Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

WALTHAM FOREST COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED

Provision of passenger transport services in Waltham Forest and Newham , including Door to Store Shopping Service Group use service for local community and voluntary organisations on a self drive or driver provided basis. A Community Driving school offering training to MiDAS standard in Minibus driving, Passenger Assistance, as well as other related courses

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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
The Board is completely male

Established: 29 years

www.communitytransportwf.co.uk

info@ctwf.co.uk

02085210665

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1,477	£1,263	£214	£0	£1,028	£1,018	9.7	28	3
31/03/22		£1,281	£1,129	£152	£0	£814	£808	8.6	36	0
31/03/21		£1,077	£915	£162	£0	£662	£642	8.4	21	0
31/03/20		£1,303	£1,177	£127	£0	£500	£432	4.4	25	4
31/03/19		£1,201	£1,070	£132	£0	£373	£294	3.3	22	2
31/03/18		£920	£903	£17	£0	£242	£234	3.1	19	0
31/03/17		£641	£675	£-34	£0	£224	£217	3.9	17	0
31/03/16		£676	£673	£4	£0	£258	£243	4.3	17	0
31/03/15		£736	£684	£52	£13	£267	£255	4.5	14	0
31/03/14		£507	£500	£7	£8	£215	£207	5	12	0
31/03/13		£536	£541	£-5	£8	£208	£191	4.2	13	0
31/03/12		£465	£479	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£517	£589	£-72	£7	£228	£224	4.6	15	0
31/03/10		£439	£527	£-88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£412	£426	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£412	£426	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£517	£395	£123	£5	£451	£404	12.3	15	0
31/03/06		£427	£408	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£350	£323	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£307	£331	£-23	£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: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 9.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 9.5

Asset Split ?

What it does

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

28 employees
3 volunteers

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

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Enfield, Newham, Waltham Forest,

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

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£140,660
Power to Change	£105,000
Department for Transport	£17,203
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Waltham Forest Community Transport Limited
£140,660	08/03/2023	Charabancs and Cadillacs
National Lottery Community Fund - Time Together Club
£10,000	07/10/2022	The funding will be used to facilitate a personalised support programme for over 50s. The project aims to reduce loneliness and improve independence.
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Waltham Forest Community Transport
£75,000	15/10/2020	Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Waltham Forest Community Transport
Power to Change - C-19 Response - Waltham Forest Community Transport
£30,000	10/06/2020	Grant to C-19 Response - Waltham Forest Community Transport
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£8,644	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.
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£8,559	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.
Power to Change - Waltham Forest Community Transport
£90,000	11/12/2018 36	Grant to Waltham Forest Community Transport
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to East Community Transport - Waltham Forest/Newham
£500	21/08/2017	towards a day trip to the seaside for a group of disadvantaged children from the London Borough of Waltham Forest

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-76

DR SABIR BHAM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Co Ordinator Salaam Peace

MR DAVE WILLIAMS, Occupation: Duty Manager

PAUL LESLIE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive

RICHARD MICHAEL MUNDY Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/08/1995, number: 1048701
Registered at Companies House on 22/06/1995, number: 03073284

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR08: 6 days late,

Main office

WALTHAM FOREST COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
LOW HALL MANOR BUSINESS PARK
42 Argall Avenue
LONDON
E10 7AS

Objectives

1.1 THE OBJECTS of the Charity (the “Objects”) are, for the public benefit:1.1.1 to relieve poverty youth age sickness or disability by, in particular but without limitation, the provision of transport for individuals in need of such relief or to charities or other organisations that benefit such persons; and1.1.2 to promote social inclusion by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or part of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: poverty, youth or old age, sickness or disability.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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