THE HAPPY WANDERERS AMBULANCE ORGANISATION

Registered charity 235857 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HAPPY WANDERERS AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

Transport for disabled and elderly infirm people, provided by voluntary drivers.

Objects

TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICAL PARTY,NATIONALITY, RELIGIOUS OPINION, RACE, COLOUR, AGE OR FINANCIAL MEANS, SUCH RELIEF TO TAKE THE FORM OF FREE TRANSPORT OF SUCH PERSONS TO HOMES, HOSPITALS, PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT OR WORSHIP, HOLIDAY RESORTS OR ALTERNATIVELY FREE TRANSPORT OF VISITORS TO SUCH PERSONS TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT OR ASSISTANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED-IN PRACTICE HARROGATE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and that the accounts accord with those records. The examiner reported no material matters requiring attention for a proper understanding of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2025) → no going-concern doubt (FY2026).

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Harrogate Brigantes Rotary — “Especially we give thanks to Harrogate Brigantes Rotary from the Dennis Smith Legacy Fund” (source page)
• Harrogate Lions — “We would also wish to acknowledge a very special gift from one of our longest standing supporters the Harrogate Lions.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR LES SUDRONchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Alastair Pollard · trustee of 1 other charity
• COLIN TOWSE
• James Andrew Barff
• Janet Elizabeth Allen
• John Moore · trustee of 1 other charity
• MIKE GREENBERG · trustee of 3 other charities
• Nigel Martin Sykes
• ROBERT James BLACKBURN
• Steven Charles McGrail
• Suzanne Margaret Thorp

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).