Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

SOUTH AYRSHIRE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£263,676		£356,578	£258,601		£562,875
Donations & Legacies	£1,508		£2,371	£1,803		£2,215
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income	£265,184	£244,378	£358,949	£260,404	£400,747	£565,090
Charitable activities spending	£202,310		£303,776	£279,434		£444,922
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£202,310	£222,995	£303,776	£279,434	£305,124	£444,922
Surplus/deficit	£62,874	£21,383	£55,173	-£19,030	£95,623	£120,168

Established: 8 years

www.saCommunityTransport.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Transportation and storage activities

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: South Ayrshire

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Foundation Scotland	£85,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£5,940
CAF	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - CB8 Girvan to Barr Service
£5,000	21/07/2023 11	To continue to support the costs of running a lifeline bus service three days a week, ensuring residents without access to private transport can access facilities in the main service town.
Foundation Scotland - CB8 Barr Bus Service
£10,000	29/06/2023 11	To continue to support the costs of running the CB8 bus service for the villages of Barr and Old Dailly and the surrounding route three days a week.
Foundation Scotland - CB8 Barr Bus Service
£5,000	20/07/2022 11	To provide community transport that will help to combat rural isolation by connecting people with places, facilities and people.
Foundation Scotland - CB8 Barr Bus Service
£10,000	23/06/2022 11	To cover the cost of running a village bus service
Foundation Scotland - Community bus service
£10,000	23/09/2021 0	To support the running of the bus service for the villages of Barr and Old Dailly, three days a week.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to South Ayrshire Community Transport
£5,000	29/07/2021 12	To support the running of the bus service for the villages of Barr and Old Dailly, three days a week.
Foundation Scotland - Bus Service
£10,000	24/09/2020 12	To support the running of the bus service for the villages of Barr and Old Dailly three days a week.
Foundation Scotland - Bus service
£10,000	30/07/2020 12	To support the running of the bus service for the villages of Barr and Old Dailly, three days a week.
CAF - Grant to South Ayrshire Community Transport
£3,500	06/07/2020 3	Grant to South Ayrshire Community Transport to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - North Carrick Lunch Club Transport
£5,940	27/02/2020 12	This group will provide free transport for older people to attend local lunch clubs.
Foundation Scotland - Bus Service
£5,000	18/07/2019 11	To contribute to the costs of running the CB8 Barr-Girvan bus service for one year.
Foundation Scotland - Bus Service
£10,000	20/06/2019 11	To contribute to the costs of running the CB8 Barr-Girvan bus service for one year.
Foundation Scotland - CB8 Barr-Girvan Bus
£5,000	16/05/2019 12	To contribute to the costs of running the CB8 Barr-Girvan bus service for one year.
Foundation Scotland - Community Bus Service
£7,000	28/06/2018	To run the Barr to Girvan scheduled bus service for a year.
Foundation Scotland - Community Bus Service
£10,000	09/05/2018 12	To run the Barr to Girvan scheduled bus service for a year.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 16/12/2015, number: SC046212

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 43 days late,

Main office

South Ayrshire Community Transport, 27-29 Crown Street, Ayr , KA8 8AG

Objectives

2.1 To provide relief to people resident in the South Ayrshire area ('the Operating Area') who are in need because of age, mental or physical disability, illness or poverty, and in particular to provide and assist in the provision of not-for-profit community transport services serving the needs of such people. 2.2 To advance education and in particular to provide training and information for community transport within the Operating Area. 2.3 To advance citizenship and community development and in particular to develop a volunteer scheme which supports all community transport provision within the Operating Area. and 2.4 To advance and promote other similar charitable purposes.

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