COMMUNITY TRANSPORT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 April 1966
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02118677
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,967,106
Latest expenditure: £2,821,085
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Grand, Heaton Terrace, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 1JR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.communitytransport.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity operates 3 core services: 1. Provision of accessible transport for people with limited mobility or other health conditions; 2. Supply of donated domestic and office furniture to raise income for charitable purposes; 3. Training and work experience for disadvantaged or unemployed individuals and to voluntary and community groups.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,967,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,821,085

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,910,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,704,722

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,190,023
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,714,047

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,424,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,946,952

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £3,395,256
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,058,828

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,967,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,821,085
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 672892
Income From Government Grants: £17,146
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,910,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,704,722
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 25
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1663260
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,190,023
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,714,047
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 25
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 1625075
Income From Government Grants: £123,390
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,424,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,946,952
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 22
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 597789
Income From Government Grants: £182,925
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 59

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £3,395,256
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,058,828
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 27
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 1707498
Income From Government Grants: £537,809
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 56

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 52501
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1911714
Income Investments: 271
Income Other: 2620
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1967106
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,821,085
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2821085
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7216
Expenditure Support Costs: 262539
Expenditure Depreciation: 52298
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £388,205
Assets Total Fixed: 77631
Assets Own Use: 77630
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £610,771
Assets Total Liabilities: £222,566
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £465,836
Creditors One Year Total Current: 222566
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £416,699
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 461249
Funds Restricted: 4587
Funds Total: 465836
Count Employees: 78
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 36157
Income Other Trading Activities: 3232032
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 642517
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3910706
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,704,722
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3704722
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 583393
Expenditure Depreciation: 68603
Gain Loss Investment: 642477
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,105,031
Assets Total Fixed: 183146
Assets Own Use: 183146
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,579,540
Assets Total Liabilities: £426,484
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,336,202
Creditors One Year Total Current: 413138
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 13346
Assets Cash: £1,105,031
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1325615
Funds Restricted: 10587
Funds Total: 1336202
Count Employees: 107
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 30993
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3135423
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 23607
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3190023
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,714,047
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3714047
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12511
Expenditure Support Costs: 570005
Expenditure Depreciation: 76677
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £975,075
Assets Total Fixed: 486014
Assets Own Use: 486014
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,202,053
Assets Total Liabilities: £557,849
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,130,218
Creditors One Year Total Current: 522020
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 35829
Assets Cash: £630,608
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 984340
Funds Restricted: 145878
Funds Total: 1130218
Count Employees: 107
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 217862
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3195139
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 11608
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3424609
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,946,952
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3946952
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10145
Expenditure Support Costs: 570005
Expenditure Depreciation: 72047
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,488,900
Assets Total Fixed: 491397
Assets Own Use: 491397
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,640,604
Assets Total Liabilities: £477,759
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,654,242
Creditors One Year Total Current: 477759
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,001,822
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1499730
Funds Restricted: 154512
Funds Total: 1654242
Count Employees: 109
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 33599
Income Other Trading Activities: 943867
Income Charitable Activities: 2414535
Income Investments: 84
Income Other: 3171
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3395256
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,058,828
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3058828
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13749
Expenditure Support Costs: 561128
Expenditure Depreciation: 80542
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,649,777
Assets Total Fixed: 320409
Assets Own Use: 320409
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,260,728
Assets Total Liabilities: £404,552
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,176,585
Creditors One Year Total Current: 404552
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,748,749
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2013439
Funds Restricted: 163146
Funds Total: 2176585
Count Employees: 68
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Durham
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gateshead
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Tyneside
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Northumberland
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Staffordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Warwickshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2012-06-19T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (s.74)
Assoc Organisation Number: 3997925
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1096683
Assoc Charity Name: FURNITURE RESTORE

Charity Name: COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1966-04-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1ST APRIL 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 JULY 2005 AND 13 JULY 2010 as amended on 28 Jul 2021
Charitable Objects: THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, OLD AGE AND DISTRESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 303823
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PRISON VISITING TRANSPORT SERVICE

Charity Name Id: 303832
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: SWIFTLINK

Charity Name Id: 303816
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: COMMUNITY FURNITURE SERVICE

Charity Name Id: 303792
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CITYWIDE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures