SOUTH SOMERSET COMMUNITY
ACCESS18LE TRANSPORT
ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
CONTENTS
PAGE
DSreLlor8' report
lTrJeperKJent exaMI￿r,S rep(
Statemenl oi fmancial ¥L#ivrt
Balance sheet
Notes to Ihe accounts
7-10
Company reg￿tra1KM nurnber 4968756
Registered charity number
1101645
MAX FOOTE ASSOCIATES LIMITED
CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTAKrs
2 BAILEY HILL CASTLE CARY. SOMERSET. BA7 7AD

SOUTH SOMERSEf COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
DIRECTORS, REPORT
ThÈ dirèctors present their rewi with statutory accounts of the compary for the period ended 31 March
2026.
CONSTrruTION
South Somerset cornm￿1ty AGcessiblÈ Transport (CATbus> is a company limited by guaTantee aTrJ
rcgistered charity govw*d by its Memorandum and ArtKlés ofAsso(iation. Rwistwed company number
4968756. RegislerÈd charity number 1101645
PRINCIPAL ACTMTIES AND OBJECTIVES
The principal acbvrty of the ¢ompany is to provide Jccesgble and affordable commwty transport to a mral
a(ea of South SorneT5et
The objects of CATbus are to prO¥￿e a c¢Krtmunty trarwrt wvice t￿ su¢h of the inhabitarrts of South
East Somwset who are in need of s￿h a sefvice because of age. s*kness or disability (mental or
Phy￿¢91}, ¢y poverty. or because of a l&k of availabilty of adequate and safe public p3s5en9er swices.
DIPECTORS
cornpany s limitod by guarantee rlot haviThJ a share capital. Tr dire¢l￿s, who are all trU￿ee9 of the
chanty. hoklirwJ offKe during yeaf V•*r• as follows:
N J ArMJerw (Resgned 26 Februwy 2026)
A P Arrlold
L Foresler {Appointed 4 February 2026
A D P4loor•
ARPrtt
N Shephgrd
N Truman
APPOINTMENT AND TRAINING OF DIRECTORS
Drectors are appointed by the exisling board of directofs and members at Ordinary aThJ Annual General
rneBtITig5. Newly appointed directors are given a verbal indwbon togets wrth currert relevant pa￿3
including the goveming docurnent. policies and minutes of previous meets'ngs. At each board meeliry
fInar￿al fLVirts of budget progre￿ to date arKI opwatiLwl repxts. jndudiNJ stati￿)c￿ summanes of work
undenakan, are provided.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The direct¢Jrs me& quarterly lo set budgets and opttaiional targets and revw perfOrnian￿ against the
goaL8 seL The day to day running ol the charty is dele9ated to the OpwalM)ns Man
PUBUC BENÉFIT
Thè dir@ctors confim that they have complied with Ih&ir duty to have due regard to the guidaTK* on public
benefft publishea by the Chafrty Commission in exerci$iTra their power5 and dulles. CATbu5'5 purpose is lo
assist tre ywro. the aged and disabiejj and Io Fyomote cornm￿1ty Int*résrs by providing rts usèrs wtth the
oppthunty IT￿r￿nce arKI great¥ social inclusion tr￿(￿19h ts offw of comfflunty transporL
Pu¥i I

