DIAL A RIDE (SCARBOROUGH & DISTRICT)

Registered charity 1106494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community transport.

Objects

TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF SCARBOROUGH, FILEY, WHITBY, ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND RYEDALE DISTRICT, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY, LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.

Area of benefit: SCARBOROUGH, FILEY, WHITBY ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND RYEDALE DISTRICT

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£362k
Latest spending
£320k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £48,685 for the year, with total reserves increasing to £636,057. However, undesignated unrestricted liquid reserves were only £65,450, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of £305,000. The accounts state that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £305,000 (held: £65k)
“The Board of Trustees consider that an adequate level of unrestricted reserves for Dial A Ride is £305,000” — page 7
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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Scarborough Dial A Ride (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£362k£320k
31/03/2024£202k£312k
31/03/2023£220k£258k
31/03/2022£238k£231k
31/03/2021£232k£218k

Common questions

Is DIAL A RIDE (SCARBOROUGH & DISTRICT) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £48,685 for the year, with total reserves increasing to £636,057. However, undesignated unrestricted liquid reserves were only £65,450, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of £305,000. The accounts state that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.