SOUTH SOMERSET COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT

Charity number: 1101645
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide accessible and affordable community transport to a rural area of South Somerst. The transport is for eligble groups and individuals who are socially, economically or physically disadvantaged and to encorage greater community participation of these people and those who are geographically isolated.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £155,239
Total expenditure: £148,965

Total income includes £17,181 from 1 government contract(s) and £12,984 from 15 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset
  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 January 2004: Standard registration
  • 26 April 2021: Funds received from 289085 WINCANTON AND DISTRICT AMBULANCE FOR THE ELDERLY A...
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE CAT BUS (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Duncan Moore Trustee 11 May 2022
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BRUE VALLEY TRUST FUND
Received: On time
Adrian Robert Pitt Trustee 11 May 2022
None on record
Neil John Anderson Trustee 20 October 2021
None on record
Nellie SHEPHERD Trustee 10 April 2019
None on record
Susan Margaret PLACE Trustee 14 February 2018
None on record
MR BUTCH ARNOLD Trustee
None on record
MR NICK TRUMAN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £140.54k £157.79k £123.55k £138.85k £155.24k
Total expenditure £142.76k £114.15k £121.36k £128.25k £148.97k
Income from government contracts £16.30k £14.41k £15.90k £16.08k £17.18k
Income from government grants £33.50k £56.03k £24.57k £25.78k £12.98k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 09 November 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 19 NOVEMBER 2003

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOMERSET AND IT'S NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH AS SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR POVERTY, OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SOMERSET, DORSET, WILTSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
THE BALSAM CENTRE
BALSAM PARK
WINCANTON
SOMERSET
BA9 9HB
Phone:
0196333864
Email:
sscatbus@gmail.com
Website:

southsomersetringride.org.uk