ROYSTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Registered charity 1127052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Community Transport Scheme helping those without access to public transport to get out and about in Royston and the surrounding villages in North & East Hertfordshire and South Cambridgeshire.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £146,498 at the year end, an increase from £132,167 in the previous year. The trustees note that while all reserves are unrestricted, they consider up to £158,000 to be ring-fenced for potential relocation or closure costs. The charity does not operate a specific reserves policy.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Royston Runners — “Royston Runners has adopted RDCT as its nominated charity from October 2023 to October 2026 raising a fantastic amount of money through vari…” (source page)
- Co-op — “Thank you @coopuk Members for supporting Royston & District Community Transport. The funding will help us provide journeys for those without…” (source page)
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group — “Proud to be supported by: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group * Hertfordshire County Council * North Hertfordshire Di…” (source page)
- Hertfordshire County Council — “Proud to be supported by: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group * Hertfordshire County Council * North Hertfordshire Di…” (source page)
- North Hertfordshire District Council — “Proud to be supported by: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group * Hertfordshire County Council * North Hertfordshire Di…” (source page)
- Cambridgeshire County Council — “Proud to be supported by: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group * Hertfordshire County Council * North Hertfordshire Di…” (source page)
- South Cambridgeshire District Council — “Proud to be supported by: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group * Hertfordshire County Council * North Hertfordshire Di…” (source page)
- Local Parish Councils — “Proud to be supported by: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group * Hertfordshire County Council * North Hertfordshire Di…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dominic Gerard Joseph Reillychair
- Fiona Ronan Hill · trustee of 2 other charities
- Karen Lee Bonja
- Kathryn Lesley Farrow
- Kenneth Robert Hart
- PHILLIP JOHN ROWE
- Patricia Ann Johnson
- Peter James Worsey
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROYSTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £146,498 at the year end, an increase from £132,167 in the previous year. The trustees note that while all reserves are unrestricted, they consider up to £158,000 to be ring-fenced for potential relocation or closure costs. The charity does not operate a specific reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.