RAVENSHEAD COMMUNITY PROJECT (RCP) (TIA Ravenshead Community Transport) (Registsred Charity 1059851) ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS Year ended 30 September 2023 RAVENSHEAD COMMUNITY PROJECT (RCP) Principal address: Ravenshead Leisure Centse Longdale Lane Ravenshead NottiT￿harn NG15 9AG Constltution: OrYJinalty adopted on 28th Novemt*r 1996 (amended 2P April 2022) Objects: RCP'S primary objecttve is to sxovide communty transport for the benefft of residents of Ravenshead and communities within a ten-mile radius of Ravenshead. with parti￿lar emphasis on those in need du8 to disabilty, infimity or being ekaerly. In the inter8sts of Social vRllbeing. RCP will seek to improve their condiiions of Irf• by reducing $oGial isolation, maintsining independence. offerir¥J improved self- esteem and enabling everyone to have the opportunity to participate in local. communty life. From tNne-tOptime, RCP may extend its area of operation throughoLrt Nottinghamshire, to assist other communities and organisations engaged in the relief of any disadvantages experienced due lo disabilty, ag8, social deprivatton. hardship and infirmity. Trustees: David Antill Richard Baker Paul Baskcomb David Cooper David Grenham Peter Russell John Sutherland (Chair) (w.e.f. 26th March 2023) Officers: Eve Grbffiih Administration Cover Jackie Salmon Minutes Se(Yetary Wendy wood￿ Treasur Bankers: Mansfield Buildir¥J Sooety Nat West Bank Nationwidè Building Society United Trust Bank RAVENSHEAD COMMUNITY PROJECT (RCP) REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES Year ended 30 September 2023 The Trustees are pleased to present RCVS 27th Annual Report. Introduction: RCP owrts and operates two 1keat and one 16-seat Vthee￿r a¢cessible miniknises for the tenefrt of the community of Ravenshead and surroundirKJ area. The Proje(# provides registered lo(21 bus services within Ravenshead and tetween BIKlworth. Ravenshead and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. plus bespoke door-tcfrdoor 'Dial-a-Bus' services. The minibuses are also available for hi￿ to Affiliated Groups and the local community. All the Trustees and Officers are volunw member5 of the Management Commbttee, which meets every two months to monitor perforrnar￿e, review operattons arKI plan future services. The minibuses are driv8n by a team of fully-trained. volunteer drivers arKI the day-today operations are controlled by a Customer Services Manager (CSM). Revlow of Actlvltla$: RCP continued to provide local bus servw in the area on a commercial basis, with no thir&paty financial support. Sep4ice 445B links Blidworth. Ravenshead and Kirkby-in-Ashfiekl on Monday8 and Wednesdays, whilst on Tuesday5rrhursdays, Service 445 provides a regular. local servi¢X Withln Ravenshead linking residents with the Precinct. t)octors' Surgery, The Centre and main road bus Servi￿S between Nottingham and Mansfield. Twstees have continued to support the operation of these servI￿S to help maintain the independ&nce of many of our local residents, however passenger numbers were only improving slowly following the effecls of Covid. To in￿aSe ?￿arenesS of these 8eNices and encourage new passengers (young and ohj), a new, comprehensive leafietwas prepared with assistance from Bunches, arKI distributed ar￿nd the area by our own volunteers. RCP has maintained the provision of Diai-&Ride services to retail outlets and garden centres, which continue to prove extremely popular wtth residents. RCP (xrrerrtty has in eX￿s8 of 60 Affiliated Groups induding U3A, Bli(fv4orth on the Move. Mansfiekl & Ashfidd Carers, Woman's Instrtute and local schools. pm1d1￿ transport to numero￿ destinations and also continues to offer limited private ' hire servi￿. RCP'S long4stablished relationship with the Comwater Evergreen's FourKlation Trust has Continued. wtth our transport services adapts'ng to meet the changing demand. with transport now offered three days per week to Ravens Lodge, with a new faalty on Thursdays. enabling their members In Rainworth to attend a weekty SOeAal event in their village. In May, RCP were pleased to support the Parish Council's Coronatton Paty by offeriru tran8POrt toffrom the event at the Village Hall. Fuel prices that had increased appreciatively during the ￿￿eviouS year began to stabilise, however RCP was experiencing a signffi(8nt increase in other costs, particularty in respect of Maintenan￿ and rePla￿rnerrt parts. Consequently. Trustees agreed reluctantly to increase mileage charges by £0.10 per mile from 1st October 2022. to ensure RCP were in a posÉUon to mairttaw) the highest standards of operation. RCP participates regularly in the Nottinghamshire Community Transport Forums. fa¢ilrtated by the County Council. along with other Communty Transport and Voluntary Car Schemes, sharing best practice and infomiation. In addition, RCP engages in regional and national forums organised by the Community Transport