--- title: "Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre — charity 1157795 | CharityCompare" description: "Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre (charity 1157795): income £110k (2024). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wheels-vocational-and-life-skills-centre retrieved: 2026-10-07T13:21:24.269Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1157795Charitable company WV # Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.wheelsvls.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1157795&subId=0) Work at Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=wheels-vocational-and-life-skills-centre&type=claim&name=Wheels%20Vocational%20and%20Life%20Skills%20Centre) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre? Reported income · year ending 2024-06-30 £110,240 Reported spending · year ending 2024-06-30 £324,294 Registered charity number 1157795 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Britannia Works Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.wheelsvls.co.uk](http://www.wheelsvls.co.uk/) Quick answer Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre (number 1157795) 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 Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre do? Support work providing mechanic based activities to young people aged 14-19 Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre Answers Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's highest-paid staff paid? Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 9 July 2014 Company number [06608327](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06608327) (Companies House) Previous names on the register Black Country Wheels Where it says it operates Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. 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 Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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The register data used for this profile lists Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre as a registered charity (number 1157795) 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 Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's charity number? Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's charity number is 1157795. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1157795? Search 1157795 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 Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre do? Support work providing mechanic based activities to young people aged 14-19 Does Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre. 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 Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre? Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's website listed in our register data is http://www.wheelsvls.co.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 Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre? The register does not record Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's trustees paid? Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre previously called? The register lists this previous name for Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre: Black Country Wheels. When was Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre registered as a charity? Wheels Vocational and Life Skills Centre was entered on the register on 9 July 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06608327). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1157795&subId=0).