Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

COMMUNITY LINK - STAFFORD AND DISTRICT

Provides community transport services to the citizens of the Borough of Stafford and surrounding areas

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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:

The Board is predominantly male

Established: 21 years

www.communitylinkstafford.co.uk

info@communitylinkstafford.co.uk

01785252050

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£903	£796	£108	£0	£462	£427	6.4	61	9
31/03/22	£612	£562	£49	£0	£355	£315	6.7	47	6
31/03/21	£508	£422	£86	£0	£306	£260	7.4	34	10
31/03/20	£523	£483	£41	£0	£220	£174	4.3	37	10
31/03/19	£477	£428	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/18	£366	£330	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£275	£261	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£233	£252	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£224	£196	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£214	£172	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£173	£152	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£142	£151	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£125	£128	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£120	£116	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£138	£129	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£145	£168	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£151	£160	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£126	£134	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£143	£115	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	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: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Staffordshire,

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 works here?

61 employees
9 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

Department for Transport	£11,577
Garfield Weston Foundation	£8,500
DCMS	£7,475

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,000	23/10/2020	Weston Charity Award Bonus
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,475	28/07/2020	"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
£5,884	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
£5,693	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.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	31/05/2019	WCA Winner 2019 - 2020 Cohort
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	13/06/2018	Capital Costs - Minibus

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-83

CATHERINE LYALL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Health Care Professional

COLIN MARTINDALE (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

JOHN COATES Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Further Education

JOHN FOY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Finance Investments

MICHAEL JOHN ALLEN Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Electrical Engineer

PETER ANTHONY BINGHAM Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor Frics

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2003, number: 1095768
Registered at Companies House on 01/10/2002, number: 04549467

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Community Link Stafford & District
Schott House
Drummond Road
Stafford
ST16 3EL

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR POVERTY, OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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