Drive

Analysis

Drive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02506147). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Drive reported income of £25.2m and spending of £24.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18.5m to £25.2m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Drive sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal British Veterans Enterprise Ltd. (£24.4m), The Linkage Community Trust Limited (£25.6m) and PSS (UK) (£23.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 708 people.