GILLINGHAM AREA VOLUNTARY CAR LINK SCHEME

Registered charity 1138732 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GILLINGHAM AREA CAR LINK (GACL)

The objects of the organisation are to provide transport facilities in Gillingham, Dorset and the surrounding SP8 area, for people who have special need 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.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN GILLINGHAM,DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING SP8 AREA FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED OFSUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE ELDERLY, POOR OR DISABLED, PEOPLE WITH YOUNGCHILDREN OR THOSE LIVING IN ISOLATED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO ADEQUATE PUBLICTRANSPORT FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: DORSET

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £24,803.11 at the end of the financial year, with a stated policy to reduce this amount to approximately £15,000 over several years. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• NORMAN LOCKEchair
• David John Hancock
• Martin Ashley Sharp
• PAULINE JANE AVERY
• Peter Hurst · trustee of 2 other charities
• Philip Walker
• Suzan Walker

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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