Moto Foundation

Analysis

Moto Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05510132). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Moto Foundation reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £854k to £1.2m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Moto Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Castle Supported Living Limited (£1.2m), Abbeyfield Tamar Extra Care Society (£1.2m) and The Guide Association London and South East England Region (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £906k. Reserves of £200k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.