.

“During the year Peter Wilks, who is the father of a Trustee, was employed by the charity. He was paid at a market rate of remuneration for his role.” — page 28

“During the year Kieran Dass, who is the son of a Key Management Personnel (KMP), was employed by tre charity. He was paid at a market rate of remuneration for his role.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Kieran Dass, son of a KMP, was employed by the charity at market rate.

“During the year Peter Wilks, who is the father of a Trustee, was employed by the charity. He was paid at a market rate of remuneration for his role.” — page 28

“During the year Kieran Dass, who is the son of a Key Management Personnel (KMP), was employed by tre charity. He was paid at a market rate of remuneration for his role.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Nathan Price, son of a KMP, was employed by the charity at market rate.

“During the year Peter Wilks, who is the father of a Trustee, was employed by the charity. He was paid at a market rate of remuneration for his role.” — page 28

“During the year Kieran Dass, who is the son of a Key Management Personnel (KMP), was employed by tre charity. He was paid at a market rate of remuneration for his role.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Ajay Dass, husband of a KMP, was employed by the charity at market rate.

“During the year Peter Wilks, who is the father of a Trustee, was employed by the charity. He was paid at a market rate of remuneration for his role.” — page 28

“During the year Kieran Dass, who is the son of a Key Management Personnel (KMP), was employed by tre charity. He was paid at a market rate of remuneration for his role.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from over £60,000 (FY2024) to £60,001 - £70,060 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/08/2025

Government income: £1,238,639 — contracts £1,238,639 (1); 98% of the £1,265,304 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Government income: £534,405 — contracts £534,405 (2); 47% of the £1,131,619 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Government income: £462,495 — contracts £422,435 (2), grants £40,060 (1); 48% of the £957,965 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£1.1m

Reserves (reported)

£231k

Employees

30

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Carmen Hutchinson
Cllr Rae Humberstone · trustee of 1 other charity
DR Simon John Draper
Nicolas Bernard Frederick Haudecoeur-Wilks
Nicolas Haudecoeur-Wilks
Paul Sweeney

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£1.3m	£1.1m
31/08/2024	£1.1m	£1.1m
31/08/2023	£958k	£897k
31/08/2022	£716k	£754k
31/08/2021	£750k	£732k

Common questions

Is OXFORDSHIRE MOTOR PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £393,305, exceeding the stated policy target of £240,000 (three times total monthly salary). The charity reported a net income surplus of £167,355 for the year, supported by a £750,000 loan from Lloyd's and growth in charitable activity income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of OXFORDSHIRE MOTOR PROJECT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,060 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds OXFORDSHIRE MOTOR PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OXFORDSHIRE MOTOR PROJECT as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/11/2013	£44k	TRAX to work
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/04/2011	£10k	TRAX House
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/12/2008	£10k	Trax to Health

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PRUDENCE TRUST	1	£345k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION	1	£150k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£63k
WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM TRUST	1	£35k
MIDDLE WAY TRUST	1	£20k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED	1	£20k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£15k
PERSONAL ASSURANCE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with XTRAX (HASTINGS AND ROTHER).

XTRAX (HASTINGS AND ROTHER) income £153k
OXFORD YOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED income £43k
OXFORDSHIRE YOUTH income £2.4m
TRACK ACADEMY income £208k
WORKTREE income £118k
NORTH HUMBERSIDE MOTOR TRADES GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION income £703k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OXFORDSHIRE MOTOR PROJECT	£1.3m	£60,001 - £70,060	1	above	—	no doubt
XTRAX (HASTINGS AND ROTHER) FY2026	£153k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OXFORD YOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED FY2025	£43k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE YOUTH FY2025	£2.4m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
TRACK ACADEMY FY2025	£208k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORKTREE FY2025	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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