REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03456224 (England & Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1072529
REP
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FINAN
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For The Year En
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Andrew Richardson FCCA
5 Wells Court
Springfield
Chelmsford
Essex CMI 6ND

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Report of the Independent Examiner
Statement of Financial Activities
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activlties
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DIRECTORS. AND TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2025
The Directors present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
Registered Company number
3456224 (England and Wales)
Registered Charlty number
1072529
Reglstered offlce
Unit I
Flitch Industrlal Estate
Chelmsford Road
Great Dunmow
Essex CM6 IXJ
Patron
Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP.
Trusteeg
Icshaw
S J A Biddlecombe
J V Fox (Resigned 0310612024)
F M M Benson
J Tokley
P M Churchlll
Company Secretary
J M Goodwln
Accountant
And￿W Rlchardson
5 Wells Court
Springfield
Chelmsford CMI 6ND
srRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Objectives and actlvltles for the public benefit.
uttlesford Community Travel (ucr) is a charity and Is reglstered as a Company Limited
by Guarantee and is the￿fOre governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Assoclation.
The charfty's objective and its princlpal activity Is to provlde a non-profit community
door to door transport sen4ice for the residents of the Distrirt of Uttlesford who,
because of age, mental or physical disability or rural isolation, are unable to use publlc
transport to meet their needs.
The charity Is organised so that the trustees/dirertors meet monthly to manage its
affairs. There is also an Advlsory Committee that meets on alternate months. Thls
allows the trustees to obtain support and advice from users of our service and members
of other local representative organisation5, Includlng local government and the voluntary
sector.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty to Identlfy and revlew the risks to which the charity is exposed
and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against
fraud and error.
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REPORT OF
DIRECTORS. AND TRusfEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
Public benefit statement
The trustees conflrm that they have complled with their duty in the Charities Att 2011 and
amendments In the Charities act 2022 to have due regard to public benefit guldance published by
the Charlty Commlssion In revlewing the alms and objettives in planning future attivities and in
reviewing the outcome of our work. The public benefit of the Charity's attivities is outlined wlthln
this report through our activltles and achievement and In planning future development.
Development, actlvlties and achlevements thls year
2024/25 has been a year of change for Uttlesford Communlty Travel (ucr), Malcolm Barrell our
General Manager retired in June after 14 years of extremely valuable service to ucr, the
Trustees have thanked Malcolm and look forward to hlm Jolnlng the Board of Trustees.
After 6 months of shadowing Malcolm and leaming all of our procedures Mick Bott took over the
General Manager role and quickly got to grips wlth addlng value to the organlsation.
At the end of the financlal year, we had 1031 Book A Rlde members and 85 Group members whlch
is a record for ucr, and of course the number of members Is one of the reasons that 24/25 has
been a very busy one for us. The total number of passengers thls year was 31,632 which, is
virtually the same as last year whlch was a record for ucr. The Hospltal Car servlce carrled 4,740
passengers which is a 200/0 increase over last year which resulted in volunteers coverlng Just
under 52,000 miles. As a result of a reduction of our Uttlesford Dlstritt Council Grant and how
busy we were and how much more dlfficult It Is to obtain external fund raising we unfortunately
flnlshed the year with a deficlt of just over £22,000.
We have improved our worklng methods and IT systems, whlch are essentlal for ucfs efflclent
operatlon. Our webslte was completely redesigned and has resulted In not only members using it
for many more funttions but Is also supporting the offfice staff in allowing them more time to
spend on thelr very busy dutles.
We were havlng great dlfficulty In attractlng drlvers whlch we were badly in need of so the
Trustees agreed that all drivers not Just the full-time ones should be contracted, thls change
successfully allowed us to attract the drlvers we so badly needed.
I would Ilke to thank all the office staff and drivers for thelr continued dedicatlon to our members
and would again particularly like to thank all our volunteers who give up their own time to ensure
that our members needs are met. As I mention every year, we are very reliant on volunteers
wlthout whom the Hospltal Car Serrflce would not exlst, and we would not be able to fulfil our
passenger journeys or be able to cover all the admlnlstration In the office. When we calculate the
value of their time on a commerclal basls, our volunteers saved us £159K.
