DISS AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1091986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BORDERHOPPA, DDCTA

LOCAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE

Objects

TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE INHABITANTS OF DISS AND DISTRICT WHO HAVE NEED BECAUSE OF AGE, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR POVERTY, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:- (A) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICES; AND (B) TO ASSIST THE CHARITABLE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES ENGAGED IN PROMOTING THE RELIEF OF SUCH PERSONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE SERVICES.

Area of benefit: DISS AND DISTRICT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£168k

Latest spending

£160k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £73,151 are maintained in line with the charity's policy of holding six months' expenditure, ensuring adequate resources for foreseeable operations. The charity reported a net income increase to £8,096 for the year, supported by diverse income streams including grants and charitable activities, while operating under an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s expenditure (held: £73k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIAN RICHESchair
Eric Alfred Bird
John Clark
MICHAEL MARSHALL KINGSTON

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£168k	£160k
31/03/2024	£151k	£160k
31/03/2023	£153k	£154k
31/03/2022	£155k	£171k
31/03/2021	£143k	£151k

Common questions

Is DISS AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £73,151 are maintained in line with the charity's policy of holding six months' expenditure, ensuring adequate resources for foreseeable operations. The charity reported a net income increase to £8,096 for the year, supported by diverse income streams including grants and charitable activities, while operating under an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT.

ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT income £371k
LIVERPOOL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED income £993k
COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD income £450k
WESTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED income £1.2m
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT income £2.0m
Community Transport South West Ltd income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DISS AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION LIMITED	£168k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT FY2025	£371k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LIVERPOOL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED FY2025	£993k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD FY2025	£450k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WESTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	below	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.