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the motivation charitable trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Motivation Charitable Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Bristol and operates in Bristol City, Ethiopia, 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

Motivation is an international development charity supporting people with mobility disabilities. Working with local, national and international partners, we have been transforming the lives of disabled people for over 30 years. Our high quality, low cost wheelchairs, supported with innovative training programmes help disabled people to gain independence, confidence and hope for the future.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,006,722
Latest Expenditure
£3,953,659

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 31.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 31.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 13.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £803,767
Charitable Activities £625,648
Other Trading £2,574,941
Investments £2,366
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,256,111
Raising Funds £516,777
Governance £28,090
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £2,180,771

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,006,722£3,953,659£1,256,111£462,283£462,28318 / 1
2023£3,534,938£3,465,238£1,043,386£409,220£166,94316 / 1
2022£3,284,282£2,829,276£982,890£407,938£139,11915 / 2
2021£2,469,150£3,130,926£1,064,703-£47,068£026 / 2
2020£2,381,710£2,872,676£713,911£614,707£256,36229 / 3

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers