Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

WESTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED 

To provide and maintain transport facilities in the area of Weston Super Mare, for the benefit of any persons who have need of such facilities due to poverty, disability, age, or those living in isolated areas, where there is no adequate public transport facility.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Established: 14 years

finance@wdct.co.uk

01934611956

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£885£833£53£0£434£4346.2280
31/03/22£711£636£75£0£381£3817.2270
31/03/21£574£459£114£0£306£3068370
31/03/20£516£467£50£0£192£1924.9123
31/03/19£373£325£48n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18£350£303£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£268£295£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£288£272£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£251£262£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£233£233£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£211£215£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£197£197£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£193£163£30£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: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 7.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
Who works here?
  • 28 employees
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Somerset,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-79
  • DAVID RAY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/11/2009, number: 1132653
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/02/2009, number: 06822148
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR11: 16 days late,
Main office

UNIT 3A
WESTLAND DISTRIBUTION PARK
WINTERSTOKE ROAD
WESTON-SUPER-MARE
BS24 9AB

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN THE AREA OF WESTON-SUPER-MARE, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES DUE TO AGE, DISABILITY, POVERTY, OR THOSE LIVING IN ISOLATED AREAS, WITHOUT ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WESTON-SUPER-MARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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