Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 8

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

HARBOROUGH COMMUNITY BUS

THE OBJECT OF HARBOROUGH COMMUNITY BUS (HCB) IS THE PROVISION OF A CHARITABLE TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM THE MARKET HARBOROUGH AREA, OR INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THAT AREA, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS, DISABILITY OR POVERTY.HCB IS OPERATED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS UNDER A SECTION 19 BUS PERMIT. SMALL CHARGES ARE MADE TO CONTRIBUTE TO RUNNING COSTS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

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
31/12/22	£18	£13	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£18	£56	£-38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£33	£15	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£28	£16	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£20	£14	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£45	£35	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£5	£7	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.harboroughcommunitybus.co.uk

harboroughcommunitybus@gmail.com

0300 365 3210

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID LANDER Appointed: 2022

HARRY BUCHANAN Appointed: 2016

IAN MILNE Appointed: 2018

JOHN FEAVYOUR QPM (Chair) Appointed: 2016

KEVIN MILLARD Appointed: 2022

MR BOB BOURNE Appointed: 2016

MR GERRY KEMPE Appointed: 2016

MR MICK SQUIRRELL Appointed: 2016

MR PHIL BAILDON Appointed: 2016

MARTIN RONALD ARTHUR DOYLE Appointed: 2017

ROBIN AGER Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2016, number: 1167030

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

86 ST. MARYS ROAD
MARKET HARBOROUGH
LE16 7DX

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO CALLED HARBOROUGH COMMUNITY BUS (HCB) IS THE PROVISION OF A CHARITABLE TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM THE MARKET HARBOROUGH AREA, OR INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THAT AREA, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS, DISABILITY OR POVERTY.HCB IS THE CIO REPLACING AND AMALGAMATING TWO PRECURSOR REGISTERED CHARITIES NAMELY # 504931 - MARKET HARBOROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE VEHICLE FUND (CVF) AND# 1093671 - PEOPLE'S ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT FOR HARBOROUGH (PATH)THE MERGER REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF 18 MONTHS NEGOTIATIONS TO BRING THE GROUPS TOGETHER. THEIR OBJECTS, ARE TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES IDENTICAL, GIVING AN EXCELLENT FIT TO CONTINUE THEIR CHARITABLE WORKS AND TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A CIO AT THE SAME TIME.THIS APPLICATION IS FOR HCB. THE CVF AND PATH GROUPS CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND NOW HAVE THE SAME TRUSTEES - INDEED THE SAME TRUSTEES AS FOR HCB. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS IN THIS APPLICATION ABOUT CURRENT OPERATIONS AND FINANCES RELATE TO THE WORK OF CVF AND PATH ADDED TOGETHER. ONCE HCB IS REGISTERED, AND OPERATIONS COMBINED, CVF AND PATH WILL BOTH CLOSE.

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