Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

LITTLE GREEN BUS LTD

The charity's main activity is the provision of community transport services in the Ribble Valley and throughout Lancashire.

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
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 13 years

www.littlegreenbus.org.uk

info@littlegreenbus.org.uk

01200444484

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£167	£159	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/22		£169	£163	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21		£168	£153	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£218	£178	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/19		£205	£173	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	48
31/03/18		£202	£172	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£189	£193	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£332	£161	£172	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£135	£133	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£130	£126	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£117	£120	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£118	£123	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen, Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Removing Social and Rural Isolation By Providing Access to Services
£159,356	20/03/2020 60	The organisation delivers community transport services across Ribble Valley and Hyndburn. Funding will enable the group to continue to provide the essential service in the area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing isolation by providing access to services
£350,417	30/07/2015 58	The aim of this project is to provide access to vital services for isplated older people via a door-to-door transport scheme using minibuses and cars driven by volunteers. The project will expand the ....more The aim of this project is to provide access to vital services for isplated older people via a door-to-door transport scheme using minibuses and cars driven by volunteers. The project will expand the organisationâ€™s capacity to support beneficiaries by extending the service offered in the Ribble Valley and start operating in Hyndburn. The car service will be offered at all times with a community bus scheme offered three days per week.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Little Green Bus
£20,000	27/09/2013	providing a vital access to services for the elderly & isolated population of the Ribble valley

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 50-82

COUNCILLOR MARY ROBINSON, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: RIBBLE VALLEY CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LTD,

GARY SCOTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

MARGARET SUTCLIFFE (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None

SIMON O'ROURKE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: RIBBLE VALLEY SPORTS AND RECREATION, RIBBLE VALLEY CROSSROADS CARE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2011, number: 1140118
Registered at Companies House on 21/12/2010, number: 07475336

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR12: 51 days late,

Main office

RIBBLE VALLEY COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
UNIT 2/3 HAWTHORN INDUSTRIAL PARK
UP BROOKS
CLITHEROE
BB7 1PL

Objectives

TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF RIBBLE VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR POVERTY, OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

RIBBLE VALLEY

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