Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

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:

  • 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
  • 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£817£932£-115£0£57£570.7454
31/03/21£743£660£83£0£172£1723.1485
31/03/20£1,078£1,074£4£0£89£8914510
31/03/19£961£982£-21£0£85£851840
31/03/18£886£876£9£0£106£1061.5830
31/03/17£979£983£-4£0£97£971.2630
31/03/16£1,279£1,285£-6£0£101£1010.9740
31/03/15£1,307£1,297£10£44£53£530.5650
31/03/14£1,156£1,177£-21£62£44£440.4600
31/03/13£1,197£1,196£1£126£65£650.6570
31/03/12£935£887£48£30£64£640.9520
31/03/11£697£721£-24£37£16£160.3410
31/03/10£353£424£-70£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£303£321£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£298£250£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£214£175£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£118£103£15£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: 80%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 20 years
(22 years as a company)

www.bexleyct.co.uk

enquiries@bexleyct.co.uk

01322311333

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Transportation 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 works here?
  • 45 employees
  • 4 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£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 ....more
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 ....more
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 ....more
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: 46-86
  • DENNIS ROBERTS (Chair) Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Retired Lloyd Member
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
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
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

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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