THE SPEEDWAY RIDERS' BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 208733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Fund is to provide assistance to persons injured or disabled whilst participating in the sport of Speedway Racing.

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Latest income

£179k

Latest spending

£185k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,904,865, which is above the trustees' policy target of approximately a quarter of total expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £139,735 for the year, supported by investment gains, while total income decreased to £179,052 from the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately a quarter of total expenditure (held: £139k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately a quarter of total expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

PAUL ACKROYDchair
ALEX HARKESS
ANTHONY FRANCIS GORDON NOEL
Archibald Kenneth MCKINNA Mr
CHRISTOPHER VAN STRAATEN
Jan Staechmann

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£179k	£185k
31/12/2023	£349k	£171k
31/12/2022	£171k	£140k
31/12/2021	£112k	£83k
31/12/2020	£190k	£95k

Common questions

Is THE SPEEDWAY RIDERS' BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,904,865, which is above the trustees' policy target of approximately a quarter of total expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £139,735 for the year, supported by investment gains, while total income decreased to £179,052 from the previous year. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£1.8m
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£495k
THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATION	2	£5k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£310k
CHK Foundation	1	£175k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	1	£165k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£115k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE INJURED JOCKEYS FUND.

THE INJURED JOCKEYS FUND income £8.0m
RACING INDUSTRY ACCIDENT BENEFIT SCHEME income £2.0m
BRITISH MOTOR SPORTS TRAINING TRUST income £122k
The Disabled Sailors Association income £775k
RACING WELFARE income £4.3m
RFU INJURED PLAYERS FOUNDATION income £2.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SPEEDWAY RIDERS' BENEVOLENT FUND	£179k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE INJURED JOCKEYS FUND FY2025	£8.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
RACING INDUSTRY ACCIDENT BENEFIT SCHEME FY2025	£2.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH MOTOR SPORTS TRAINING TRUST FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Disabled Sailors Association FY2025	£775k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RACING WELFARE FY2024	£4.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.