Driven
Analysis
Driven is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Driven reported income of £73k and spending of £65k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £108k to £73k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Driven sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forces Online CIO (£73k), Plateful Cafe (£74k) and Feeding Humanity (£73k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Driven is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation providing transport facilities in the Borough of Wigan and the surrounding areas for persons who have need of such facilities by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial or other disadvantage or those living in isolated areas where there are no adequate or safe public transport facilities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Forces Online CIO | Wiltshire | £73k |
| Plateful Cafe | London | £74k |
| Feeding Humanity | Stockton-On-Tees | £73k |
| The Local Carers Network | Birkenhead | £74k |