GOSFORTH AND JESMOND COMMUNITY MINIBUS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 26 February 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £81,685
Latest expenditure: £82,212
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 1 OTTERBURN TERRACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE2 3AP

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.gosforthcommunityminibus.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provide a minibus service run totally by volunteers for the benefit of the residents of the Gosforth area, but also available to the wider Newcastle upon Tyne community, principally to help the less able and disadvantaged.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 10 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £81,685
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,212

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: 14 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £17,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,292

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: 17 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,819
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,314

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: 6 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,093
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,634

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: 20 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,672

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 10 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £81,685
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,212
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £6,594
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
Count Volunteers: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £17,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,292
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £835
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
Count Volunteers: 17

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 17 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,819
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,314
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £835
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
Count Volunteers: 17

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 6 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,093
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,634
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £553
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
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 20 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,672
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £548
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

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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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GOSFORTH AND JESMOND COMMUNITY MINIBUS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-02-26T00:00:00

Charity Name: GOSFORTH AND JESMOND COMMUNITY MINIBUS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-06-20T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 702348
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 702348
Assoc Charity Name: GOSFORTH COMMUNITY MINIBUS

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 26 Feb 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF THE INHABITANTS OF GOSFORTH, JESMOND AND OTHER IDENTIFIED WARDS OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR POVERTY OR BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES BY THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE TO COMMUNITY GROUPS AT AN AFFORDABLE COST.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management