AssoriatÉon, a UK memtEr-based tharity providing training. advi￿, and operational support to transport related charitEs. communty groups and social enterprises in England, scotla￿1. Wales, and Northem Ireland. RAVENSHEAD COMMUNITY PROJECT (RCP> REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (Year ended 30 September 2023)- (x)nL Our Volunteers All RCPS 37 Vo￿nt￿ Drivers are trained to nationaty recogniz&J MIDAS standards {Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) and reassessed every four years. During the year. three voluntser drivers (Alan Browne, Eddie Crane arKJ Attan Rogers) relired and RCP woukl like to express sin￿re gratitude and appreciation for all of the time and effort they gave to the Group. on behaff of local residents. In April 2023, three new volunteers (Chris Wagstaff, John Sulherland and Eddie Januszczyk) successfijlty completed their training and were a very we￿{￿ ajdition to RCPS rA)ol of drivers. The recruitsnent of new volunteers is one ofthe nv)st difficutt. yet essential aspects ofthe Organisation, to ensure that sufficient volunteers are awiable to contsnue the wide range of seNices provided. This not only applies to our dri￿ng volunteers, but akn to the recruitrnent of Trustees. who again provide their services on a voluntary basis to ovefsee ts managemerrt and running of the Organk8ation. As a Ihank you. to all Volunteers, RCP had prev￿￿￿ funded an annua dinner. Ixrt this ￿ent had not been held Sin￿ the Covid pandern￿. Trustees felt it was imp)rtant to recognise the time and effort that Volunteers give freety to the Group. Consequenty, a *ial Evening was held at Ravenshead Village Hall in July which proved very successful. wrth grateful support from a number of local concernslbodies supptying supper (Bralburys), IiquKI refreshnEnts ￿Illage Hall Bar) and musical entertainment (Andy & The Ridge Tiles). Achlevements and Performan During the year. the Project opwated 2503 1￿m￿S. covering 39644 nNJes, with 16122 passenger boardings. These figures clearty reflect a gradualty increasing passenger demand following the Pandemic. restoring the value and benefits of our services to the local communty. in offering acress to local facilitses and thereby reducrrvJ isoktitin a￿1 kN￿lnesS ts vulnerable residents. The following is a summary of the miniLxJs usage in the three rrKtst recent financial years of operation: 2023 2022 2021 Number of journeys.. Ravenshead Village Bus Serv BlidworthlRavensheadlKirkby Bus Swi Dial-a Bus CEFT Friendship and Memry Clubs Remainder of Affiliated Group Travel Private hire Ti)tsl joumeys 618 490 1g6 393 602 204 612 108 200 471 472 230 502 90 130 72 902 2023 2022 2021 Number of passenger boardings.. RaVenShe￿ Village Bus SeNi BlidworthlRavensheadlkn"rkby Bus ServKe Diaka Bus CEFT Friendship and Memory Clubs Remainder of Affiliated Group Travel Prwate hire Total passenger trx)ardings Total income generated from fares and hirings 1.478 1,797 1,227 1.714 1.708 2.984 5.468 115 2,614 579 2,511 530 £40 117 The financial statements are included on Pages 6 10 9. RAVENSHEAD COMMUNrrY PR0￿cT {RCP) REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (Year ended 30 September 2023)- conL Acknowledgements: RCP would like to thank the follrywing for their support this year. - Nottinghamshire County Counctl County Councillor Chris Bamfather Ravenshead Parish Council Ravenshead Pétanque Club NISA- Making a Difference Locally Ravènshead and Blidworth Rotsry The SheTwood Ranger, Ravenshead Watson Knipe Accountancy Servi Trustees would eS[￿lalIY like to aCkn￿ledge the continued SUPFMJt received from Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC), in parttcular. or￿Oing r&imbuTsement for rfjrticipation kn NCC'S conceSs￿ary Travel Scheme." Funding from NCC'S Local Comrnunrty Fund., Funding RCP'S annual subscription for memiwship of the Cwlmunty Transport Association. Special thanks are offered to all our Volurrteers, bmthout whom RCP would be unable to contÉnue providing much-needed communty transport services, to our Customer Servif2S Manager and Treasurer for their unstinting efforts on behalf of all our passengers. hirers. affiliated groups and volunteer driver5. RCP also acknowledges and thanks all Trustees and Officers of the Management Committee, fortheir time and efforts in ensuring a su¢¢essM operation. David Grenham - Chair of Trusteos 23rd January 2024 INDEPEIYDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RAVENSHEAD COMKuNfTY PROJE I report to the trustees on my examination of the acwull￿ of the alx)ve cknit) (chariry no 1059851- Trust.) br thc ycar ellded 30 Septrmber 20J? which are set out on pages 6 to 9. Responsibilities aDd basis of rep)rt As the ckntys trustees you are resp)nsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with thc requirements of the Charities Aet 2011 (Trhe Act"). I report in respect of my examIn￿10n of the Trusts accounts ¢WTied out under se£tion 145 of the Act an