Finance Score: -50
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • In administration/insolvent: -50
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    HCT GROUP

    TRANSPORT SERVICES AND TRAINING SERVICES
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    30/09/20?£123,707£133,744£-10,037£0£-6,386£-6,386-0.62,22510
    01/04/19*£76,723£78,293£-1,570£0£3,919£3,9190.61,86748
    01/04/18£63,188£62,350£838£0£5,475£5,4751.11,45715
    31/03/17£49,905£49,148£757£0£4,583£4,5831.11,17015
    31/03/16£44,192£43,978£215£0£3,853£3,8531.194112
    31/03/15£45,418£44,776£642£93£3,416£3,4090.99460
    31/03/14£43,715£43,436£279£97£3,094£3,0850.99260
    31/03/13£37,594£39,013£-1,420£111£2,553£2,5350.87920
    31/03/12£28,528£28,728£-200£83£4,224£4,1971.86400
    31/03/11£28,230£27,588£642£72£4,111£4,0751.86380
    31/03/10£23,299£22,356£943£58£3,612£3,5651.95950
    31/03/09£20,461£19,630£832£0£2,758£2,6301.64500
    31/03/08£16,394£15,776£618£46£1,766£1,6741.34320
    31/03/07*£12,576£12,454£122£51£1,148£8150.83660
    31/03/06*£2,700£2,766£-66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05*£2,424£2,266£158n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04*£6,329£6,230£99n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
    Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 120%
    Liabilities/Income: 43%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: -0.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.3
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 23 years
    (41 years as a company)

    www.hctgroup.org

    DavidLord@hctgroup.org

    02076088959

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Transport and storage activities
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bristol City, City Of Wakefield, Derbyshire, Guernsey, Jersey, Leeds City, Rochdale, Rotherham, Stockport, Throughout London,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Hackney Council - Grant to HCT Group
    £90,000 21/03/2022
    To provide subsidised Group Transport and MiDAS Training to groups and residents of Hackney
    Hackney Council - Grant to HCT Group
    £90,000 10/12/2020
    12
    Provision of a range of community transport services and representation and promotion of Social Enterprises within the London Borough of Hackney.
    Hackney Council - Grant to HCT Group
    £90,000 09/12/2020
    Core funding grant
    Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
    £10,599 01/04/2020
    The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators for running services under tender to local ....more
    Environmental Finance - Housing and local facilities
    £200,000 18/04/2018
    People living in poverty and/or are financially excluded
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HCT Group
    £170,000 10/04/2018
    72
    Towards a social franchise pilot programme supporting local community transport operators across the UK.
    Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment HCT Group
    £400,000 10/04/2018
    72
    An investment towards a social franchise pilot programme supporting local community transport operators across the UK.
    DCMS - LCF Development Grants
    £27,000 09/11/2017
    Tr complete feasability and development work on devising a social impact bond financed project
    Third Sector Investment Fund - Citizenship and community
    £2,550,000 12/10/2017
    All Groups
    National Lottery Community Fund - HCT Travel Training SIB
    £780,600 21/12/2016
    72
    This three year social investment bond (SIB) will deliver travel training for up to 200 young people with a statement of special educational needs or an educational health care plan. The service aims of help young people in Lambeth become more ....more
    Social Enterprise Investment Fund 2 - Citizenship and community
    £1,300,000 07/12/2015
    All Groups
    National Lottery Community Fund - The HCT Group Travel Training Bond
    £101,000 21/08/2015
    12
    The funding will be used to develop a social impact bond model that will provide independent travel training for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. It will be delivered in one London borough and two semi-rural areas ....more
    Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment HCT Group
    £500,000 25/06/2015
    60
    An investment in the growth of this community transport group.
    Third Sector Investment Fund - Citizenship and community
    £500,000 01/06/2015
    All Groups
    Social Impact Accelerator Fund - Citizenship and community
    £750,000 02/04/2015
    All Groups
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 60-81
    • ADAM JAMES LEVITT Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Solicitor
    • ANTONY DAVID ROSS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
    • EDWARD WILLIAM SIEGEL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Investment Manager
    • ROBERT PETER SEWELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Financial Officer
    • SIR JOHN VINCENT CABLE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2002, number: 1091318
    • Registered at Companies House on 22/08/1983, number: 01747483
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    17 returns made; AR19: 193 days late, AR07: 19 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 22 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
    Main office

    CAN Mezzanine
    (HCT Group)
    7-14 Great Dover Street
    London
    SE1 4YR

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ARE FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS MAY BE CHARITABLE IN LAW BUT IN PARTICULAR:A. TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS, DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR POVERTY OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC TRANSPORT; ANDB. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAMMES

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    GREATER LONDON

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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