Wales Mobility Driving Assessment Service
What it does
To provide a high quality mobility and driving assessment service, conveniently accessible to all communities and equipped to meet the present and future needs of elderly and disabled people living in all Wales by enabling them to resume or remain independently mobile
Its charitable purposes
A)TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS, AS WELL AS THOSE PEOPLE WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY, OR THOSE WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO SUCH CONDITIONS. BY REASON OF AGE OR INFIRMITY IN ANY WAY WHICH SHALL FOR THE TIME BEING BE CHARITABLE IN LAW: ANDB) TO PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENTS OF STANDARDS OF DRIVING AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ROAD SAFETY AND TRAVEL.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £560,141 and spent £559,201.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £560,141 | £559,201 | 10 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £655,212 | £615,984 | 12 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £665,962 | £615,984 | 12 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £594,571 | £593,611 | 13 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £487,000 | £556,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 15%, from £487,000 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £560,141 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £360,000 in the year to 31 March 2026, 64% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2026: £360,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £360,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £360,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £360,000 from 360,000 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £360,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £265,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2026
- Donations and legacies£101
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£517,358
- Investments£771
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2026, the charity named 1 funder who gave £360,000. £360,000 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Dean Alcock
- Jodie Gallagher-Smith Ms
- John Carter
- Linda Harrington
- Mary Stevenson
- Paul Brewer
- Tamlyn Palmer
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 23 October 2026, 100 days early | Received 23 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 25 November 2025, 67 days early | Received 25 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 24 October 2024, 99 days early | Received 24 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 23 November 2023, 69 days early | Received 23 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 3 November 2022, 89 days early | Received 3 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1056588
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 July 1996
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 JUNE 1996 AS AMENDED 28 APRIL 2008 as amended on 10 Jul 2019
- Website
- www.wmdas.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.