Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SUSSEX

Community Transport Sussex provides transport services and support to the residents & community groups across West Sussex and it's envirions, with the aim of relieving socail isolation and loneliness. Those services are aimed at all those people who, by way of; disability, age, mobility problems, financial disadvantage, rural or other isolation factor, find it difficult to access public transport.

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£1,542	£1,669	£-127	£47	£646	£599	4.3	98	0
31/03/22		£1,484	£1,218	£266	£10	£773	£741	7.3	80	15
31/03/21	*	£1,190	£928	£261	£3	£508	£322	4.2	74	15
31/03/20		£910	£1,034	£-124	£30	£246	£97	1.1	84	0
31/03/19		£873	£944	£-72	£12	£370	£212	2.7	90	22
31/03/18	*	£753	£854	£-100	£8	£442	£268	3.8	94	0
31/03/17	*	£520	£458	£63	£3	£542	£347	9.1	78	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 8 years

ctsussex.org.uk

enquiry@ctsussex.org.uk

01444471177

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Transportation and storage activities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

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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

Sussex Community Foundation	£47,436
DCMS	£33,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,800
Department for Transport	£8,870

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Transport Sussex CIO
£10,000	26/07/2023	Funding was provided towards a new electric vehicle.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Transport Sussex CIO
£9,942	11/11/2022	Funding was provided for the salary of a Volunteer Coordinator, training and expenses for a new Travel Buddy Scheme devloped in partnership with CHAMPS PCN.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Transport Sussex – Travel Buddies
£10,000	28/07/2022	The funding will be used to run a travel buddy scheme which will match an isolated or vulnerable person with a volunteer who will support them to use community transport so they can access local ....more The funding will be used to run a travel buddy scheme which will match an isolated or vulnerable person with a volunteer who will support them to use community transport so they can access local services. The project aims to increase independence and reduce the loneliness.
Sussex Community Foundation - Community Transport Sussex – Travel Buddies
£9,994	26/01/2022	Funding was provided towards a new Travel Buddies scheme. Matching an isolated or vulnerable person with a volunteer Travel Buddy, providing them company and support to use transport to enable them ....more Funding was provided towards a new Travel Buddies scheme. Matching an isolated or vulnerable person with a volunteer Travel Buddy, providing them company and support to use transport to enable them to access shopping, wellbeing, healthcare and other community activities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Community Transport Sussex
£3,402	23/10/2021	We provide an essential door-to-door community transport service for the disabled and vulnerable. We hope to sustain this service which has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Transport Sussex CIO
£7,500	12/03/2021 9	Funding was provided to run and increase their service for older and/or disabled people who have been isolated and those who have had to stay at home shielding during the pandemic.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Transport Sussex CIO
£5,000	24/08/2020	Funding will be used to partially offset their reduction in income during the lockdown period, and the reduced capacity due to social distancing measures.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£33,000	03/07/2020	"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 "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."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Transport Sussex CIO
£5,000	26/05/2020	CT Sussex is a transportation service provided for those in the local community who for various reasons, cannot use or access mainstream transport. The fleet of accessible minibuses transport for ....more CT Sussex is a transportation service provided for those in the local community who for various reasons, cannot use or access mainstream transport. The fleet of accessible minibuses transport for older, disabled and disadvantaged people. Helping them to remain connected to their friends and communities, reducing social isolation and promoting independence.Funding will provide screens and PPE for six months.
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£8,870	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.
National Lottery Community Fund - IT upgrade to expand services
£9,800	21/02/2020 11	The organisation will use funding to install a new IT system in order to coordinate and expand its community transport services, which allow community engagement and reduce social isolation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

ANDREW NORMAN BROCK Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeships: EAST GRINSTEAD AND DISTRICT GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS ROPE FUND, DISABILITY ACCESS (EAST GRINSTEAD AREA), EAST GRINSTEAD MUSEUM,

DAVID SACHON Appointed: 2016

GIRISH BHAI PATEL Appointed: 2016

JOHN PUDDUCK Appointed: 2021

LYNN AUDREY LAMBERT Appointed: 2016

RAYMOND LESTER OSGOOD Appointed: 2016

TERENCE JACK HARPER Appointed: 2016

YANN DAVIES (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: PARK CENTRE BURGESS HILL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2016, number: 1165527

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

23/11/2018 - Asset transfer in from BLUEBIRD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
27/07/2023 - Asset transfer in from HORSHAM DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
28/02/2024 - Asset transfer in from DIAL-A-RIDE SOUTHERN SERVICES

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR21: 38 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HORSHAM DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT on 27/07/2023
Asset transfer in from DIAL-A-RIDE SOUTHERN SERVICES on 28/02/2024

Main office

Wivelsden Farm
North Common Road
North Chailey
East Sussex
BN8 4EH

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE, FOR SUCH INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF CRAWLEY AND THE DISTRICTS OF MID SUSSEX, HORSHAM AND ENVIRONS, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR POVERTY OR A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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