Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

COMMUNITY MINIBUS ASSOCIATION (WEST SUSSEX)

Local community transport service run wholly by unpaid volunteers, - for the public benefit, the relief and assistance to people in need in West Sussex, who may be isolated, in need of community support and who require access to essential needs. - for promotion of social inclusion, community cohesion, integration and voluntary service for all age groups regardless of ability and wealth

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/23	£82	£57	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£70	£60	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£39	£57	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£35	£58	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£93	£80	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£83	£94	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.westsussexminibus.org.uk

info@westsussexminibus.org.uk

01903740282

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Minibus Association (West Sussex)
£25,000	13/05/2021 3	Funding was provided to contribute towards the cost of an EV (electric vehicle) to replace the Steyning minibus.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Minibus Association (West Sussex)
£5,000	12/03/2021 5	Funding was provided to develop an online booking system to make it easier for volunteers and service users to make bookings.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Minibus Association (West Sussex)
£10,000	05/07/2019 6	Funding was provided towards the cost of a new mini bus.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Minibus Association (West Sussex)
£4,000	14/07/2017 7	The Community Minibus Association (West Sussex) operates transport services for West Sussex residents who are unable to reasonably use public transport. Funding was provided to help with the purchase of two replacement minibuses.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GERRY TONER Appointed: 2020

GILLIAN HUGHES Appointed: 2021

KAY GIBBON Appointed: 2021

MR A W DOLBY Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2017, number: 1173818

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Old School Car Park
School Lane
Storrington
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 4LL

Objectives

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

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