RoSPA Press Office : Press Release

11 January, 2002
DOUBLE CELEBRATION FOR RoSPA

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is celebrating a double success in an awards scheme which recognises the achievements of well-run charities.

Birmingham-based RoSPA won the “strategic leadership” and “exceeding customer expectations” categories of the 1999 Best Practices Benchmarking and Awards programme, against competition from 200 other entries from non-profitmaking UK organisations.

The Society also finished runner-up in the “motivating and retaining employees” section of the scheme, run by NGO Finance Magazine in conjunction with international business consultants, Arthur Andersen & Binder Hamlyn.

The awards in the “not-for-profit” sector are for organisations with annual revenues of at least £1 million. They give entrants an opportunity to gauge their performance against others, both inside and outside the sector.

The winners’ trophies were presented to Lord Davies of Oldham, RoSPA President, at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in London.

Dr John Hooper, RoSPA Chief Executive, said: “These awards allow us to chart our progress against the achievements of other charities. They recognise the hard work everyone at RoSPA is putting into making the Society more efficient.

“It is vital that we meet out customers’ expectations as their contribution helps ensure that RoSPA remains a powerful influence for accident prevention. The challenge now is to reach even higher standards in all areas of our operation.”