As always, we are immensely grateful to our prlnclpaS funder Essex County Coundl and our second
most important funder Hertfordshlre and West Essex Integrated Care Board (H&WEICB)
(formerly The West Essex Cllnlcal Commlssloning Group) who have guaranteed our grant until
2029130 for which we are very grateful and Uttlesford District Councll who have guaranteed our
grant for 3 years. Without their grants and those from Saffron Walden Town Council, and G￿at
Dunmow Town Council we would not be able to function.
I would also Ilke to thank all the Parish Councils, local organisations and Individuals who made
donations to us this year. These, together with the proceeds of our fundralsing events, are a vital
part of our Income.
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Future developments
As a result of us having the largest number of members in our history, 25/26 will continue to be a
very busy year for ucr whlch obviously results in our costs increasing which means that our drlve
to reduce costs will continue.
I am delighted to report that our funders continue to support us, and that Uttlesford Distritt
Council have guaranteed our grant for 3 yeats together with a 6 % increase.
One of the operatlng changes that wlll take place is the introduction of a new system for recording
the pickup and drop off of our members which will save time and efft>rt of both ddvers and offlce
staff, this follows from Mick Bott our General Manager working with the team at Flexl-route (our
route plannlng system) to initialise a process that existed but had never been used.
As always fund raising wlll be a vital part of our Income and with ever increasing costs we wlll
continue to investigate all sources of funds. Our annual Chrlstmas Concert whlch Is an Important
part of our fund-ralslng will take place on 6th December we are very grateful to the Dunmow
Town Band and the Great Dunmow Big Voices Communlty Choir,
As we not only provlde transport to our members It Is recognlsed that there Is a great deal of
soclal work Involved In the service we provide, wlthout whlch many of our members would not
have the freedom which UCT allows them. To thls end we are researching which organisatlons a
wllllng to support charltles who are providlng a soclal service to thelr communities.
As the use of our servlces Increases, we shall again need more volunteers for the Hospital Car
Servlce, and to help with our administration and we shall use all the means at our dlsposal to
achieve thls. To support our ever-lncreaslng sen4lce, Mlck Bott wlll be responslble for both
attractlng volunteers and of marketing our service.
Our office staff will as always ensure that we are obtaining and uslng the full capablllties of Flexl-
route, the computer system whlch allows us to plan Journeys, and which calculates all the metrics
that we requlre to operate our servlce In our ongoing quest to make our operatlon as efficient as
posslble. We have seen a very positive Improvement in the way we can plan trlps, and the staff
are keen to continue to ensure that we build on this.
I would like to thank my fellow Trustees who unstlntingly give of their time and talents, and the
members of our Advlsory Committee and all the staff and drlvers for their efforts for UCT and the
help and guldance they have given me during the last year.
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Reserves policy and going concern
It is the policy of the charity to maintain Un￿$tritted funds, whlch are the free reserves of the
charity, at a level which equates to approximately th￿e to six months of unrestricted
expenditure.
This provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration and support costs.
Unrestricted funds were maintained at this level throughout the year.
The Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. No materlal uncertalntles
that cast significant doubt about the ablllty of the Charity to continue as a going concern have
been Identlfied by the trustees,
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements In accordance wlth appllcable
law and United Kingdom Generally'Accepted Accountlng Practlce.
Company law requires the trustees to P￿pare financlal statements for each financial year. Under
the law the trustees have elerted to prepare the financlal statements In accordance wlth the
Unlted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practlce (Unlted Klngdom Accounting Standards
and appllcable law). The flnanclal statements are requlred by law to glve a true and fair view of
the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the surplus or deficlt of the charltable
company for that perlod.
In preparlng those flnanclal statements, the trustees are ￿qUIred to:
Select sultable accountlng pollcles and then apply them conslstently;
Observe the methods and prlnclples in the Charitles SORP:
• Make Judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
State whether appllcable UK accountlng stsndards have been followed, subject
to any materlal departures dlsclosed and explained in the financlal statements.
p￿pare the financlal statements on the golng concern basis unless It is approprlate to
presume the charltsble company will not continue in buslness.
