Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 11

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE WHEELS PROJECT LIMITED

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with young people living in Avon who are socially excluded or at serious risk of being socially excluded by the provision of educational and training opportunities which engage, motivate, build awareness, skills and capacity around safe vehicle road use and ownership, vehicle repair, maintenance, Further Education and employment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 24 years
(31 years as a company)

www.wheelsproject.org.uk

david@wheelsproject.org.uk

01179771717

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£272	£291	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	76
31/03/22	£269	£271	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/03/21	£291	£270	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£280	£277	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19	£271	£264	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	£275	£276	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£264	£262	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£274	£276	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£271	£276	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£258	£257	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£259	£244	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£319	£296	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£222	£262	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£273	£304	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£302	£255	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£247	£248	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£304	£306	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£336	£331	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£280	£363	£-83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£320	£323	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 27%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
76 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£132,400
Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
CHK Foundation	£15,000
Masonic Trust	£12,600
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£9,700
Quartet Community Foundation	£4,410

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Wheels Project Ltd (Bristol)
£132,400	15/03/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing training and employment opportunities for young people from disadvantaged communities across the West of England.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Wheels Project Ltd
£4,410	01/06/2022	To modernise the group's workshop and training equipment and to improve environmental performance, and to develop employment opportunities for young people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£25,000	12/11/2021	"Tackling Exclusion"
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Wheels Project
£9,700	23/03/2021	19% as running costs of providing alternative education sessions for young people in Bristol in motor mechanic skills, culminating in renovating a vehicle to donate to a charity.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£12,600	24/02/2021	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£25,000	02/10/2020	"Tackling Exclusion"
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£15,000	10/09/2020	unrestricted, to further the Charitable Objects
Quartet Community Foundation - Community Vehicle Programme
£35,100	28/03/2019	Year three of a three-year grant towards a community vehicle project where young people are trained to work in the motor vehicle industry and gain skills for employment.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	07/03/2019	Driving Ambition!
Quartet Community Foundation - Community Vehicle Programme
£34,400	19/03/2018	Year two of a three-year grant towards a community vehicle project where young people are trained to work in the motor vehicle industry and gain skills for employment.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	02/10/2017	Driving Ambition!
Quartet Community Foundation - Community Vehicle Programme
£33,800	15/03/2017	Year one of a three-year grant towards a community vehicle project where young people are trained to work in the motor vehicle industry and gain skills for employment.
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£5,000	19/10/2016	Training and counselling in employment, road safety and crime reduction for isolated young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Vehicle Programme (CVP)
£218,117	23/09/2014 36	Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Wheels Project Ltd (Bristol)
£94,600	05/12/2013 36	towards three years' running costs of a community vehicle project that provides practical training and support to young people in a deprived area of Gloucestershire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Wheels Project
£16,000	27/04/2012	the costs of four introductory level courses in motor vehicle servicing for disengaged young people
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Vehicle Programme (CVP)
£119,077	12/07/2011 36	This project will work with young people (YP) who are disengaged from school and their community and help raise their self-esteem and confidence while gaining new skills. The group will run support ....more This project will work with young people (YP) who are disengaged from school and their community and help raise their self-esteem and confidence while gaining new skills. The group will run support mechanics sessions over the academic year, outside school hours. During the last term advisors, employers and training providers will be invited to get to know the YP to help dispel any misconceptions either group may have and to increase awareness of the YP for further training and employment opportunities.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Wheels Project Ltd
£20,000	08/03/2011	Towards core costs to help involve disadvantaged young people in the wider community through practical charitable work, whilst learning mechanic skills.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-58

DAVID SMITHEN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

DUNCAN CHARLES MASSEY Appointed: 2022

NICK ADAMS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

RACHAEL WHEATLEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

SARAH CREW (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/06/2000, number: 1081236
Registered at Companies House on 04/09/1992, number: 02745215

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

31-32 Bonville Road
Brislington
Bristol

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:A) THE REHABILITATION OF YOUNG OFFENDERS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CUSTODIAL SENTENCES; ANDB) THE DIVERSION FROM CRIME OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE REGARDED AS AT RISK OF OFFENDINGBY THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE FACILITIES FOR THE SAID YOUNG PEOPLE, TO INCLUDE THE OPPORTUNITY OF REBUILDING AND DRIVING OLD OR DAMAGED VEHICLES UNDER PROPER SUPERVISION AND OF RECEIVING EDUCATION ON CAR MAINTENANCE AND OTHER ASPECTS OF RESPONSIBLE CAR OWNERSHIP AND ROAD USEAGE AND CITIZENSHIP GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRISTOL AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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