COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION UK

Registered charity 1002222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C T A, CTA, CTA UK, LONDON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION · also registered in Scotland as SC038518 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £66,153 for the year ended 31 March 2023, resulting from expenditure on designated and restricted funds. Despite this deficit, free reserves remained at £509,061, which is above the trustees' stated upper policy target of £290,000. The trustees confirmed that adequate resources continue to be available to fund activities for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£114k
Reserves (reported)
£655k
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.6m
31/03/2022£4.1m£3.6m
31/03/2021£1.1m£952k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £66,153 for the year ended 31 March 2023, resulting from expenditure on designated and restricted funds. Despite this deficit, free reserves remained at £509,061, which is above the trustees' stated upper policy target of £290,000. The trustees confirmed that adequate resources continue to be available to fund activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.