The trustees are responsible for keeplng proper accounting records which dSsclose wlth reasonable
accuracy at any time the financlal positlon of the charltable company and to enable them to
ensure that the financial statements comply wlth the Companies Act 2006. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detectlon of fraud and other irregularities.
Independent Examlner
The Independent Examiner, Andrew Rlchardson, wlll be proposed for re-appolntment at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
Date:
I C Shaw - Chair
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I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on
pages 6 to 11.
Respectlve rnsponsibllltles of trustees and examiner
The trustees (who are also directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are
responsible for the p￿paratIon of the accounts.
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not ￿qUIred to be aLJdited under
part 16 of the 2006 Att and that an independent examlnatlon Is needed.
The charlty's gross Income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualitled to undertake the examinatlon
by being a qualified member of The Association of Certlfled Chartered Accountants.
Having satlsfled myself that the charity Is not subjett to an audlt under company law and is
eliglble for independent examination, it is my responslblllty to:
Examlne the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Att:
Follow the procedures lald down In the general Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon under
settlon 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act, as amended. and
stste whether particular matters have come to my attention
Basls of indep¢ndent examlnerfs statement
My examinatlon was carried out in accordance wlth the general Dlrettions glven by the Charlty
Cornmlsslon. An examination Includes a review of the accountlng records kept by the charlty and
a comparlson of the accounts presented with those records. It also Includes conslderation of any
unusual Items or dlsclosures In the accounts, and seeking explanatlons from you as trustees
concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldence that
would be requlred In an audit and consequently no opinlon Is given as to whether the accounts
present a "true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out In the statement
below.
Independent •xamlner's Statement
In connectlon wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attention:
Whlch glves me reasonable cause to believe that, in any materlal respett, the ￿quirements.
to keep accountlng records in accordance wlth sectlon 386 of the Companles Act 2006. and
to prepare accounts which accord wlth the accountlng records, comply wlth the accounting
quirements of section 396 of the Companles Act 2006 and with the methods and prlnclples of
the Statement of Recommended Prattice.. Accounting and Reportlng by Charities.
have not been met. or
To whlch, in my opinlon, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandlng
of the accounts to be reached.
Andrew Rlchardson FCCA
5 Wells Court
Sprlngfield
Chelmsford
CMI 6ND
Signed.......................................-...-.
Date: 21)r
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FOR
OMM
TIV
3110312025
Total funds
3110312024
Total funds
Notes
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
funds
INCOME
Income from generated funds
Voluntary income
Activities for generatlng funds
Investment income
Inco
efr
harl
Grants
9,721
149,643
9,435
9,721
149,643
9,435
11,779
127,965
4,860
273,217
273,217
190,756
Totsl Income
442,016
442,016
335,360
Cost of generating funds
Fundraising trading.cost of goods sold
Charltable attivltles
Grants
264,261
264,261
167,815
197,878
197,878
180,045
Governance costs
2,513
464,652
2,513
464,652
1,783
349,643
Total expenditure
NET INCOME / (DEFICIT)
22,636
22,636
14,283
RECONCILITAION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
Transfer to vehlcle replacement fund
Movement on resenles
96,501
80,459
176,960
158,567
(49,027)
(49,027)
32,676
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
73,865
31,432
105,297
176,960
The charlty has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above.
