01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 31 July 2002
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03260243
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £2,294,906
- Latest expenditure
- £2,628,005
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Brake, PO Box 18896, SUTTON COLDFIELD, West Midlands, B73 9BL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.brake.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To affect positive action by people to achieve a world of safe, sustainable, fair and healthy transport AND To help relieve the suffering of people bereaved or seriously injured in road crashes.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 16 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,294,906
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,628,005
- 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
- 20 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,425,184
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,404,817
- 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
- 26 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,685,281
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,713,846
- 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
- 10 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,746,415
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,443,853
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,830,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,503,392
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 16 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,294,906
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,628,005
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £804,478
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- 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
- 320
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 20 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,425,184
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,404,817
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £965,902
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 310
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,685,281
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,713,846
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £607,771
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 305
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 10 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,746,415
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,443,853
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £797,691
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 309
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,830,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,503,392
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Grants
- £844,468
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 270
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 16 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 615996
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1660832
- Income Investments
- 18078
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2294906
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £425,652
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,202,353
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2628005
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4662
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 513407
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14702
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £696,129
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10919
- Assets Own Use
- 10919
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,031,043
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £345,833
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £696,129
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 345833
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £701,357
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 696129
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 696129
- Count Employees
- 64
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 20 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 679105
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1727636
- Income Investments
- 18443
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2425184
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £362,449
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,042,368
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2404817
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7743
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 579398
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14251
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £944,204
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22360
- Assets Own Use
- 22360
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,343,650
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £336,782
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,029,228
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 336782
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £997,736
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 944204
- Funds Restricted
- 85024
- Funds Total
- 1029228
- Count Employees
- 55
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 26 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 435593
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1246990
- Income Investments
- 2698
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1685281
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,290,033
- Expenditure Other
- 423813
- Expenditure Total
- 1713846
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13027
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 436840
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10694
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £881,708
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15570
- Assets Own Use
- 15570
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,302,832
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £309,541
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,008,861
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 309541
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £962,520
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 881708
- Funds Restricted
- 127153
- Funds Total
- 1008861
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 10 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 451465
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1293349
- Income Investments
- 1601
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1746415
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,067,223
- Expenditure Other
- 376630
- Expenditure Total
- 1443853
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 376630
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6839
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,000,710
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11461
- Assets Own Use
- 11461
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,467,437
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £441,472
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,037,426
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 441472
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,312,701
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1000710
- Funds Restricted
- 36716
- Funds Total
- 1037426
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 376061
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1387689
- Income Investments
- 8632
- Income Other
- 58096
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1830478
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,205,131
- Expenditure Other
- 298261
- Expenditure Total
- 1503392
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 298261
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10655
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £697,396
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17782
- Assets Own Use
- 17782
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,219,266
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £502,184
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £734,864
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 502184
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,103,030
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 697396
- Funds Restricted
- 37468
- Funds Total
- 734864
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only 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
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRAKE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2002-07-31T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BRAKE
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-08-07T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5011703
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1141278
- Assoc Charity Name
- GIFT (GWENT)
- Charity Name
- BRAKE
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-01-14T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5054550
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1163960
- Assoc Charity Name
- ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS CHARITY
- Charity Name
- BRAKE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-12-19T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5048249
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1157474
- Assoc Charity Name
- GET HOME SAFE
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/10/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/11/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/05/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/12/2008 as amended on 08 Apr 2026
- Charitable Objects
- (I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ISSUES OF ROAD SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY FORMS OF TRANSPORT WITH THE OBJECT OF REDUCING DEATH AND INJURY ON THE ROADS AND REDUCING DAMAGING POLLUTION PARTICULARLY BY - (A) PROMOTING SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PRACTICES IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ROAD USE;(B) CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO WAYS TO MAKE THE ROADS SAFER AND TO ENABLE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT CHOICES AND DISSEMINATING SUCH RESEARCH(II) HELP PEOPLE BEREAVED OR PHYSICALLY INJURED BY A SUDDEN EVENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES, SO AS TO RELIEVE THEIR SUFFERING
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 466489
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ROAD SAFETY WEEK
- Charity Name Id
- 466482
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BRAKECARE
- Charity Name Id
- 466485
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FLEET SAFETY FORUM
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling