Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

MELKSHAM AREA COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

To provide community transport for the local community area offering transport to disabled people and those with mobility problems, senior citizens, care homes, sheltered housing, clubs, community groups, schools and for special events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£140£135£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£82£93£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£97£127£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£140£79£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£80£82£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£72£80£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£70£124£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£87£103£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£71£71£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£82£56£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£125£88£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£66£58£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£82£73£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£126£114£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£37£30£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£86£110£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£26£17£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£22£13£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£21£11£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 49 years

JOHNRUDERMAN@SKY.COM

01225 707424

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Transport and storage activities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Ongoing service as provided
£10,000 23/01/2020
Melksham Council for Community Service provides a community bus service in and around Melksham, providing transport in accessible vehicles for elderly and disabled people. The grant will help towards their running costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAM HOGG (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • HALMA ROSTAN HUGHES Appointed: 2022
  • ROBERT SELMAN
  • ROBERT STEAD Appointed: 2022
  • TERRI WELCH Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/11/1975, number: 270300
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 63 days late, AR22: 13 days late, AR20: 5 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HOLT COMMUNITY BUS on 16/12/2022
Main office

c/o Tourist Information Centre
32
Church Street
Melksham
Wiltshire

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT FOR THE INHABITANTS OF MELKSHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MELKSHAM AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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