DORE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

Registered charity 1097172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide community transport in South Herefordshire.

Objects

TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS TO PROVIDE A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SCHEME THAT SUPPORTS THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN THE REGION DESIGNATED BY THE HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL AS FALLING WITHIN THE AMBIT OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY FORUM. THE TRUSTEES MAY, AT THEIR DISCRETION, EXTEND THIS REGION TO INCLUDE NEIGHBOURING PARISHES, EITHER IN HEREFORDSHIRE OR ADJOINING COUNTRIES OF WALES. THE COMPANY WILL PROMOTE THE OPERATION OF COMMUNITY VEHICLES AND A SOCIAL CAR SCHEME OFFERING BEST VALUE WITHIN AN INTEGRATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM.

Area of benefit: PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN THE REGION OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY FORUM AND NEIGHBOURING PARISHES, EITHER IN HEREFORDSHIRE OR COUNTIES OF WALES.

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

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Latest income
£92k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total assets rose to £129,057 with cash resources increasing to £114,111, resulting in a net incoming resource of £22,650 for the year. The trustees report that the financial position remains healthy and the charity is well placed to meet future demands. Total funds carried forward increased from £106,407 to £129,058, with unrestricted funds comprising the majority of this balance.

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 (held: £122k)
“The Trustees decided to maintain the operating reserve to £20,000, keeping it at roughly the equivalent of 4 months operating costs. The vehicle replacement reserve is unchanged at £40,000.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£92k£69k
31/03/2024£73k£68k
31/03/2023£75k£72k
31/03/2022£54k£58k
31/03/2021£66k£50k

Common questions

Is DORE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total assets rose to £129,057 with cash resources increasing to £114,111, resulting in a net incoming resource of £22,650 for the year. The trustees report that the financial position remains healthy and the charity is well placed to meet future demands. Total funds carried forward increased from £106,407 to £129,058, with unrestricted funds comprising the majority of this balance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2005£16kCommunity Transport