HIGH WYCOMBE SHOPMOBILITY

Registered charity 1040164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Shopmobility is an independent registered charity offering a free wheelchair and scooter service to enable people with disabilities to have access to High Wycombe town centre.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY, WHETHER TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT, IN HIGH WYCOMBE AND DISTRICT, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF WHEELCHAIRS AND SIMILAR EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR MOBILITY AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE

Area of benefit: HIGH WYCOMBE AND DISTRICT

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £154,051, which exceeds the stated policy target of £75,000. However, the trustees note a material dependency on a main sponsor who is gradually withdrawing funding, necessitating new fundraising and fee increases to maintain a sustainable cash position.

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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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).

• Asda High Wycombe — “A huge thank you to Asda High Wycombe for their amazing support on Saturday 5th September, and to all the wonderful shoppers who so generous…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire McMackinchair
• David Griffin
• Jane White
• Jennie Le Fevre
• KATHY DIX
• Lesley Clarke OBE FRSA
• Peter Stockwell Mr
• Roger Hagon · trustee of 1 other charity
• SARAH FISMISTR

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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