THE ROAD OPERATORS SAFETY COUNCIL

Registered charity 1140150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROSCO

Advance public health and safety in particular by promoting and advancing safety on public and private roads within the UK; Advance public education and training of persons who are or who may seek engagement in the road transport or associated industries.Conduct and carry on research into road safety and disseminate the results of that research

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE:-(A) ADVANCE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND ADVANCING SAFETY ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM;(B) ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS WHO ARE OR WHO MAY SEEK ENGAGEMENT IN THE ROAD TRANSPORT AND ANY ASSOCIATED INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF ROAD SAFETY INCLUDING SAFE DRIVING OF ALL FORMS OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ROADS; AND(C) CONDUCT OR CARRY ON RESEARCH INTO ROAD SAFETY AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.

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.

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Latest income

£58k

Latest spending

£49k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest surplus of £9,067 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £111,808. The trustees report no cause for concern regarding the continuing viability of the charity and confirm there are no material uncertainties about its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Administration and management services provided by Transport Partners Ltd, a company where the charity secretary is the sole director. £452 owed at year-end.

“During the year, Transport Partners Ltd invoiced the charity £37,646 (2023: £37,070) in respect of administration support work and other expenses incurred on behalf of the charity. Mr A Edmondson, secretary of the charity, is the sole director of Transport Partners Ltd. At the end of the year £452 (2023: £0) was owed to Transport Partners Ltd.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN EDWARD HAYES MILLERchair
Anne Ruth Graham
CHRISTOPHER SEYMOUR HEAPS · trustee of 1 other charity
JOSEPH MACKIE OBE
Jane Cole
John Alexander Burch
Philip Charles Smith
Stephen Payne

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£58k	£49k
31/12/2023	£56k	£48k
31/12/2022	£53k	£63k
31/12/2021	£51k	£61k
31/12/2020	£17k	£68k

Common questions

Is THE ROAD OPERATORS SAFETY COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest surplus of £9,067 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £111,808. The trustees report no cause for concern regarding the continuing viability of the charity and confirm there are no material uncertainties about its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.