SOLrrH SOMERSET COMMUNrrY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
DIRECTORS. REPORT
..continu•J
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Th• ¢¢Ke servict prcmded by CAT￿ts ts a succ•ssful, orMlemaThl, responssve door-tTrdoor Trin9 8 Ride"
transport solution. Op•rahTr3 urbkr Socliffi 19 ￿lts, CATbus runs wheelchair-accessible minit*tses aTh
16 s&it minibuse5 to s•vÈ iThJividuals in South East Somwset who are unable to access ￿bIt transpcmt
due to rnobilty chaI￿ngeS, those who may bg finanoally thallenged or ￿ve in ￿ a￿a with inwfft'wnt
transport coverage
Membor$hip conlybues to grow. wrth charrtable activity revenue inLY••*ry by 21% comp8reJJ to tr
previou$ financial year. We remain cc#nmbtted to Suppor￿'n9 our passeryrs by keeptn9 fare5 affordable
wtrwlB upmding hvjh-quality s¢rvKe vthi¢h CATbus is well krthvn.
To mainiain a reliable and safe servy, we focused ¢M renewry ar•J Up9Trdi￿ ow fieet over Ihe past
hvelve month5. Rising mainlenance costs, ¢Jriven by vehicle a98 arml increased usage, have h￿h&￿￿ted the
need for iTrvestrnent. ￿ purchased a newty new 1&seat minibus to replxe our long-5erving Ivocn vehicle.
whilst in A￿U41 2025. VIE took delNery of >jd￿"0nal 1&se4t rninibuses, expandin9 the fleet to seven
vehicles. These adthlTrDn5 V*ill not onty suppc#t RiTrJ & Ride 3eT¥MXS but also enh*)¢e our abilrty to
provmje trip5 for local grwps and societ
tve are pkased to have re¢rurted two addibonal minibus drivers this y•ar. helptrwj us meet increasth1
defTrand and ensunng thal our fleet i5 used efficiently.
Our Social Car Scheme continues to grow. with a continued signifunt rise in hosprtal ap￿intrnent
bookirgs. Wthile drivw all¢cation remains a logisb'cal challenge due t¢ the limrteJJ number of volunteer5, our
dedicated volunteer drivers ¢onts'nue to provide essential Support to mwnber3 of the communty.
The fin8nc3al year •ThdirwJ 31 March 2026 has financial challenge5. Owating costs
rosé by 21%. matth'ng our increase in ctsrtabl• revwue. with many cost Ir￿rease3 beyond our control. At
the time. the fundr81gng landscape has bttome Ir(rea￿￿JIY ¢ompetrtive. with m(Ye charities seeking
pport from a limrtejj p(￿ of fvnding providers. Despile these pressures. we remain OPbmi51ic that
i(Jib'ons will stabilise and are fvlly C(￿Mitt￿d to adapkn'ng and meeting future challeTrJes. Our fundraisir¥J
in year. rose 10 £78.326 up from £52.665 in the previous yoar, an Iruease of 45%. a testamorf tg the
qualily of servi￿ we provide and a rePUta￿n of care 5UPPOrt to our C4xnmuW.
CATbus c¢M)tinues to be the le3diTrJ provider of communty iransrort in SoLrth East s￿erSel. Our seMc• is
a lifeline fof many. helpir￿ to reduce social i$oLition by provKliTrJ e55ential, accwble tranSport*￿n to
those vhko would 0￿rwiSe be confined to their hM)e5
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The staternent of financial activities and balwbce sheet are set out on p￿es 5 and 6 of ihe accounts. T
charrty recorded a suWus of £26,149 for the year boir¥J an Incr&￿ in unrestritaed fu￿1$ of £17.308 and
an increase in restrided funds of £8,841.
RESERVES POUCY
dir•cth have an ekabl6hed policy wh•r*by wJffici¥rt unrestrK*oMI funds sho￿1 be accumulalod o¥w
time to enable I¥*rtIr￿ti0n of dmrty's operalion f￿ a period of six monlhs ar#J to wovide tr the
funding of an1￿¥paIe￿ captal expendilurn not covered by restricted funds.
The dif￿015 note tr￿t tho reS￿S at the 31 M8i¢h 2026 are in ac¢ord to this pdicy.

