Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

The charity operates 3 core services: 1. Provision of accessible transport for people with limited mobility or other health conditions; 2. Supply of donated domestic and office furniture to raise income for charitable purposes; 3. Training and work experience for disadvantaged or unemployed individuals and to voluntary and community groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23*£3,190£3,714£-524£0£1,130£9843.210730
31/03/22£3,425£3,947£-522£0£1,654£1,5004.610959
31/03/21£3,395£3,059£336£0£2,177£2,0137.96856
31/03/20£3,161£2,973£187£0£1,840£1,6666.76770
31/03/19£2,958£2,800£157£0£1,653£1,4816.36365
31/03/18£2,851£2,684£166£0£1,491£1,2895.8670
31/03/17£2,973£2,812£160£0£1,329£1,0934.7760
31/03/16£2,878£2,873£5£0£1,169£8213.4660
31/03/15£2,966£2,914£52£11£1,164£7783.2700
31/03/14£3,137£3,153£-16£13£1,112£8233.1880
31/03/13£3,499£3,634£-135£15£1,128£7412.4900
31/03/12£3,575£3,668£-94£18£1,258£8132.71250
31/03/11£4,101£4,265£-164£18£1,357£7672.21490
31/03/10£3,715£4,021£-307£35£1,522£7012.11140
31/03/09£3,924£3,976£-52£20£1,828£8192.51140
31/03/08£4,065£3,924£141£29£1,980£7542.31180
31/03/07*£3,775£3,912£-137£23£1,839£5241.61170
31/03/06£3,963£3,637£326n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£3,446£3,645£-199n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£2,700£2,397£303n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 59 years

www.communitytransport.org

info@communitytransport.org

01912656463

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Transport and storage activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Purchasing a portable mezzanine floor for the depot in Byker to be used to create more storage space in response to COVID-19
£5,500 22/05/2020
Purchasing a portable mezzanine floor for the depot in Byker to be used to create more storage space in response to COVID-19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - purchasing a portable mezzanine floor for the depot in Byker to be used to create more storage space in response to COVID-19
£5,500 22/05/2020
purchasing a portable mezzanine floor for the depot in Byker to be used to create more storage space in response to COVID-19
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£37,160 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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Community Transport
£25,000 29/06/2012
the costs of the Training Inclusion Project including the salary and on costs of the Supported Volunteer Co-ordinator, clothing, publicity and core costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-67
  • ADAM GARY CHRISTOPHER LAYLAND (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Professor
  • CORINNE ELIZABETH TAYLOR Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant
  • JOSEPH HALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/04/1966, number: 247331
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/04/1987, number: 02118677
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 14 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

The Grand
Heaton Terrace
Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE6 1JR

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, OLD AGE AND DISTRESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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