WHEELS 2 WORK COUNTY DURHAM

Registered charity 1160215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHEELS TO WORK COUNTY DURHAM

The charity aims to assist people to get and keep jobs through the provision of transport where public transport is not adequate to meet their needs. Specifically it is establishing a scooter loan scheme in parts of County Durham, including training, safety equipment, support to clients and assistance to find long term solutions to their transport requirements.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO SHALL ARE THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS IN COUNTY DURHAM OR IN SUCH OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AS TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MODES OF TRANSPORT AND CONNECTED SERVICES SUCH AS TRAINING THAT WILL ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE UP NEW EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS.

Area of benefit: IN COUNTY DURHAM OR IN SUCH OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AS TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,272 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with closing net assets of £102,010. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £40,840 cover approximately 3.4 months of operating costs and that multi-year grants are in place to protect income. Consequently, the trustees concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 5 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Angus James Allsop · trustee of 1 other charity
• Greg Mitchinson
• Louise Roughley
• PETER JOHN MACLELLAN

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHEELS 2 WORK SOUTH WEST.

• WHEELS 2 WORK SOUTH WEST income £236k
• COMMUNITY TRANSPORT income £2.0m
• EXETER COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION income £132k
• NORTH NORFOLK COMMUNITY TRANSPORT income £439k
• THE WHEELS PROJECT LIMITED income £351k
• WORCESTER WHEELS income £931k

Side by side with its peers

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