Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
2 Trustees: -2
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -4

POLAR MINIBUS ASSOCIATION

To provide transport facilities for members of the Scout Association and other Youth Organisations to enable them to take part in activities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 2 trustees
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£20	£9	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/22	£7	£18	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	£11	£4	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/03/20	£18	£16	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/03/19	£14	£15	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	34
31/03/18	£10	£10	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£13	£11	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£14	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£16	£16	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£14	£14	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£10	£14	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£11	£9	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£13	£18	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£28	£10	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£26	£30	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£5	£0	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.polarminibus.org.uk

01179421884

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Transportation and storage activities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Gender Split

RAYMOND ERNEST SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2020

ALAN JAMES DEMPSTER, Other trusteeships: AVON COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL, SPANIORUM TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2007, number: 1120391

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Filing Record

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

45 BERKELEY ROAD
BISHOPSTON
BRISTOL
BS7 8HF

Objectives

2) TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BU NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NORTH WEST AREA OF BRISTOL, FOR MEMBERS OF AND SUPPORTERS OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION AND OTHER YOUTH ORGANISATIONS TO TRANSPORT THEM TO FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRISTOL

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