BRIDGNORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT GROUP

Registered charity 1142028 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIDGNORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

We provide a community transport service for those inhabitants of south-east Shropshire who are in need of such a service because of age, sickness or disability (mental or physical) or poverty or a lack of availability of adequate and safe public transport. We do this with our own wheelchair-accessible minibuses and through taking bookings for the local voluntary car scheme.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE COMPANY IS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF SHROPSHIRE AND ENVIRONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR POVERTY OR A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES.

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 £45,356, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. The charity reported a small net income of £505 for the year, supported by significant government grants and council funding, while maintaining adequate cash reserves to continue as a going concern.

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.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Martin Meehanchair
• Christian Lea
• Kay Kightley
• Margaret Lomas
• Mary Thomas
• Valerie Hayward

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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