SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED

Registered charity 1096317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are:1. Community transport2. Provision of facilities for recreation, or other leisure time occupation and interests of Social Welfare or in pursuant of employment.

Objects

TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH INHABITANTS OF TOXTETH IN MERSEYSIDE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR POVERTY OR BECAUSE OF LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES (WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES)FOR RECREATION, OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OR IN PURSUANT OF EMPLOYMENT PROVIDED THAT SUCH FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED AND THOSE PERSONS HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AS AFORESAID BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROVIDE AID (PARTICULARLY AID IN THE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION) TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE BY REASON OF LACK OF MOBILITY.

Area of benefit: TOXTETH IN MERSEYSIDE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£205k
Latest spending
£226k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £20,203, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £323,632 to £303,429. The trustees note that unrestricted funds totalled £260,881 but, after deducting tangible fixed assets, this resulted in a deficit balance of £41,031, which is below the policy target of covering three months' running costs and redundancy provision.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £261k)
“It is the policy of the charitable company to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves at a level to cover redundancy provision, and three months, running costs should no further funding be received.” — page 4
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 19

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Volunteers: 16

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2023

  • Volunteers: 15

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£205k£226k
29/02/2024£248k£240k
28/02/2023£237k£230k
28/02/2022£166k£165k
28/02/2021£182k£197k

Common questions

Is SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £20,203, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £323,632 to £303,429. The trustees note that unrestricted funds totalled £260,881 but, after deducting tangible fixed assets, this resulted in a deficit balance of £41,031, which is below the policy target of covering three months' running costs and redundancy provision. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED as a grant recipient include SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND, SKELTON BOUNTY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUNDFY2021£2k
SKELTON BOUNTYFY2024£2k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUNDFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2025£19kSouth Central Community Transport (SCCT)
Sport England28/04/2025£6kHealth Enhanced Through Walks and Dance (HETWAD)
Sport England15/01/2024£9kActive Ageing through Yoga and Dance (AAYD)
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2023£9kBeing Well Through Being Active (BWTBA)
The National Lottery Community Fund12/12/2022£206kWheel Meet Again
Sport England22/04/2022£9kJubilee Fund - Being Well Through Being Active (BWTBA)
The National Lottery Community Fund08/10/2021£5kOn-line Empowerment.
The National Lottery Community Fund12/12/2019£234kCentral Costs
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2016£387kWheel Meet Again (WMA, Continuation)
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2013£299kWheel Meet Again
The National Lottery Community Fund26/10/2006£9kSouth Central Community Transport

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£50k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION1£43k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED£205k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£2.0m——below—noted
SMETHWICK YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£478k—0unclear—no doubt
Community Transport South West Ltd FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
UNITY (SOUTHERN) LTD FY2025£887k—0below—no doubt
SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE CHARITY FY2025£368k—0above—no doubt

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