SHOPMOBILITY WATFORD

Registered charity 1017812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Loan of mobility equipment for disabled people to use while shopping in Watford

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS WITH DISABILITY IN WATFORD(AND DISTRICT) BY PROVIDING FACILITIES IN PARTICULAR WHEELCHAIRS AND SIMILAR EQUIPMENT WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR MOBILITY AND CONDITION OF LIFE

Area of benefit: WATFORD

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

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £16,280 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £117,334. The trustees confirm that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to three months of expenditure and are confident there will be sufficient reserves to meet liabilities as they fall due. The charity remains dependent on grants from Watford Borough Council and free accommodation from CitiPark to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Hertsmere Community Lottery — “Hertsmere Community Lottery ( Fund raising )” (source page)
• National lottery — “National lottery ( Grants )” (source page)
• Watford BID — “Watford BID ( Support and grants )” (source page)
• Watford Council — “Watford Council ( Support and grants )” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• TREVOR LILLINGTONchair
• Alan Kirby
• Alison Bond
• Barbara Shepherd
• Bradley Francis
• Chris Hughes
• Eric Collyer
• GLENDA SEAL
• JAMES RUTLEDGE
• LAURENCE PAYNE
• Maria Jesus Urriolabeitia Azpiri
• Nicky Phelan
• PAUL THOMPSON

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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