Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

DISABLED TRAVEL SERVICE

Provider of 24:7 stress free, physically and financially accessible, door to door transport to anywhere in UK from within 50 mile radius of Bristol Centre for disabled and vulnerable people & their families/friends/pa's/supporters

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£74	£69	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/22		£76	£77	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21		£41	£44	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20		£53	£51	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/19		£76	£77	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£22	£22	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£3	£6	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£17	£26	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£25	£52	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£93	£102	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£86	£60	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£107	£104	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£119	£117	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£136	£130	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£177	£165	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£112	£107	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£76	£71	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£52	£55	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£51	£48	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years

dts@eastbristoladvice.org.uk

01179657449

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, City Of Swansea, Newport City, Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

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	£17,980
Allen Lane Foundation	£5,590
Quartet Community Foundation	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Disabled Travel Service
£5,590	04/11/2022	£5,590 single grant towards the Out 'n' About elderly person transport service in Bristol.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£17,980	05/10/2020	"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."
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Disabled Travel Service
£2,500	02/07/2020	To maintain door to door accessible transport for elderly, disabled individuals.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-74

MICHAEL BANFIELD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Officer

KEVIN POWELL Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Carer, Other trusteeship: EAST BRISTOL ADVICE & INFORMATION CENTRES,

MARTYN HANCOCK Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: EAST BRISTOL ADVICE & INFORMATION CENTRES,

ROSEMARY MUNDY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Unemployed, Other trusteeship: EAST BRISTOL ADVICE & INFORMATION CENTRES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/11/2001, number: 1089539
Registered at Companies House on 22/03/2001, number: 04185249

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR14: 19 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 7 days late, AR07: 156 days late, AR06: 9 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

54 STAPLE HILL ROAD
BRISTOL
BS16 5BS

Objectives

TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF TO THE INHABITANTS OF BRISTOL AND WITHIN A 50 MILES RADIUS OF BRISTOL CITY CENTRE WHO HAVE NEED BECAUSE OF AGE, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR POVERTY, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOINGA) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICES; ANDB) TO ASSIST THE CHARITABLE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES ENGAGED IN PROMOTING THE RELIEF OF SUCH PERSONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE SERVICES;

Defined Area of Benefit:

INHABITANTS OF BRISTOL AND WITHIN A 50 MILES RADIUS OF BRISTOL CITY CENTRE

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