ASHBOURNE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 June 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05329004
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,302,931
Latest expenditure: £1,351,678
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ACT OFFICES, BLENHEIM ROAD, THE AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, DE6 1HA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide transport facilities for those residents of West Derbyshire, southern Derbyshire Dales focused on Ashbourne and surrounding villages, East Staffordshire and Staffordshire Moorlands (southern Peak) who have difficulty in using public transport because of age, sickness, mental or physical disability, or because of a lack of availability of adequate and safe public passenger services.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,302,931
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,351,678

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,333,643
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,453,302

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,349,923
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,336,893

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,019,966
Total Gross Expenditure: £943,148

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 3 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £729,551
Total Gross Expenditure: £586,243

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,302,931
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,351,678
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 324914
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: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,333,643
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,453,302
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 887310
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 439911
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: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,349,923
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,336,893
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 9
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 547640
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: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,019,966
Total Gross Expenditure: £943,148
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 18
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 902431
Income From Government Grants: £29,377
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £729,551
Total Gross Expenditure: £586,243
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 8
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 361395
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: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 5772
Income Other Trading Activities: 969693
Income Charitable Activities: 324914
Income Investments: 2552
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1302931
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,351,678
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1351678
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 201924
Expenditure Support Costs: 201925
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 2552
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -1312
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £314,730
Assets Total Fixed: 617
Assets Own Use: 617
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £455,545
Assets Total Liabilities: £141,432
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £314,730
Creditors One Year Total Current: 141432
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £161,124
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 314730
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 314730
Count Employees: 41
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 3807
Income Other Trading Activities: 887310
Income Charitable Activities: 439911
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 2615
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1333643
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,028,158
Expenditure Other: 425144
Expenditure Total: 1453302
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 33937
Expenditure Support Costs: 205937
Expenditure Depreciation: 5512
Gain Loss Investment: 2615
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 2668
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £363,477
Assets Total Fixed: 1929
Assets Own Use: 1829
Assets Long Term Investment: 100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £495,287
Assets Total Liabilities: £133,739
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £363,477
Creditors One Year Total Current: 133739
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £184,636
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 363477
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 363477
Count Employees: 47
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2087
Income Other Trading Activities: 799314
Income Charitable Activities: 547916
Income Investments: 606
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1349923
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £961,283
Expenditure Other: 375610
Expenditure Total: 1336893
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 180894
Expenditure Support Costs: 180894
Expenditure Depreciation: 3350
Gain Loss Investment: 606
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 851
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £483,135
Assets Total Fixed: 4372
Assets Own Use: 4272
Assets Long Term Investment: 100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £608,341
Assets Total Liabilities: £129,578
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £483,135
Creditors One Year Total Current: 129578
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £237,414
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 483135
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 483135
Count Employees: 47
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 6608
Income Other Trading Activities: 477829
Income Charitable Activities: 535128
Income Investments: 401
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1019966
Income Legacies: 2525
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £738,996
Expenditure Other: 204152
Expenditure Total: 943148
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5704
Expenditure Support Costs: 143296
Expenditure Depreciation: 1138
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £190,000
Assets Total Fixed: 4039
Assets Own Use: 4039
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £609,025
Assets Total Liabilities: £142,959
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £470,105
Creditors One Year Total Current: 142959
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £461,866
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 470105
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 470105
Count Employees: 49
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 75838
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 653579
Income Investments: 134
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 729551
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £586,243
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 586243
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 586243
Expenditure Depreciation: 27936
Gain Loss Investment: 134
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 16526
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £100,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £470,746
Assets Total Liabilities: £77,459
Assets Current Investment: 100
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £393,287
Creditors One Year Total Current: 77459
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £302,814
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 393287
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 393287
Count Employees: 39
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ASHBOURNE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-06-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 JANUARY 2005.
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF ASHBOURNE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.
Area Of Benefit: ASHBOURNE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff