Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

COMMUNITY MINIBUS ASSOCIATION (WEST SUSSEX)

Local community transport service run wholly by unpaid volunteers, - for the public benefit, the relief and assistance to people in need in West Sussex, who may be isolated, in need of community support and who require access to essential needs. - for promotion of social inclusion, community cohesion, integration and voluntary service for all age groups regardless of ability and wealth
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/23£82£57£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£70£60£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£39£57£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£35£58£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£93£80£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£83£94£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.westsussexminibus.org.uk

info@westsussexminibus.org.uk

01903740282

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Minibus Association (West Sussex)
£25,000 13/05/2021
3
Funding was provided to contribute towards the cost of an EV (electric vehicle) to replace the Steyning minibus.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Minibus Association (West Sussex)
£5,000 12/03/2021
5
Funding was provided to develop an online booking system to make it easier for volunteers and service users to make bookings.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Minibus Association (West Sussex)
£10,000 05/07/2019
6
Funding was provided towards the cost of a new mini bus.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Community Minibus Association (West Sussex)
£4,000 14/07/2017
7
The Community Minibus Association (West Sussex) operates transport services for West Sussex residents who are unable to reasonably use public transport. Funding was provided to help with the purchase ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • GERRY TONER Appointed: 2020
  • GILLIAN HUGHES Appointed: 2021
  • KAY GIBBON Appointed: 2021
  • MR A W DOLBY Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2017, number: 1173818
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Old School Car Park
School Lane
Storrington
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 4LL

Objectives

TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN WEST SUSSEX FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE ELDERLY, YOUNG, POOR OR LIVING IN ISOLATED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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