NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BIKERS WITH A DISABILITY

Registered charity 1040907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as N A B D · also registered in Scotland as SC039897 (OSCR)

The NABD provide financial grants to help with the cost of adaptations to motorcycles, scooters, trikes, sidecar outfits & quadbikes to suit the needs of people with disabilities. We also provide advice and advocacy on a range of issues relating to motorcycling for people with disabilities. We also provide rider assessments & adapted 125cc motorcycles (on load) for CBT courses, training & tests.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PERSONS BY THE SUPPLY OF INFORMATION ADVICE AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE LENDING OR LEASING OR ADAPTING PERSONAL TRANSPORT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS.

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: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £23,203 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a significant drop in gross income following the discontinuation of its annual National Rally fundraising event. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted funds of £155,128 and states it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 4 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICK HULSEchair
• Amanda Hulse · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Andy Arnott
• Gordon Hooper
• JOHN BYRNE
• John Lysons

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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