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COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FOR THE LEWES AREA

Registered charity 1110215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FOR THE LEWES AREA LIMITED, CTLA

The provision of community transport in the Lewes area for people who have special needs of such facilities because they are elderly, poor or disabled, people with young children or those living in isolated areas where there are no adequate public transport facilities. The Charity operate 8 school runs. These are combined with 5 Dial a Ride routes and 4 other community bus services.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned to a financial surplus with net income of £111,516 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £341,000. The trustees consider reserves adequate to cover at least three months of expenditure, noting that while challenges such as inflation and wage increases persist, the organization is on a sound financial footing.

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: £341k)
“At the present moment in time the Trustees consider the level of resources should represent at least 3 months expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£340k
Employees
55

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 87.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2023£762k£919k
31/03/2022£917k£886k
31/03/2021£777k£718k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FOR THE LEWES AREA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned to a financial surplus with net income of £111,516 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £341,000. The trustees consider reserves adequate to cover at least three months of expenditure, noting that while challenges such as inflation and wage increases persist, the organization is on a sound financial footing. 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 Fund17/07/2025£10kReplacement of I.T Equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2022£10kI.T Equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2020£10kCovid -19 emergency assistance to the district
The National Lottery Community Fund12/08/2015£7kDriver and Vehicle Resource Scheduling Software & Hardware

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FOR THE LEWES AREA£1.2m—0above—no doubt
SLOUGH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT & SHOPMOBILITY FY2025£561k—0above—no doubt
RYE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£174k—0above—no doubt
COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD FY2025£450k—0above—no doubt
LAWRENCE WESTON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST TEIGNBRIDGE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt

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