EPPING FOREST COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

Charity number: 1148539
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

EPPING FOREST & HARLOW COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING CONVENTIONAL TRANSPORT. THIS MAY BE DUE TO RESTRICTED MOBILITY, NO ALTERNATIVE FORM OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT DUE TO RURAL ISOLATION. THE AIMS IS TO HELP RESIDENTS OF EPPING FOREST & HARLOW LIVE A NORMAL, INDEPENDENT LIFE IN ALL AREAS, BOTH URBAN AND RURAL.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2023

Total income: £450,620
Total expenditure: £446,211

Total income includes £70,000 from 1 government contract(s) and £269,562 from 3 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

9 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • 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
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 August 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07983448 Open in new window
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
RICHARD BASSETT Chair 27 March 2019
None on record
Matthew Neil Patterson Trustee 13 December 2018
None on record
Paul Ashworth Trustee 04 May 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2019 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023
Total gross income £575.24k £544.59k £471.99k £471.99k £450.62k
Total expenditure £644.51k £532.32k £429.49k £429.49k £446.21k
Income from government contracts £139.37k £154.18k N/A N/A £70.00k
Income from government grants £272.34k £310.38k £218.70k £285.73k £269.56k
Income - Donations and legacies £3.56k £3.76k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £571.39k £2.32m N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £295 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 £2.64k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £40.25k £41.74k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £565.33k £490.58k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £7.27k £9.30k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £38.93k £0 N/A N/A N/A

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 30 November 2023 09 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 09 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 20 December 2023 81 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 20 December 2023 81 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2021 30 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 30 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2020 11 November 2021 42 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 11 November 2021 42 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2019 11 November 2021 407 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2019 11 November 2021 407 days late 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 INCORPORATED 09 MAR 2012

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (?OBJECTS?) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: THE OBJECT OF THE COMPANY IS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF EPPING FOREST AND ITS ENVIRONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A 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.

Contact information

Address:
Social Care Building
St Johns Road
Epping
CM165EB
Phone:
01992579556
Email:
efct@efcommunitytransport.org.uk
Website:

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