# DRIVE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 703002
- **Other names:** THE TAFF ELY AND AREA SUPPORT GROUP FOR PEOPLE WITH A MENTAL HANDICAP ALSO (KNOWN AS DRIVE)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 11, 1990
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=703002


## Contact

- **Address:** DRIVE, UNIT 8, CEFN COED, NANTGARW, CARDIFF
- **Postcode:** CF15 7QQ
- **Phone:** 01443845260
- **Email:** mail@drive-wales.org.uk
- **Website:** www.driveltd.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO RESIDE, OR WHO HAVE RESIDED, IN WALES BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** SOUTH WALES




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Bridgend
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Rhondda Cynon Taff



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £25164650 | £24784722 | £5722965 | 708 |
| March 31, 2024 | £24175492 | £23643523 | £5409037 | 701 |
| March 31, 2023 | £22082268 | £21857537 | £4948068 | 676 |
| March 31, 2022 | £19643115 | £19519889 | £4238337 | 681 |
| March 31, 2021 | £18508813 | £18341841 | £4115111 | 703 |



## Trustees

- **Karen Cherrett** (Chair) — appointed May 18, 2021
- Elizabeth Chapman — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Hannah Jones — appointed March 24, 2026
- KATRINA KUROWSKI — appointed Nov. 22, 2016
- Lisa Nicholls — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Maria Tee — appointed March 24, 2026
- Paul Wyatt — appointed Nov. 28, 2023
- Rhian Robinson — appointed Nov. 28, 2023
- Richard Troote — appointed Oct. 15, 2019
- Stuart Sneddon — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Tzu-Hsin Wu — appointed Oct. 15, 2025