COMMUNITY TRANSPORT (SWADLINCOTE)
Provision of a Community Transport service for the residents of South Derbyshire who are in need of same as a result of age, sickness or disability, or due to a lack of provision of adequate and safe public passenger transport.
Objects
TO ESTABLISH, SECURE AND MAINTAIN, ON A NON-PROFIT MAKING BASIS A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SCHEME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE MIDLANDS REGION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total net surplus of £32,252 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total funds to £1,122,782. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,005,729 are maintained above the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure, ensuring sufficient resources to continue operations.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the The funds of the company that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Dr ALAN JONES
- Frank Charles Phillips
- Martyn Coldicott
- SEAN ANDREW BAMBRICK
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £250k | £218k |
| 31/03/2024 | £244k | £237k |
| 31/03/2023 | £293k | £236k |
| 31/03/2022 | £291k | £211k |
| 31/03/2021 | £324k | £197k |
Common questions
Is COMMUNITY TRANSPORT (SWADLINCOTE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total net surplus of £32,252 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total funds to £1,122,782. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,005,729 are maintained above the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure, ensuring sufficient resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- SLOUGH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT & SHOPMOBILITY
- Community Transport South West Ltd
- ASHBOURNE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
- WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
- ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT
- LAWRENCE WESTON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY TRANSPORT (SWADLINCOTE) | £250k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SLOUGH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT & SHOPMOBILITY | £561k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Community Transport South West Ltd | £1.0m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ASHBOURNE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT | £371k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |