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CCEW Charity Commission profile

MOTABILITY

Registered charity 299745 · organisation 299745

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
15 July 1988
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£54,191,000
Latest expenditure
£143,761,000
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: WARWICK HOUSE, ROYDON ROAD, HARLOW, ESSEX, CM19 5PX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Helps disabled people to make journeys by providing access to transport, and working to make transport more accessible. Oversees Motability Operations to deliver the Motability Scheme and provides grants to Scheme customers. Provides transport-related grants to charities and organisations. Carries out research and innovation to make transport more accessible now and in the longer-term.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
17 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£54,191,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£143,761,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
26 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£60,941,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£143,214,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
29 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
29 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£240,393,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£129,022,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
17 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
17 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£183,746,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£86,699,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
14 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
14 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£10,191,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£61,957,000

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
17 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£54,191,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£143,761,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
26
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
9
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
5
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
6
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
3
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
2
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
26 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£60,941,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£143,214,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
11
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
11
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
6
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
2
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 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
29 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£240,393,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£129,022,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
9
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
6
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
5
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
3
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
17 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£183,746,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£86,699,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
10
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
8
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
3
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
3
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
2
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
14 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£10,191,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£61,957,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
10
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
4
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
2
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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
17 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
92000
Income Other Trading Activities
1186000
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
52392000
Income Other
521000
Income Total Income And Endowments
54191000
Income Legacies
92000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£30,556,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£113,205,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
143761000
Expenditure Investment Management
24046000
Expenditure Grants Institution
23477000
Expenditure Governance
1257000
Expenditure Support Costs
13743000
Expenditure Depreciation
372000
Gain Loss Investment
77592000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-565000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£342,470,000
Assets Total Fixed
2134155000
Assets Own Use
7035000
Assets Long Term Investment
2127120000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-331000
Assets Other Assets
£117,559,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£83,991,000
Assets Current Investment
87036000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,167,392,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
83157000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
834000
Assets Cash
£23,329,000
Funds Endowment
1776475000
Funds Unrestricted
342470000
Funds Restricted
48447000
Funds Total
2167392000
Count Employees
288
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
26 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
250150000
Income Other Trading Activities
916000
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
59429000
Income Other
446000
Income Total Income And Endowments
310941000
Income Legacies
147850
Income Endowments
250000000
Expenditure Raising Funds
£19,656,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£123,558,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
143214000
Expenditure Investment Management
17877000
Expenditure Grants Institution
19583747
Expenditure Governance
1065000
Expenditure Support Costs
11785000
Expenditure Depreciation
1641000
Gain Loss Investment
230004000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-266000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£429,690,000
Assets Total Fixed
2117452000
Assets Own Use
7398000
Assets Long Term Investment
2110054000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1147000
Assets Other Assets
£161,028,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£97,398,000
Assets Current Investment
119527000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,179,935,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
96622000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
776000
Assets Cash
£33,633,000
Funds Endowment
1704186000
Funds Unrestricted
429690000
Funds Restricted
46059000
Funds Total
2179935000
Count Employees
269
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
29 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
200260000
Income Other Trading Activities
723000
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
39406000
Income Other
4000
Income Total Income And Endowments
240393000
Income Legacies
253058
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£15,762,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£113,260,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
129022000
Expenditure Investment Management
14020000
Expenditure Grants Institution
14610000
Expenditure Governance
752000
Expenditure Support Costs
9872000
Expenditure Depreciation
1564000
Gain Loss Investment
-25271000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
480000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£514,326,000
Assets Total Fixed
1728124000
Assets Own Use
2084000
Assets Long Term Investment
1726040000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-737000
Assets Other Assets
£142,149,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£87,066,000
Assets Current Investment
105491000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,782,470,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
85976000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1090000
Assets Cash
£30,434,000
Funds Endowment
1224402000
Funds Unrestricted
514326000
Funds Restricted
43742000
Funds Total
1782470000
Count Employees
246
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
17 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
170180000
Income Other Trading Activities
688000
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
12868000
Income Other
10000
Income Total Income And Endowments
183746000
Income Legacies
175813
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£9,113,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£77,586,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
86699000
Expenditure Investment Management
7676000
Expenditure Grants Institution
3418000
Expenditure Governance
401000
Expenditure Support Costs
7890000
Expenditure Depreciation
1293000
Gain Loss Investment
72794000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
1673000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£418,382,000
Assets Total Fixed
1651256000
Assets Own Use
3518000
Assets Long Term Investment
1647738000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1132000
Assets Other Assets
£98,662,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£52,896,000
Assets Current Investment
56864000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,695,890,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
51794000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1102000
Assets Cash
£38,254,000
Funds Endowment
1235020000
Funds Unrestricted
418382000
Funds Restricted
42488000
Funds Total
1695890000
Count Employees
202
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
14 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
92000
Income Other Trading Activities
423000
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
9168000
Income Other
508000
Income Total Income And Endowments
10191000
Income Legacies
70105
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,902,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£55,055,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
61957000
Expenditure Investment Management
6218000
Expenditure Grants Institution
3590000
Expenditure Governance
494000
Expenditure Support Costs
7749000
Expenditure Depreciation
819000
Gain Loss Investment
142172000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-3147000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£329,304,000
Assets Total Fixed
1370770000
Assets Own Use
2797000
Assets Long Term Investment
1367973000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2632000
Assets Other Assets
£193,280,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£37,042,000
Assets Current Investment
160003000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,524,376,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
34258000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2784000
Assets Cash
£29,241,000
Funds Endowment
1153818000
Funds Unrestricted
329304000
Funds Restricted
41254000
Funds Total
1524376000
Count Employees
176
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MOTABILITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1988-07-15T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 18 MAY 1988AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 22 SEP 2020AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 16 FEB 2022
Charitable Objects
TO FACILITATE THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF DISABLED PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION TO THE BENEFICIARIES OF PERSONAL OR OTHER TRANSPORTATION.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
671097
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
Motability Foundation

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures