About The Road Safety Trust
The Road Safety Trust is the UK’s largest independent grant-giving charity dedicated to making UK roads safer.
Established in 2014, the Trust funds research, practical interventions, innovation and the sharing of evidence and learning to support its vision of zero deaths and zero serious injuries on UK roads. Since its creation, the Trust has committed over £13 million to more than 120 projects across the UK, supporting work that generates evidence, tests new approaches and helps translate learning into practice.
The Trust exists to help achieve a safer road system for all. Its charitable purpose is rooted in the belief that road deaths and injuries are not inevitable, and that evidence-led action can save lives and reduce harm. Through its grant-making and wider influence, the Trust works with partners across academia, policing, local and national government, the charity sector, industry and the wider road safety community.
The Trust is the parent charity of UKROEd Ltd, its wholly owned trading subsidiary. UKROEd operates the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme, providing central assurance, standards and consistency for NDORS. Through the Scheme, millions of drivers and other road users have completed training courses, contributing to the shared vision of zero deaths and serious injuries on UK roads. As a not-for-profit company, UKROEd distributes its surplus to the Trust, enabling the Trust to fund research, practical interventions, innovation and knowledge sharing in pursuit of its charitable objectives.
The Trust is currently delivering its 2025–2028 Strategy, which was approved by the Board last summer. The strategy sets a clear direction for the organisation, with four strategic priorities: to govern well and build an agile, sustainable organisation; to fund high-impact projects; to strengthen the road safety evidence base; and to influence policy and practice.
The incoming Chair will join the Trust at an important stage in its development. The role will involve leading the Board in its governance of the charity, while also supporting effective oversight of the Trust’s relationship with UKROEd and the funding model that enables the Trust’s charitable work. The Chair will work closely with fellow Trustees, the Chief Executive and her senior team to ensure the Trust remains independent, well governed, financially sustainable and focused on delivering public benefit.
This is a significant opportunity to help lead a respected and purposeful charity with a strong platform of existing work, a clear strategic direction and a growing voice in national discussions about road safety.
Overview of UKROEd
UKROEd stands for United Kingdom Road Offender Education and is the private, not-for –profit organisation responsible for managing and administering the police National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS). In brief the NDORS scheme is a driver education programme that offers eligible motorists the opportunity to attend educational courses as an alternative to prosecution for certain road traffic offences.
UKROEd operates as the Trust’s wholly owned trading subsidiary, with any surplus generated through the operation of NDORS donated to The Road Safety Trust to support road safety initiatives across the UK. Driven by a shared ambition of zero road deaths and serious injuries on UK roads, UKROEd and The Road Safety Trust form a unique partnership that connects education, research and reinvestment in road safety.
The heart of UKROEd’s work is education; by working closely with police forces, UKROEd supports the delivery of high-quality courses informed by the latest road safety research, data, and behavioural science. Importantly, the evidence continues to demonstrate that attendance on educational driver awareness courses can be more effective in reducing reoffending and improving long-term driver behaviour than prosecution alone.
In 2018, Ipsos MORI reported that courses provided by UKROEd reduced the likelihood of reoffending within six months by up to 23 per cent. The research also found that, over a three-year period, taking part in one of these courses was more effective at reducing speed reoffending than receiving a fine and penalty points.
These findings and ongoing research reinforce the vital and impactful work delivered by UKROEd and the NDORS scheme as a whole.