The notes form part of these flnancial statements
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NITY TRA
h 2025
3110312025
Restritted Totsl funds
funds
3110312024
Total funds
Notes
Unrestricted
funds
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Investments
Cash at bank and in hand
12
13
24,531
140,257
23,550
188,338
24,531
171,689
23,550
219,770
18,432
180,237
81,744
280,413
31,432
31,432
CREDITORS
Amounts falllng due wlthln one year
14
114,473
(114,473)
103,453
NEf CURRENT ASSErs
73,865
31,432
105,297
176,960
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
73,865
31,432
105,297
176,960
NET ASSETS
73,865
31,432
105,297
176,960
FUNDS
Unrestritted funds
Restrlcted funds
15
16
73,865
31,432
96,501
80,459
TOTAL FUNDS
105,297
176,960
The dlrectors are satlsfied that the company was entitled to exemptlon from the provisions of the
Companies Act 2006 (the Act) relating to the audlt of the financlal statements for the year by vlrtue
of section 477, and that no members have requested an audlt pursuant to sectlon 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilitles for:
i) ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sectlon 386 and 387 of the
Act, and
11)preparing accounts whlch give a true and falr vlew of the state of affalrs of the company as at the end
of the financial year and of Its profit or loss for the financlal year In accordance wlth the requ1￿mentS,
of Section 393 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Act relating to
financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance wlth the speclal provlslons for small
companles under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the Flnancial Reportlng Standard
appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102)(effettlve l January 2015).
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on the .................................... .
and are signed on their behalf by:
I C Shaw - Chair
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these financial statements
The notes form part of these financlal statements
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THE FINAN
IA
ar
TATE
l Basis of accounting
A) The financlal statements have been prepared under the historical cost conventlon, and in
accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Companies Act 2006,
the Charltles SORP Flnanclal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK (FRS 102, effectlve
l January 2015), the Charity's Act 2011 and the Charity Commlsslons guldelines on Public Benefit.
B) Income
Income from donations and grants, Includlng capital grants, is Sncluded in incomlng
resources when these are receivable, except as follows:
When donors Impose condltlons which have to be fulfilled before the charity becomes
entitled to use such Income, the income is deferred and not included In Incoming resources
until the pre-conditions have been met.
When donors speclfy that donations and grants, including capital grants, are for particular
restricted purposes, which do not amount to pre-conditions regarding entitlement, this
Income Is Included in incoming resources of ￿StrItted funds when receivable.
C) Expendlture
Expendlture is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classlfied under headings that
aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be dlrettly attributed to
particular headings they have been allocated to activlties on a basls conslstent with the use of
resources.
Allocatlon and apportlonment of costs
D) Taxation
The charlty Is exempt from corporatlon tax on Its charltable actlvities.
E) Fund accountlng
Unrestrlcted funds can be used In accordance wlth the charltable objectives at the discretlon
of the trustees.
Restrlcted funds can only be used for particular restrlcted purposes within the objerts
of the charity. Restrlctlons arlse when speclfied by the donor or when funds are ralsed for
particular restrlcted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is Included In the notes to the
financlal statements,
2 VOLUNTARY INCOME
3110312025
3110312024
Donations and fundralsing
9,721
9,721
11,779
11,779
3 AcfIvITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS
3110312025
3110312024
Transport
149,643
149,643
127,965
127,965
4 INVESTMENT INCOME
3110312025
3110312024
Deposit account interest
9,435
9,435
4,860
4,860
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5 INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARrrABLE ACTivrriES
Grants
3110312025
31103/2024
Activlty Grants
184,399
184,399
190,756
190,756
3110312025
3110312024
Gt Dunmow Town Council
Vehicle funds
restricted
H&WEICB (Formally WECCG)
Saffron Walden Town Council
Garfield Weston Foundatlon
Essex Communlty Foundation Grant
Uttlesford Distrltt Council
Essex County Councll core
5,000
88,818
40,000
8,500
6,000
5,000
39,357
8,500
10,000
35,000
92,899
190,756
32,000
92,899
273,217
6 FUNDRAISING TRADING: COST OF GOODS SOLD AND OTHER COSTS
3110312025
3110312024
Runnlng costs (Inc drlvers wages)
Vehicle Purchases
Transfer to vehicle rePla￿rnent fund
175,443
88,818
155,815
12,000
167,815
264,261
7 CHARITABLE ACTIvrrIES COSTS
Direct costs Support Costs
(See note 8)
646
Totals
Actlvlty costs
197,232
197,878
3110312025
8 SUPPORT COSTS
Bank charges
646
646
3110312025
3110312024
9 GOVERNANCE COSTS
Legal Fees
Accountancy (rndependent Inspectlon)
813
1,700
83
1,700
2,513
1,783
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10 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees, remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025
nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Trustees. Expenses
There were no trustees, expenses pald for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended
31 March 2024. No charity trustee received payment for professlonal or other services supplied
to the charity (2024: £nil).
