Royal Automobile Club Foundation for Motoring Limited

Analysis

Royal Automobile Club Foundation for Motoring Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02596548). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Automobile Club Foundation for Motoring Limited reported income of £772k and spending of £1.1m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £580k to £772k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Royal Automobile Club Foundation for Motoring Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Well East Ltd (£772k), Soft Touch Arts Limited (£773k) and Attend (£772k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 97% and charitable activities 2.7%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.2%. Reserves of £5.0m would cover about 53 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.