Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1

Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SOUTH WEST LTD

To meet un-served social needs in South Somerset, Mendip and Sedgemoor by providing high quality support to voluntary and community sector organisations and, where appropriate, through direct provision of services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 17 years

communitytransport.org.uk

victoria@communitytransport.org.uk

01935477399

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
31/12/22		£836	£857	£-21	£0	£156	£156	2.2	50	25
31/12/21		£733	£741	£-7	£0	£177	£0	n/a	45	22
31/12/20		£633	£603	£30	£0	£184	£184	3.7	47	25
31/12/19		£619	£605	£14	£0	£154	£154	3.1	38	25
31/12/18?		£634	£608	£26	£0	£300	£277	5.5	44	40
31/03/17		£786	£824	£-38	£0	£259	£251	3.7	48	0
31/03/16		£747	£751	£-4	£0	£297	£291	4.6	48	0
31/03/15	*	£1,054	£963	£91	£3	£301	£294	3.7	42	0
31/03/14		£740	£767	£-26	£4	£210	£205	3.2	32	0
31/03/13		£811	£865	£-54	£5	£236	£232	3.2	31	0
31/03/12		£801	£921	£-120	£5	£291	£288	3.8	28	0
31/03/11		£1,012	£976	£36	£6	£410	£408	5	28	0
31/03/10		£1,035	£996	£39	£9	£374	£359	4.3	30	0
31/03/09		£1,060	£930	£130	£16	£335	£303	3.9	132	0
31/03/08		£1,301	£1,096	£205	£12	£205	£181	2	59	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: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

50 employees
25 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£1,950	19/05/2021	Funding provided for Professional Advice Grant
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£4,323	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
£5,136	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.
Somerset Community Foundation - Spark Sedgemoor
£5,000	28/09/2018 11	Providing enhanced support to local voluntary and community sector groups
Somerset Community Foundation - Peer Research local engagement exercise
£4,020	27/03/2018 2	Peer research local engagement exercise
Somerset Community Foundation - SUSTAINABLE SOMERSET: Connecting People - Inspiring Collaboration
£4,000	20/03/2018 5	Stakeholder event to explorethe challenges of sustainable communities.
Somerset Community Foundation - Spark Training 2018-19
£4,500	09/03/2018 12	Training programme for grassroots charities.
Somerset Community Foundation - Volunteer Frome - supporting youth social action
£5,000	07/12/2017 11	Promotion of youth social action in Frome
Somerset Community Foundation - Spark Training
£4,094	19/09/2017 10	Training for grassroots voluntary groups.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

BRIAN DAVIDSON MAXWELL Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Solicitor

BETHAN FORBES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

IAN MICHAEL SPEIGHT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director Combe House Properties Ltd

JOHN LANG MR Appointed: 2018

LYNDA CREEK MRS Appointed: 2019

MARTIN BATCHELOR Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2007, number: 1118417
Registered at Companies House on 30/11/2006, number: 06014757

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR15: 110 days late,

Main office

Unit 5 Yeovil Small Business Centre
Houndstone Business Park
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8WA

Objectives

A. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTH SOMERSET AND IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, AND IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID PURPOSES, BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE, TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME AND TO THE END, BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH SOMERSET.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH SOMERSET

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