Finance Score: -50

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

In administration/insolvent: -50

Overall GiG Score: -50

HCT GROUP

TRANSPORT SERVICES AND TRAINING SERVICES

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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

Established: 22 years
(40 years as a company)

www.hctgroup.org

DavidLord@hctgroup.org

02076088959

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
30/09/20?		£123,707	£133,744	£-10,037	£0	£-6,386	£-6,386	-0.6	2,225	10
01/04/19	*	£76,723	£78,293	£-1,570	£0	£3,919	£3,919	0.6	1,867	48
01/04/18		£63,188	£62,350	£838	£0	£5,475	£5,475	1.1	1,457	15
31/03/17		£49,905	£49,148	£757	£0	£4,583	£4,583	1.1	1,170	15
31/03/16		£44,192	£43,978	£215	£0	£3,853	£3,853	1.1	941	12
31/03/15		£45,418	£44,776	£642	£93	£3,416	£3,409	0.9	946	0
31/03/14		£43,715	£43,436	£279	£97	£3,094	£3,085	0.9	926	0
31/03/13		£37,594	£39,013	£-1,420	£111	£2,553	£2,535	0.8	792	0
31/03/12		£28,528	£28,728	£-200	£83	£4,224	£4,197	1.8	640	0
31/03/11		£28,230	£27,588	£642	£72	£4,111	£4,075	1.8	638	0
31/03/10		£23,299	£22,356	£943	£58	£3,612	£3,565	1.9	595	0
31/03/09		£20,461	£19,630	£832	£0	£2,758	£2,630	1.6	450	0
31/03/08		£16,394	£15,776	£618	£46	£1,766	£1,674	1.3	432	0
31/03/07	*	£12,576	£12,454	£122	£51	£1,148	£815	0.8	366	0
31/03/06	*	£2,700	£2,766	£-66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£2,424	£2,266	£158	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£6,329	£6,230	£99	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 120%
Liabilities/Income: 43%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City, City Of Wakefield, Derbyshire, Guernsey, Jersey, Leeds City, Rochdale, Rotherham, Stockport, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

2,225 employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hackney Council - Grant to HCT Group
£90,000	21/03/2022	To provide subsidised Group Transport and MiDAS Training to groups and residents of Hackney
Hackney Council - Grant to HCT Group
£90,000	10/12/2020 12	Provision of a range of community transport services and representation and promotion of Social Enterprises within the London Borough of Hackney.
Hackney Council - Grant to HCT Group
£90,000	09/12/2020	Core funding grant
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£10,599	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.
Environmental Finance - Housing and local facilities
£200,000	18/04/2018	People living in poverty and/or are financially excluded
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HCT Group
£170,000	10/04/2018 72	Towards a social franchise pilot programme supporting local community transport operators across the UK.
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment HCT Group
£400,000	10/04/2018 72	An investment towards a social franchise pilot programme supporting local community transport operators across the UK.
DCMS - LCF Development Grants
£27,000	09/11/2017	Tr complete feasability and development work on devising a social impact bond financed project
Third Sector Investment Fund - Citizenship and community
£2,550,000	12/10/2017	All Groups
National Lottery Community Fund - HCT Travel Training SIB
£780,600	21/12/2016 72	This three year social investment bond (SIB) will deliver travel training for up to 200 young people with a statement of special educational needs or an educational health care plan. The service aims ....more This three year social investment bond (SIB) will deliver travel training for up to 200 young people with a statement of special educational needs or an educational health care plan. The service aims of help young people in Lambeth become more independent by acquiring life skills and confidence. The commissioner expects to generate up to Â£3.5m net savings and the investor up to Â£145,000 investment return.
Social Enterprise Investment Fund 2 - Citizenship and community
£1,300,000	07/12/2015	All Groups
National Lottery Community Fund - The HCT Group Travel Training Bond
£101,000	21/08/2015 12	The funding will be used to develop a social impact bond model that will provide independent travel training for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. It will be delivered in ....more The funding will be used to develop a social impact bond model that will provide independent travel training for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. It will be delivered in one London borough and two semi-rural areas outside of London.
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment HCT Group
£500,000	25/06/2015 60	An investment in the growth of this community transport group.
Third Sector Investment Fund - Citizenship and community
£500,000	01/06/2015	All Groups
Social Impact Accelerator Fund - Citizenship and community
£750,000	02/04/2015	All Groups

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-80

ADAM JAMES LEVITT Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Solicitor

EDWARD WILLIAM SIEGEL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Investment Manager

ROBERT PETER SEWELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Financial Officer

SIR JOHN VINCENT CABLE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

ANTONY DAVID ROSS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: THE NORTHSTAR FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2002, number: 1091318
Registered at Companies House on 22/08/1983, number: 01747483

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR19: 193 days late, AR07: 19 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 22 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

CAN Mezzanine
(HCT Group)
7-14 Great Dover Street
London
SE1 4YR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ARE FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS MAY BE CHARITABLE IN LAW BUT IN PARTICULAR:A. TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS, DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR POVERTY OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC TRANSPORT; ANDB. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

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