CCEW Charity Commission profile

COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SUSSEX

Registered charity 1165527 · organisation 5068909

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
11 February 2016
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£2,218,157
Latest expenditure
£2,370,196
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Wivelsden Farm, North Common Road, North Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4EH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Community Transport Sussex provides transport services and support to the residents & community groups across West Sussex and it's envirions, with the aim of relieving socail isolation and loneliness. Those services are aimed at all those people who, by way of; disability, age, mobility problems, financial disadvantage, rural or other isolation factor, find it difficult to access public transport.

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
16 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
16 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,218,157
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,370,196
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 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,923,042
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,381,828
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
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,541,513
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,668,623
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
31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,483,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,217,916
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
10 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
10 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,189,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£928,368

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
16 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,218,157
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,370,196
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£258,309
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,923,042
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,381,828
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£9
Income From Government Grants
£165,681
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,541,513
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,668,623
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
0
Income From Government Grants
£291,598
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,483,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,217,916
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
15
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
822296
Income From Government Grants
£164,828
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
10 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,189,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£928,368
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
15
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
578930
Income From Government Grants
£536,073
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any 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
16 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
319207
Income Other Trading Activities
11454
Income Charitable Activities
1880306
Income Investments
460
Income Other
6730
Income Total Income And Endowments
2218157
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£27,198
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,342,998
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2370196
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
35212
Expenditure Support Costs
424307
Expenditure Depreciation
63935
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£31,584
Assets Total Fixed
105191
Assets Own Use
104691
Assets Long Term Investment
500
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£428,061
Assets Total Liabilities
£497,719
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£35,533
Creditors One Year Total Current
476719
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
21000
Assets Cash
£34,530
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
31584
Funds Restricted
3949
Funds Total
35533
Count Employees
131
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
31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
459820
Income Other Trading Activities
240
Income Charitable Activities
1457507
Income Investments
4148
Income Other
1327
Income Total Income And Endowments
1923042
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£53,591
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,328,237
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2381828
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
47824
Expenditure Support Costs
467051
Expenditure Depreciation
102660
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£89,449
Assets Total Fixed
160429
Assets Own Use
159429
Assets Long Term Investment
1000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£572,078
Assets Total Liabilities
£544,935
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£187,572
Creditors One Year Total Current
523935
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
21000
Assets Cash
£251,988
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
110449
Funds Restricted
77123
Funds Total
187572
Count Employees
123
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
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
427486
Income Other Trading Activities
1633
Income Charitable Activities
1104860
Income Investments
2108
Income Other
5426
Income Total Income And Endowments
1541513
Income Legacies
10000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£46,731
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,621,892
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1668623
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13512
Expenditure Support Costs
455656
Expenditure Depreciation
41571
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£599,408
Assets Total Fixed
251885
Assets Own Use
250885
Assets Long Term Investment
1000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£882,983
Assets Total Liabilities
£488,510
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£646,358
Creditors One Year Total Current
488510
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£588,634
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
599408
Funds Restricted
46950
Funds Total
646358
Count Employees
98
Charity Only 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
31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
429305
Income Other Trading Activities
6776
Income Charitable Activities
872485
Income Investments
495
Income Other
174757
Income Total Income And Endowments
1483818
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£9,648
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,208,268
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1217916
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
284843
Expenditure Depreciation
30520
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£689,796
Assets Total Fixed
211852
Assets Own Use
210852
Assets Long Term Investment
1000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£738,198
Assets Total Liabilities
£176,582
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£773,468
Creditors One Year Total Current
176582
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£460,645
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
741086
Funds Restricted
32382
Funds Total
773468
Count Employees
80
Charity Only 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
10 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
652161
Income Other Trading Activities
918
Income Charitable Activities
536073
Income Investments
75
Income Other
417
Income Total Income And Endowments
1189644
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,430
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£924,938
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
928368
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
35561
Expenditure Governance
5172
Expenditure Support Costs
215999
Expenditure Depreciation
23037
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£322,003
Assets Total Fixed
172313
Assets Own Use
171313
Assets Long Term Investment
1000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£488,680
Assets Total Liabilities
£153,427
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£507,566
Creditors One Year Total Current
153427
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£362,189
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
322003
Funds Restricted
185563
Funds Total
507566
Count Employees
74
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
East Sussex
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Brighton And Hove
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
West Sussex
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
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
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SUSSEX
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-07-27T00:00:00
Reason
Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number
5036604
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1151687
Assoc Charity Name
HORSHAM DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Charity Name
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SUSSEX
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-02-28T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
4050399
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1136961
Assoc Charity Name
DIAL-A-RIDE SOUTHERN SERVICES
Charity Name
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SUSSEX
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2016-02-11T00:00:00
Charity Name
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SUSSEX
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2018-11-23T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
3974400
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1082676
Assoc Charity Name
BLUEBIRD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Association Registered 11 Feb 2016
Charitable Objects
TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE, FOR SUCH INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF CRAWLEY AND THE DISTRICTS OF MID SUSSEX, HORSHAM AND ENVIRONS, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR POVERTY OR A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES.
Area Of Benefit
LOCAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
566091
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CTS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management