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drive

The charity supports people with disabilities. Drive is a registered charity whose purpose is disability. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Cardiff and operates in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Provision of supported living services for people with learning disabilities or mental health disabilities, Provision of targeted domiciliary care support services for people with disabilities (mainly Learning difficulty),Provision of Respite Care for people with disabilities (mainly Learning difficulty),Employment training for service users with a learning difficulty.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£24,175,492
Latest Expenditure
£23,643,523

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £23,872,496
Other Trading £0
Investments £144,196
Other Income £158,800

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £23,595,218
Raising Funds £0
Governance £96,657
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £48,305

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£24,175,492£23,643,523£23,595,218£5,409,037£3,321,089701 / 2
2023£22,082,268£21,857,537£21,857,537£4,948,068£2,901,089676 / 0
2022£19,643,115£19,519,889£19,519,889£4,238,337£2,594,997681 / 0
2021£18,508,813£18,341,841£18,341,841£4,115,111£2,359,125703 / 0
2020£17,183,974£17,317,034£17,317,034£3,948,139£3,587,194556 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers