KNOTTY ASH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

Registered charity 1140229 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as K A C T

The object of the company is to provide a community transport service for inhabitants of Liverpool East, Knowsley and surrounding areas who are in need of such a service because of age, sickness or disability (mental or physical), or poverty, or because of a lack of availability of adequate public passenger services.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE COMPANY IS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF LIVERPOOL EAST, KNOWSLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR POVERTY, OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAGE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.

Area of benefit: LIVERPOOL EAST, KNOWSLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £204,220 at the year end, representing a net increase from the previous year's £167,412. The charity reported total incoming resources of £988,028 against total resources expended of £951,220, resulting in a positive net incoming resource of £36,808. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would indicate non-compliance with accounting requirements or require further explanation.

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 3 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher McCarron
• ELAINE WHITE
• Elaine White

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City

Income and spending

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