01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 April 1991
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02596548
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £772,412
- Latest expenditure
- £1,120,838
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 89-91 PALL MALL, LONDON, SW1Y 5HS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.racfoundation.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB FOUNDATION FOR MOTORING IS A TRANSPORT POLICY AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION WHICH EXPLORES ISSUES RELATING TO ROADS AND THEIR USERS. THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHES INDEPENDENT AND AUTHORITATIVE RESEARCH WITH WHICH IT PROMOTES INFORMED DEBATE AND ADVOCATES POLICY IN THE INTEREST OF THE RESPONSIBLE MOTORIST. .
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £772,412
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,120,838
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £771,400
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £977,337
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £993,553
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,009,954
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £481,672
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £995,960
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £579,861
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,150,666
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £772,412
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,120,838
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £771,400
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £977,337
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £993,553
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,009,954
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £481,672
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £995,960
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £26,970
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £579,861
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,150,666
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £125,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 21069
- Income Investments
- 751343
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 772412
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £93,351
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,027,487
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1120838
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 93351
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 245483
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 697
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3678635
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,982,864
- Assets Total Fixed
- 39822283
- Assets Own Use
- 2993
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 39819290
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £430,155
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £330,494
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £39,921,944
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 330494
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £390,329
- Funds Endowment
- 34936087
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4985857
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 39921944
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 29400
- Income Investments
- 742000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 771400
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £86,329
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £891,008
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 977337
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 86329
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9990
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 258602
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 192
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2387502
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,768,650
- Assets Total Fixed
- 36460079
- Assets Own Use
- 3690
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 36456389
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £405,199
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £273,543
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £36,591,735
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 273543
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £383,933
- Funds Endowment
- 31818803
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4772340
- Funds Restricted
- 592
- Funds Total
- 36591735
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 39684
- Income Investments
- 953869
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 993553
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £82,718
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £927,236
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1009954
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 82718
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9675
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 235880
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1680465
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,424,540
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34469500
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 34469500
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £198,883
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £258,213
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,410,170
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 258213
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £175,550
- Funds Endowment
- 29985630
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4424540
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 34410170
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 136776
- Income Investments
- 443085
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 579861
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £162,001
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £988,665
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1150666
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 162001
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6150
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 214462
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 328
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3475865
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,190,147
- Assets Total Fixed
- 36743077
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 36743077
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £422,321
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £288,373
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £36,877,025
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 288373
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £387,227
- Funds Endowment
- 32602731
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4190147
- Funds Restricted
- 84147
- Funds Total
- 36877025
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB FOUNDATION FOR MOTORING LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1991-04-26T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/03/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/03/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/07/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/01/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/02/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05/03/2012
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RESEARCH INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, MOBILITY AND SAFETY ISSUES RELATING TO THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, TO PROMOTE OR CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO VEHICLE EMISSIONS, VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, FUEL TECHNOLOGY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ROAD TRANSPORT, MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 15901
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- RAC FOUNDATION FOR MOTORING LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 15897
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RAC FOUNDATION FOR MOTORING
- Charity Name Id
- 15899
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- RAC FOUNDATION FOR MOTORING AND THE ENVIRONMENT LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 15895
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RAC FOUNDATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures