Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FOR THE LEWES AREA

The provision of community transport in the Lewes area for people who have special needs of such facilities because they are elderly, poor or disabled, people with young children or those living in isolated areas where there are no adequate public transport facilities. The Charity operate 8 school runs. These are combined with 5 Dial a Ride routes and 4 other community bus services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£762£919£-157£11£636£6368.3472
31/03/22£917£886£31£856£248£2483.4492
31/03/21£777£718£59£1£217£2173.64920
31/03/20£852£836£16£3£158£1281.86120
31/03/19£893£834£59£4£143£1432.16010
31/03/18£816£824£-7£3£75£600.9600
31/03/17£895£834£62£14£92£901.3540
31/03/16*£649£616£32£4£30£300.6480
31/03/15£661£646£16£4£-3£-3-0460
31/03/14£600£610£-10£6£-18£-35-0.7410
31/03/13*£576£649£-73£4£-8£-8-0.2460
31/03/12£675£694£-19£4£65£651.1520
31/03/11£665£692£-27£4£84£841.5480
31/03/10£575£546£29£2£111£1112.4350
31/03/09£427£399£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£341£326£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£239£251£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£293£291£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years
(22 years as a company)

www.ctla.co.uk

info@ctla.org.uk

01273517332

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Transport and storage activities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Department for Transport£20,408
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Sussex Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - I.T Equipment
£10,000 28/01/2022
The funding will be used to update current IT equipment. The project aims to book in passengers more promptly and efficiently and provide staff with adequate IT equipment.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Transport for the Lewes Area (CTLA)
£5,000 16/07/2021
9
Funding was provided to assist with the continuation of all services provided at CTLA.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid -19 emergency assistance to the district
£10,000 30/04/2020
5
The funding will be used to provide delivery services of essential items to vulnerable people in the community. The project aims to support people during the coronavirus pandemic.
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£10,589 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
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£9,819 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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Transport for the Lewes Area (CTLA)
£5,000 30/03/2020
CTLA currently provides a Dial-A-Ride service for the local community and has adapted this service to only allow a healthy distance capacity adhering to the two meter distance. Funding is to enable them to sustain their adapted services to the local ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CTLA Community Transport
£6,469 19/11/2018
Our Newhaven community bus service has over 1300 registered users. Money raised would go towards rental of another vehicle.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Transport for the Lewes Area (CTLA)
£1,000 14/07/2017
5
CTLA is the South East’s leading Community Transport operator whose aims are to reduce isolation and loneliness and improve health and wellbeing. CTLA offers a life-line to beneficiaries of all ages who are physically and/or mentally disabled, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 44-80
  • CHRISTOPHER ALLEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Driver
  • GEORGINA ELIZABETH BICKERSTAFF Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Send Teaching Assistant
  • GWYNFOR DAVIES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • RONALD STUART MCARA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Driver
  • STEVEN PETER SAUNDERS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/06/2005, number: 1110215
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/04/2002, number: 04409570
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR16: 4 days late, AR13: 37 days late, AR07: 115 days late,
Main office

The Hillcrest Centre
Hillcrest Road
Newhaven
BN9 9EA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE ELDERLY, POOR OR DISABLED, PEOPLE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN OR THOSE LIVING IN ISOLATED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. EAST SUSSEX. WEST SUSSEX.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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