Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 2
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -19 ?

THANET COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION 

Community Transport in and around Thanet, transporting elderly and disabled people. we provide a door to door service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £136,831 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/22*£592£629£-38£0£-137£-137-2.6300
31/03/21*£507£546£-39£0£-4£-4-0.1300
31/03/20*£723£742£-19£0£35£350.6300
31/03/19£985£1,000£-15£844£39£390.5500
31/03/18£965£999£-33£999£53£530.6500
31/03/17£668£599£68£599£87£871.700
31/03/16£437£429£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£293£300£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£398£368£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£312£302£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£298£308£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£252£264£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£203£222£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£237£261£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£311£282£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?*£192£194£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£170£162£8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 719%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 20 years
(25 years as a company)

transportinthanet.co.uk

transport@transportinthanet.co.uk

01843602030

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Transportation and storage activities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
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
Who works here?
  • 30 employees

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Thanet Community Transport Ass
£5,470 17/04/2020
12
The project will use funding to run a free shopping service for vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic.
CAF - Grant to Thanet Community Transport Association
£5,000 16/04/2020
3
Grant to Thanet Community Transport Association to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/11/2003, number: 1100715
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/02/1999, number: 03708875
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR22: 415 days late, AR21: 59 days late, AR20: 408 days late, AR10: 108 days late, AR09: 185 days late, AR07: 254 days late,
Main office

MONKTON ROAD FARM
SEAMARK ROAD
BROOKSEND
BIRCHINGTON
CT7 0JL

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE INHABITANTS OF THANET IN KENT AND ITS ENVIRONS 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 FOREGOING:-A) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICES; AND B) 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:

THANET, KENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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