Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

BEXLEY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT SCHEME

Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme operates break-even cost Community Transport Services both group and individual in the London Borough Of Bexley and its neighbouring areas.The scheme also provides driver and passenger assistant training under the CTA MIDAS and PATS accredited schemes, to its own members and to schools and colleges in the area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£1,011	£927	£84	£0	£141	£141	1.8	44	5
31/03/22		£817	£932	£-115	£0	£57	£57	0.7	45	4
31/03/21		£743	£660	£83	£0	£172	£172	3.1	48	5
31/03/20		£1,078	£1,074	£4	£0	£89	£89	1	45	10
31/03/19		£961	£982	£-21	£0	£85	£85	1	84	0
31/03/18		£886	£876	£9	£0	£106	£106	1.5	83	0
31/03/17		£979	£983	£-4	£0	£97	£97	1.2	63	0
31/03/16		£1,279	£1,285	£-6	£0	£101	£101	0.9	74	0
31/03/15		£1,307	£1,297	£10	£44	£53	£53	0.5	65	0
31/03/14		£1,156	£1,177	£-21	£62	£44	£44	0.4	60	0
31/03/13		£1,197	£1,196	£1	£126	£65	£65	0.6	57	0
31/03/12		£935	£887	£48	£30	£64	£64	0.9	52	0
31/03/11		£697	£721	£-24	£37	£16	£16	0.3	41	0
31/03/10		£353	£424	£-70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£303	£321	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£298	£250	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£214	£175	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£118	£103	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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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: 39%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 20 years
(22 years as a company)

www.bexleyct.co.uk

enquiries@bexleyct.co.uk

01322311333

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Transport and storage activities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bexley,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£60,000
Department for Transport	£19,338
City Bridge Trust	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£60,000	17/07/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme (BATS)
£3,500	01/05/2020	£3,500 for PPE and cleaning equipment as outlined in your application form, excluding £1,500 for laptops.
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£11,131	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 for running services under tender to local ....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
£8,207	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 for running services under tender to local ....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.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme
£4,606	29/11/2017	We want to buy a 16-seater fully accessible B-Lite mini-bus to take out disabled children, elderly and vulnerable members of the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 47-87

DENNIS ROBERTS (Chair) Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Retired Lloyd Member

EDWARD BOATENG Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee

JACQUI WILSHER-ELLIS Appointed: 2022

LORRAINE EVANS Appointed: 2023

OLUWAFUNMIKE ADELEKUN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Project Manager

PHIL HINTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

TERRY MURPHY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/10/2004, number: 1106440
Registered at Companies House on 15/02/2002, number: 04374810

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR23: 142 days late,

Main office

Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme
Office 9 Thames Road Depot
Thames Road
Dartford
DA1 5QJ

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEXLEY AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

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