WESTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED

Registered charity 1132653 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide and maintain transport facilities in the area of Weston Super Mare, for the benefit of any persons who have need of such facilities due to poverty, disability, age, or those living in isolated areas, where there is no adequate public transport facility.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £524,895, resulting in a net income surplus of £76,589 for the year. The trustees report that the charity does not have a specific reserves policy at present, though surplus funds are transferred to a designated account for capital expenditure and future relocation. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£526k
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2024£950k£935k
31/03/2023£885k£833k
31/03/2022£711k£636k
31/03/2021£574k£459k

Common questions

Is WESTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £524,895, resulting in a net income surplus of £76,589 for the year. The trustees report that the charity does not have a specific reserves policy at present, though surplus funds are transferred to a designated account for capital expenditure and future relocation. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WESTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
LAWRENCE WESTON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD FY2025£450k—0above—no doubt
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FOR THE LEWES AREA FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
Community Transport South West Ltd FY2024£1.0m—0below—no doubt
DISS AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£168k—0within—no doubt

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