Community Transport South West Ltd

Charity number: 1118417
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To meet un-served social needs in South Somerset, Mendip and Sedgemoor by providing high quality support to voluntary and community sector organisations and, where appropriate, through direct provision of services.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£1,013,274

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Donations and legacies £423
Charitable activities £987.21k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £0
Other £25.64k

Total expenditure:
£982,136

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £982.14k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £904,080 from 19 government contract(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £982.14k
Retained for future use £31.14k

People

51 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

24 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 March 2007: Standard registration
  • 31 January 2017: Funds received from 1111882 MENDIP COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Community Transport (South West) Limited (Working name)
  • SOUTH SOMERSET ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
06014757 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lynda Creek Mrs Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
Bethan Forbes Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
John Lang Mr Trustee 01 January 2018
None on record
Martin Batchelor Trustee 20 December 2013
None on record
BRIAN DAVIDSON MAXWELL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £632.76k £733.10k £835.83k £924.83k £1.01m
Total expenditure £602.71k £740.59k £856.71k £936.52k £982.14k
Income from government contracts £611.14k £668.31k £756.50k £818.37k £904.08k
Income from government grants £10.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £10.87k £2.65k £0 £30 £423
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £11.39k £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £611.14k £719.95k £824.44k £910.51k £987.21k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £10.75k £10.51k £0 £14.29k £25.64k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £602.71k £740.59k £856.71k £936.52k £982.14k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets £44.77k £11.06k £3.16k £0 £154.00k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £191.30k £236.44k £198.89k £234.74k £252.67k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £52.06k £70.97k £46.41k £90.79k £231.58k

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 December 2024 26 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 26 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

17 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 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 INCORPORATED ON 30 NOVEMBER 2006 as amended on 01 Jun 2019

Charitable objects

A. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTH SOMERSET AND IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, AND IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID PURPOSES, BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE, TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME AND TO THE END, BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH SOMERSET.

Area of benefit

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

SOUTH SOMERSET

Contact information

Address:
Unit 5 Yeovil Small Business Centre
Houndstone Business Park
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8WA
Phone:
01935477399
Email:
victoria@communitytransport.org.uk
Website:

communitytransport.org.uk