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MOTABILITY

Registered charity 299745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Motability Foundation · also registered in Scotland as SC050642 (OSCR)

Latest income
£54.2m
Latest spending
£143.8m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total resources fell slightly to £2,167m as total expenditure exceeded total income and gains, resulting in a net movement in funds of a fall of £12.5m. Free reserves reduced by £72m to £318m, representing 2.5 years' prospective spend, which is in line with the general fund reserve policy of holding between two and three years' spending.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two and three years' spending (held: £318.0m)
“For this reason, the Motability Foundation will normally hold between two and three years’ spending to cover the risks (and opportunities) of volatility in income and expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Motability Operations rebates received by Motability Foundation
“In addition, for 2025, £7.7m (2024: £5.2m) was received from Motability Operations as rebates, where customers terminated their lease agreements early, in respect of grant awards towards Advance Payments and adaptations managed by Motability Operations.”
“As at 31 March 2025, £0.4m (2024: £0.3m) was due from MEL to the Motability Foundation as a qualifying distribution under Deed of Covenant.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: MEL qualifying distribution to Motability Foundation
“In addition, for 2025, £7.7m (2024: £5.2m) was received from Motability Operations as rebates, where customers terminated their lease agreements early, in respect of grant awards towards Advance Payments and adaptations managed by Motability Operations.”
“As at 31 March 2025, £0.4m (2024: £0.3m) was due from MEL to the Motability Foundation as a qualifying distribution under Deed of Covenant.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: MEL recharged Motability Foundation for Lifestyle magazine
“In addition, for 2025, £7.7m (2024: £5.2m) was received from Motability Operations as rebates, where customers terminated their lease agreements early, in respect of grant awards towards Advance Payments and adaptations managed by Motability Operations.”
“As at 31 March 2025, £0.4m (2024: £0.3m) was due from MEL to the Motability Foundation as a qualifying distribution under Deed of Covenant.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £332k
“At 31 March 2025, the pension fund’s assets and liabilities were £16.1m and £16.5m (2023/24: £17.0m and £18.1m) respectively, resulting in a deficit of £0.3m (2023/24: deficit of £1.1m).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Motability Enterprises Limited
“The Charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Motability Enterprises Limited, which is incorporated in the UK.” — page 74
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£54.2m
Total spending
£143.8m
Cost of raising funds
£30.6m
Reserves (reported)
£342.5m
Employees
288

Reported reserves equal ~28.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£54.2m£143.8m
31/03/2024£60.9m£143.2m
31/03/2023£240.4m£129.0m
31/03/2022£183.7m£86.7m
31/03/2021£10.2m£62.0m

Common questions

Is MOTABILITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that total resources fell slightly to £2,167m as total expenditure exceeded total income and gains, resulting in a net movement in funds of a fall of £12.5m. Free reserves reduced by £72m to £318m, representing 2.5 years' prospective spend, which is in line with the general fund reserve policy of holding between two and three years' spending. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

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