Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Good reserves management: +3
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

BRENT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

The company is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on the 4th of June 1980 . The principle object of the company is to provide and to promote the education and relieve the need, hardship, distress, sickness and mental or physical handicap of persons resident or working in the London Borough of Brent and its surroundings districts.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£725	£790	£-65	£0	£460	£460	7	22	1
31/03/22	*	£707	£819	£-111	£0	£525	£473	6.9	22	22
31/03/21		£860	£927	£-68	£0	£536	£483	6.3	30	4
31/03/20		£873	£1,059	£-186	£0	£604	£528	6	31	3
31/03/19	*	£1,091	£1,162	£-71	£0	£700	£610	6.3	31	3
31/03/18		£1,458	£1,452	£6	£0	£771	£659	5.4	32	0
31/03/17		£1,503	£1,334	£169	£0	£765	£625	5.6	34	0
31/03/16		£1,470	£1,292	£178	£0	£596	£596	5.5	35	0
31/03/15		£1,408	£1,249	£158	£5	£418	£418	4	35	0
31/03/14		£1,325	£1,162	£163	£5	£260	£260	2.7	37	0
31/03/13		£1,164	£1,143	£21	£5	£118	£118	1.2	31	0
31/03/12		£1,068	£1,145	£-77	£7	£97	£97	1	31	0
31/03/11		£1,177	£1,239	£-62	£8	£174	£174	1.7	31	0
31/03/10		£1,256	£1,258	£-2	£8	£235	£235	2.2	41	0
31/03/09	*	£1,418	£1,417	£0	£7	£237	£237	2	48	0
31/03/08	*	£1,122	£1,142	£-20	£4	£237	£237	2.5	45	0
31/03/07	*	£1,163	£1,208	£-44	£7	£257	£257	2.6	42	0
31/03/06	*	£1,405	£1,175	£230	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,116	£965	£151	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£794	£777	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 44 years

www.brentct.org.uk

info@brentct.org.uk

02031147022

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

22 employees
1 volunteer

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£70,383
Department for Transport	£11,140
The London Community Foundation	£5,975

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Brent Community Transport
£5,975	17/09/2020	The funding is for the cost of providing two additional minibuses and its associated running cost to deliver food parcels for an extra run.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£70,383	09/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£11,140	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 ....more 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 authorities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-75

ELMAY DONALD Appointed: 2020

RUPAL PARESH BHUDIA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trainee Accountant

HAZEL JANE SHEPPARD Appointed: 2004, Occupation: None

JACQUELINE OLIVER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Volunteer

NOLA SLATER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

SAMANTHA MICHELE BANTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Health Service Manager

MR MOSES (Chair), Occupation: Chair Person, Other trusteeship: BRENT PLAY ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/08/1980, number: 280698
Registered at Companies House on 25/07/1980, number: 01509231

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 51 days late, AR19: 2 days late, AR09: 34 days late, AR08: 60 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 25 days late,

Main office

OFFICE 301
10 COURTENAY ROAD
EAST LANE BUSINESS PARK
WEMBLEY
HA9 7ND

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS, SICKNESS AND MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HANDICAP OF PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, ESPECIALLY BY PROVIDING TRANSPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS OR FOR THE REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF THEIR GOODS AND CHATTELS; PROVIDING TRANSPORT FOR STATUTORY AUTHORITIES OR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE ENGAGED IN PROMOTING SUCH EDUCATION AND PROVIDING SUCH RELIEF; AND DISTRIBUTING TO NEEDY PERSONS FURNITURE WHICH HAS BEEN DONATED TO COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

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