INTERNATIONAL ROAD ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME
Registered charity 1140357 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IRAP
iRAP was established to promote international road safety and quality of roads for the benefit of the public.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £106,121 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted free reserves of £1,412,929. The trustees confirm that these reserves are above the stated policy target of approximately £1,403,223, which represents six months of core operating costs. The auditor's report confirms that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties related to going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 months of core operating costs (held: £1.4m)
“The Charity aims to maintain unrestricted free reserves equivalent to 6 months of core operating costs. Based on the current budget, this equates to approximately £1,403,223.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr Avi Silverman, a Trustee, is Deputy Director of the FIA Foundation, which made grants to iRAP.
“Mr Avi Silverman, a Trustee of the charitable company, is the Deputy Director of the FIA Foundation, which made grants to iRAP totalling £1,279,713 (2024: £1,274,807).” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Road Assessment Services Limited
“A subsidiary company, Road Assessment Services Limited, was incorporated on 15 May 2012. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of iRAP and together they form the iRAP group.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — iRAP (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Greg Smith — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Rob McInerney AO — Chief of Future Impact (source)
- Helen Noble — Chief Financial Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- FIA Foundation — “The FIA Foundation provides core funding for the programme and ensures the iRAP core methodology and tools are freely available worldwide.” (source page)
- Aleatica Foundation — “The Fundación Aleatica para la Seguridad Vial (Aleatica Foundation) is Donor of the charity, contributing funding to help make roads safer i…” (source page)
- FedEx — “We also thank FedEx for the generous support provided in the past, including as a founder partner in Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) and enab…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.0m
Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (34% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Avi Shalom Hayyim Silverman
- Dr Olive Chifefe Kobusingye · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Susan Sharland
- Ferdinand Emanuel Smith
- Ian Andrew Gillespie
- MIQUEL NADAL
- Raquel Barrios Quintanilla
- Shane O'Connor
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Australia · Brazil · Chile · China · Colombia · Dominica · Ethiopia · Ghana · Hampshire · India · Indonesia · Mexico
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INTERNATIONAL ROAD ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £106,121 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted free reserves of £1,412,929. The trustees confirm that these reserves are above the stated policy target of approximately £1,403,223, which represents six months of core operating costs. The auditor's report confirms that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties related to going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Who funds INTERNATIONAL ROAD ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL ROAD ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME as a grant recipient include FIA FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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