HILLINGDON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED

Registered charity 292513 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H C T, HILLINGDON CT

To provide affordable, fully accessible mini bus transport services to local community groups and organisations providing services for the residents of the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING SICKNESS AND DISTRESS ESPECIALLY BY PROVIDING AND ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING OTHERS TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS AND CHATTELS AND FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS TO NEEDY PERSON LIVING OR WORKING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON

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 £383,892, which is above the stated policy target of £100,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £73,452 for the year, with total funds carried forward increasing to £383,892.

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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Paying staff
• 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

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

Reported reserves equal ~9.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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

• William Brownchair
• David Poxon
• Dennis Brown
• Derek Pascoe
• FREDERICK GEORGE HALL
• Fidelma Brookfield
• Sarah Shearing

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

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