Joint Activities and Motor Education Service
Analysis
Joint Activities and Motor Education Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shipley. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03205487). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Joint Activities and Motor Education Service reported income of £842k and spending of £867k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £995k to £842k (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Joint Activities and Motor Education Service sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hythe Cricket & Squash Club (£839k), Euxton Villa Football Club (£846k) and North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd (£836k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, trading 23% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £318k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.4%
- Charitable activities 73%
- Trading 23%
- Investments 1.5%
- Other 2.8%
In the charity's own words
To promote the safety of the public, and in particular to encourage an interest in road safety, and improving the standard of driving and riding, with particular emphasis on young people, in Yorkshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hythe Cricket & Squash Club | Kent | £839k |
| Euxton Villa Football Club | Lancashire | £846k |
| North Wales Rivers Trust Ltd | Gwynedd | £836k |
| Longridge on the Thames | Marlow | £847k |