3110312025
3110312024
11 STAFF COSTS
Wages and salaries
146,561
124,303
146,561
None of the employee's emoluments exceeded £60,000.
124,303
STAFF NUMBERS
The average monthly head count was 13 staff, (2024: 12 Staff).
The average number of full time equivalent employees (Includlng casual and part tlme staff)
durlng the year was as follows:
3110312025
31103/2024
Drivers
Administratlon
13
13
12 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
3110312025
3110312024
Trade Debtors
Other Debtors
16,232
8,299
24,531
9,740
8,692
18,432
3110312025
3110312024
13 CURRENT ASSEf INVEsfMENTS
Cash at bank
171,689
Apart from cash at bank no other Investments are held.
180,237
14 CREDrroRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
3110312025
3110312024
Trade creditors
Taxation and soclal securlty
Other creditors
7,099
4,530
102,844
114,473
2,242
5,004
96,207
103,453
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OMMUNITY TRAV
EFIN
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Unrestricted
General Fund
Restricted
Funds
Total
15 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At 01104/24
96,501
80,459
176,960
Net movement
(22,636)
(22,636)
Transfer to vehlcle replacement fund
Movement on reserves
(49,027)
(49,027)
TOTAL FUNDS
73,865
31,432
105,297
Net movement In funds, Included In the above are as follows:
Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
Movement In
funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
442,016
464,652
(22,636)
Restrltted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
442,016
464,652
(22,636)
16 REsfRIcfED FUNDS
Restricted funds are made up as follows:
3110312025
3110312024
Tralnlng
Stansted Alrport CommunSty Fund
Vehicle ￿placement fund
310
790
30,332
310
80,149
31,432
80,459
17 The Charity operates a defined contributlon penslon scheme, whlch Is open to all eligible
employees. Durlng the year the Charfty contrlbuted £4,589 to the scheme (2024 £3,882).
The pension plan is managed by the Peoples Penslon. The total expenses ratlo of the plan Is 30/0
and this is deducted from the Investment fund annually. The Charity has no liability beyond
maklng Its contributions and paying across the deduttions for the employees contrlbutions.
18 The Charlty does not capltalise and depreciate motor vehicles. Motor vehicles are written off
in the year of purchase due to the Charity applying for extemal funds exclusively for motor
vehlcles.
If the Charlty dld capltalise and depreciate motor vehlcles the Net Book Value of the vehicles at
31 March 2025 would be £190,576.
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UThLE
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DETAILED S
ATE
INCOME
Notes
3110312025
3110312024
Voluntary Income
Donations & fundraising
9,721
11,779
Actlvitles for generating funds
Transport
149,643
127,965
Investment income
Deposit account interest
9,435
4,860
Incoming from charltable actlvities
Grants
273,217
190,756
Other income
Total Income
442,016
335,360
EXPENDITURE
Drlvers wages
Transfer to vehlcle replacement fund
Vehlcle runnlng costs
Vehlcle purchase
126,763
106,630
12,000
49,185
48,680
88,818
264,261
167,815
Charltable activltles
Wages
Rent
Water rates
Insurance
Telephone & Internet
Postage & stationery
Computer expenses
Repairs & renewals
Llcence & subscrlptlons
Covld 19 expenditure
Adverts & promotlon
Sundry
Professional fees
Light & heat
146,561
10,000
328
2,808
10,810
3,599
13,789
798
124,303
10,000
284
2,727
7,895
3,211
16,242
477
215
43
315
3,197
2,209
2,818
197,232
4,757
6,632
2,331
179,117
rn
Audit & accountancy
Legal fees
1,700
813
2,513
1,700
83
1,783
Finan
Bank charges
646
928
Total expenditure
464,652
349,643
Net expenditure
22,636
(14,283)
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