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Drive

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Drive is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about Drive?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£25,164,650
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£24,784,722
Registered charity number
703002
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Unit 8
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Drive (number 703002) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Drive do?

Provision of supported living services for people with learning disabilities or mental health disabilities, Provision of targeted domiciliary care support services for people with disabilities (mainly Learning difficulty),Provision of Respite Care for people with disabilities (mainly Learning difficulty),Employment training for service users with a learning difficulty.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Drive

Answers Drive gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Drive's highest-paid staff paid?

Drive's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£100,001–£110,0001
£80,001–£90,0002

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Drive's money come from?

Drive reported £25m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £25m (99%), investments £144k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£25m · 99%
  • Investments£144k · 1%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Drive as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Drive's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02506147 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
The Taff Ely and Area Support Group for People with a Mental Handicap Also (Known As Drive)
Where it says it operates
Bridgend · Merthyr Tydfil · Monmouthshire · Neath Port Talbot · Rhondda Cynon Taff

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Drive registered for?

DisabilityEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for Drive yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Drive. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Drive a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Drive as a registered charity (number 703002) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Drive's charity number?
Drive's charity number is 703002. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 703002?
Search 703002 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Drive do?
Provision of supported living services for people with learning disabilities or mental health disabilities, Provision of targeted domiciliary care support services for people with disabilities (mainly Learning difficulty),Provision of Respite Care for people with disabilities (mainly Learning difficulty),Employment training for service users with a learning difficulty.
Does Drive have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Drive. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Drive?
Drive's website listed in our register data is http://www.driveltd.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Drive's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Drive's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Drive's money come from?
Drive reported £25m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £25m (99%), investments £144k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Drive?
The register does not record Drive as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Drive's trustees paid?
Drive's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Drive previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Drive: The Taff Ely and Area Support Group for People with a Mental Handicap Also (Known As Drive).
When was Drive registered as a charity?
Drive was entered on the register on 11 June 1990. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02506147).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.