Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

NORTH DORSET COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT NORDCAT

Provision of transport for disabled disadvantaged and socially excluded
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23*£832£713£119£0£165£1652.8193
30/09/22£687£666£21£0£45£450.8185
30/09/21£398£505£-106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£392£397£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19*£596£580£16£0£136£1362.8184
30/09/18*£605£574£31£0£120£1202.5160
30/09/17?*£924£897£27£0£88£881.2140
31/03/16*£524£573£-49£0£61£611.3150
31/03/15*£534£502£32£5£108£1082.6170
31/03/14*£521£513£8£8£78£781.8180
31/03/13*£497£600£-103n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£497£600£-103n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£1,066£1,133£-67£9£154£1541.6560
31/03/10*£1,201£1,381£-180£9£221£1871.6500
31/03/09*£1,341£1,318£23£10£401£3703.4450
31/03/08*£1,033£822£211£20£380£3445350
31/03/07?*£445£535£-91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£371£277£94n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years

admin@nordcat.org.uk

01258 473154

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Transport and storage activities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole, Somerset, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-80
  • DEREK BEER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Proprietor
  • GERALD ROSE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • JANE SMITH Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Retired
  • NIGEL PAUL BIGGS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Center Manager
  • PAULINE HANNAH BATSTONE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2001, number: 1088567
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/09/2001, number: 04285092
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR19: 120 days late, AR18: 144 days late, AR17: 79 days late, AR16: 44 days late, AR15: 137 days late, AR14: 112 days late, AR13: 63 days late, AR12: 115 days late, AR11: 153 days late, AR10: 26 days late, AR09: 35 days late, AR08: 75 days late, AR07: 63 days late, AR04: 1035 days late,
Main office

Nordcat
Unit 17b
Butts Pond Industrial Estate
STURMINSTER NEWTON
DT10 1AZ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTH DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE NEED BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE, POVERTY, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY N PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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