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AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST FOR ROAD SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Registered charity 1125119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

the advancement of health and the environment, and the saving of lives by the prevention of personal injury to, and death of, individuals on roads and in motor vehicles in the United Kingdom through:education, campaigning,and promoting in whatever manner the Trustees consider appropriate to achieve such objects

Objects

THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE AND HEALTH BY THE PREVENTION OF PERSONAL INJURY TO, AND DEATH OF, INDIVIDUALS ON ROADS AND IN MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:A EDUCATION ROAD USERS IN ROAD SAFETYB CAMPAIGNING ON ISSUES OF ROAD SAFETYC PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF ROAD SAFETY AND ECO DRIVING TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MOTORING AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Basingstoke and Deane, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£148k
Latest spending
£89k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £239,582, which is above the policy target of meeting the subsequent year's unrestricted expenditure budget. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £58,632, funded primarily by donations and charitable activities, with all staff salary costs reimbursed by a related party.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to meet unrestricted expenditure budgeted for the subsequent year (reserves figure: £240k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain Unrestricted Funds at a level to meet unrestricted expenditure budgeted for the subsequent year.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: E V King and L Lee received remuneration via Automobile Association Developments Limited, with £62,974 of trustee time cost reflected in reimbursed costs.
“A proportion of E V King's and L Lee's salaries paid by Automobile Association Developments Limited is included within reimbursed costs within note 4. During the current financial year, the trustee time reflected in the cost of services provided to the charity amounted to £62,974 (2024: £62,377).” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 6
“A proportion of E V King's and L Lee's salaries paid by Automobile Association Developments Limited is included within reimbursed costs within note 4. During the current financial year, the trustee time reflected in the cost of services provided to the charity amounted to £62,974 (2024: £62,377).” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/01/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

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Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£148k£89k
31/01/2024£74k£85k
31/01/2023£65k£93k
31/01/2022£174k£113k
31/01/2021£77k£83k

Common questions

Is AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST FOR ROAD SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £239,582, which is above the policy target of meeting the subsequent year's unrestricted expenditure budget. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £58,632, funded primarily by donations and charitable activities, with all staff salary costs reimbursed by a related party. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST2£397k
SAFER ROADS FOUNDATION1£7k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST FOR ROAD SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT£148k——above—no doubt
THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST FY2025£102.1m——within—no doubt
SAFER ROADS FOUNDATION FY2026£87k—0above—no doubt
THE PARLIAMENTARY ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TRANSPORT SAFETY FY2025£350k—0above—no doubt
ROADSAFE FY2025£889k—0unclear—not going concern
ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION FY2025£977k——above—no doubt

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