A charity that launched more than 30 years ago to support road crash victims and their families has closed suddenly due to lack of funding and rising costs.

Before making the decision trustees at RoadPeace contacted independent professional advisors, who advised “the charity was insolvent with no ability to continue operations”, they said in a statement to its supporters.

The charity has closed with immediate effect from this month and is now taking steps to enter liquidation.

Sad news from RoadPeace today.

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According to the Charities Register its income for the year ending March 2024 was £499,990, however its spending over the same period was £458,860.

“This decision has been an extremely difficult one, taken with deep personal sorrow by the Trustees,” said the charity's board.

“The main reason for closure is that not all of the income streams forecast and actively pursued by the charity materialised as anticipated.

“As a result, the charity experienced a significant shortfall in expected revenue, which was essential to the continued operation of RoadPeace as a viable operation.”

Its statement added: “This financial pressure was further exacerbated by rising costs, which increased the overall funding required to sustain the charity’s activities.

“It is no comfort that RoadPeace is part of a rapidly increasing wave of charity closures driven by financial pressures but does provide some wider sector context.”

All staff have been made redundant, including Abbie Brooks, who was West Mercia Project and outreach coordinator at the charity.

In a post on LinkedIn, she said she is “saddened and angry at the way this was handled” and that “immediate redundancy is certainly something we never saw coming”.
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She added: “On a personal note, RoadPeace started as a support network for me, following the death of my sister. This very quickly turned into lifelong friendships, and my place of work- a passion I never knew I’d have.

“I am so proud of the work we have done, and I will miss working alongside my lovely colleagues everyday, truly making a difference.”

Road peace is the latest charity to close citing financial challenges in the sector in recent weeks.

Just before Christmas Christian-led community support charity Hidden Treasure Trust announced its closure amid financial challenges.

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