RAKAT CT LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 February 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04673954
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £989,764
Latest expenditure: £930,835
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: LIZ MILLS DEPOT, 32 WELLINGTON CRESCENT, NEW MALDEN, SURREY, KT3 3NE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing affordable accessible transport for the local community

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: 29 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £989,764
Total Gross Expenditure: £930,835

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: 24 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £680,319
Total Gross Expenditure: £665,871

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: 15 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £607,912
Total Gross Expenditure: £568,576

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: 18 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £471,637
Total Gross Expenditure: £514,165

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: 25 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £497,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £530,586

04 Official extract

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: 29 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £989,764
Total Gross Expenditure: £930,835
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 662428
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 170

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: 24 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £680,319
Total Gross Expenditure: £665,871
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £236,058
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 15 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £607,912
Total Gross Expenditure: £568,576
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 32000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 18 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £471,637
Total Gross Expenditure: £514,165
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £224,131
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 25 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £497,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £530,586
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

05 Official extract

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: 29 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 4467
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 969482
Income Investments: 6145
Income Other: 9670
Income Total Income And Endowments: 989764
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £930,835
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 930835
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 40000
Expenditure Governance: 2000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2000
Expenditure Depreciation: 101788
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 9670
Reserves: £331,476
Assets Total Fixed: 206260
Assets Own Use: 206260
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £621,375
Assets Total Liabilities: £289,899
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £537,736
Creditors One Year Total Current: 289899
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £391,501
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 468447
Funds Restricted: 69289
Funds Total: 537736
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only 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: 24 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 4995
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 663285
Income Investments: 5126
Income Other: 6913
Income Total Income And Endowments: 680319
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £665,871
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 665871
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 2000
Expenditure Depreciation: 60885
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £333,872
Assets Total Fixed: 123615
Assets Own Use: 123615
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £463,060
Assets Total Liabilities: £107,868
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £478,807
Creditors One Year Total Current: 107868
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £332,210
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 442900
Funds Restricted: 35907
Funds Total: 478807
Count Employees: 19
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: 15 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 14918
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 590737
Income Investments: 1606
Income Other: 651
Income Total Income And Endowments: 607912
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £568,576
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 568576
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2000
Expenditure Depreciation: 63416
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 651
Reserves: £335,605
Assets Total Fixed: 128754
Assets Own Use: 128754
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £417,543
Assets Total Liabilities: £81,938
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £464,359
Creditors One Year Total Current: 81938
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £352,535
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 442586
Funds Restricted: 21773
Funds Total: 464359
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Richmond Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kingston Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RAKAT CT LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-02-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/02/2003NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 05/03/2013 as amended on 03 Dec 2019
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF RICHMOND AND KINGSTON AND SURROUNDING LOCALITIES 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 SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.
Area Of Benefit: RICHMOND UPON THAMES, KINGSTON, GREATER LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 374190
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RAKAT

Charity Name Id: 374198
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RICHMOND AND KINGSTON ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff