THE WHEELS PROJECT

Registered charity 1084227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHEELS

We provide the AQA unit award scheme in three fields, basic car/motorcycle maintenance, construction and hair & beauty to disadvantaged children aged between 12 and 18yrs. The students, will gain recognized certificates/qualifications to take them further with their future.We also incorporate life skills and team building within these units, again to give the students a good start to their future.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE WHEELS PROJECT ARE:A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF LESS ACADEMICALLY MINDED YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING HANDS ON TRAINING IN MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION (PAINTING AND DECORATING, JOINERY, ELECTRICS, PLUMBING AND BRICK LAYING).B)TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, LIFE SKILLS AND TRAINING WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.C)THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF TEAM WORK TO FOSTER AN UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

Area of benefit: SOUTH TYNESIDE

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £79,104, with unrestricted reserves of £79,104 held against a policy target of thirteen weeks of unrestricted funds. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £12,070, driven by incoming resources from charitable activities and voluntary income exceeding total resources expended.

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What the accounts disclose

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• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN RICEchair
• Christopher Bushell Chris
• Danny Richardson
• Glenn Merton
• Lewis Ridley
• Richard Sawyer Dicky

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Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WHEELS PROJECT LIMITED.

• THE WHEELS PROJECT LIMITED income £351k
• STREETBIKES income £197k
• SHALSHELES income £681k
• SOLIHULL WHEELS FOR ALL income £53k
• THE KNOWL HILL FOUNDATION income £1.9m
• OAKHILL EDUCATION TRUST income £1.8m

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