HALESWORTH AREA COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

Registered charity 1189556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing community transport in general and in particular running scheduled bs services

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE, FOR SUCH INHABITANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF HALESWORTH AND ENVIRONS, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR POVERTY OR 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 charity reported a net expenditure of £6,138 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £121,542 to £115,404. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold levels necessary for cash flow requirements, though no specific target amount or duration is stated. The organization faces operational challenges including driver recruitment issues and increased insurance costs, but continues to operate with adequate resources.

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 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Roy Pringchair
• Christopher Chapman
• Colin White
• David Plater
• Douglas Gray
• Henry Young Harry · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN DENNIS GILES

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

Operates in: Suffolk

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