SOUTH SOMERSEf COMMUNrrrf ACCESS18LE TRANSPORT
DIRECTORS. REPORT
..conb'nued
DIRECTORS, RESPONSIBILMES
The diredo¢s are requi￿￿ by UK company law to prepare finanoal stJternents for each finantsal yèar which
gi¥e a truo and fair ¥￿V of the state of affaiT5 of ccmpany ¥¥J of tré ￿atement of fnancial ath'vib'es of
tho compary t￿ that perw)d. In prepariry these finanoal staloments the dire￿￿5 are requireA to:
Select surtab* poli¢i•S apply t1￿ consistenty.
Make judgemwtts ostimatos that are reasonable and wudBrt
Prepare tr* financial statememts ￿ a gThng corKem basrn rt ts lnaw0rx￿tQ lo preu
Iro1 tr* cunpany will contsnue in bU￿nesS.
The directors are responsible for keeping propor ac£ounting recr￿dS whith (fisdose wth reasonable
accuracy at any ttme the finanrjal posiljon of the company and to enable tr+￿ to ertsu¢ that the finana4
statements compty wrth the Comwios Acl 20(￿. ¥e also re¥)onsible for safeguarding the assets of
the company herrte ts tsknf¥J reasonth steps and of fra￿j arKI other
irregulanties.
Thè difectors have Ccffjpr￿ with duty in section 4 of ts Cunpanu Art 2ti)6 to h•v• du* rtyard io
guidan￿ published by the Charty Commissi(￿.
ADDRESS
The Pfincip41 •ddress of th• ccmpany is Tr Balsam ¢•￿e. Basam Park. VAncarrton 8A9 9HB
ADVISORS
Th• ccffipany's advisors are..
Accountants: Max Foole AS￿lateS Ltd. 2 Bal￿ Hill Cary, Sc*Ywse( BA7 7AD
Bankern: Ct>OpWati￿ Bank. PO Box 250. Dell House, SOuttr￿. SkelmeJ5dale IW18 6V¥
ACCOUNTS
The financial Stat￿e￿ c(ffith wrth the Chanties Act 2011. the ComparM8%Ad 2(￿￿. the Mem(YWKlufft &
Artides ofAsxKiab¢yI. and AC￿UnI1￿ aThJ Repthrvj by Chanlies: staterne￿ ol Recornrnertded Pract
applTrcable to Gharrtjes preparing their accourt5 In aCcOrdar￿ wrth Ihe Financsal Repthty stand¥d
applKabk in UK arml Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 effective 1 January 2015.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the k¥OVryWS ap￿ICable to companies subpd to the
srnall CoMpan￿s. regtme.
ON BEH
OF THE BOARD
Dat￿. 4A
Chaim
Page 3

INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE uNAuD￿ED
ACCOUNTS OF SOUTH SOMERSET COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
I rewi to the trustees on the ac¢ounts of Soulh S(xnerset Communty Accessible
Transport for th2 year ended 31 Marth 2026. whith are set oul on paoes 5 to 10.
Respective rosponsibililies of trustoes and examiner
The Iru5tees (who are also the dIre￿or5 of Ihe company for the purposes of company law)
are reswnsible for the preparat￿n of the accounts. The chartvs trustees consider that
an audrt is not required for this year urmjer seth.on 144(21 of the Chanbes Act 2011 (the
2011 Aa) and thal an independent examination is needed.
Ha￿ng satis1￿¢ mysett thai me cthanty ts rbot SUDJect to audrt untter company law ana Is
eligible tor independent examination. it Is my reswnsibility to examine the accounts under
secbon 145 of the 2011 Atr, to folbw the procedures laKd d(r•vn in the General Diredions
given by the Chanty Commission under secbon 145(5)Ib) of the 2011 ACL. and state
whelher particular matters have come io my attent￿1.
Basis of indep•ndent examinerfs report
My examination was Carried out in aol)r(Jan￿ wilh the General Directions given by the
Charty Commission. An examination Includes a review of the accounb.ng records kept by
the charty and a comparison of the ac£ounts presented with those records. It also
indudes Consideration ol any unusual rtems or disdosures in ts accounts. and the
seekirNJ of explanatiorts from you as trustees contemiThJ any such matters. The
PrDcedures undenaken do not provide all the eviden￿ thal would be rg]uired in an audit
and, consequenlty, no opinion is gNen as to vthether the ￿Unts present a 'true and fair
and the ￿port is limrted to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent oxarnlnerfs ststement
In connecbon with my examination. matter has come to my attention which gp4e5 rne
reasonable cause to believe that. in any material respecL the requirements to keep
accounting recorts in acC(￿dan￿ s386 of the Companbes Act 2006 and lo prepare
accounts which accord wth the aco)unb"ng records and to comply with the accounts'ng
requirements of the Companies Act 20CE and with the methods and principles of thB
statement of Rec￿nmended Praciice: Accounts"ng and Repo￿.n9 by Charrties (appltcable
to d)arities PTeparing their ac£(￿nts in accordance wrth the Flnanual Reportsng Standard
appliable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1 (r2)) have not been ￿￿t. or to which. in
my opinion, attention shouhj be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Sian Hil FCCA
Max Foote Associates Limited
Charlered Certifie(l Accountsnts
2 Bailey Hill
Castle Cary
Somerset
8A7 7AD
Dated: 4 August 2026
Prye4

SOUTH SOkERSET COMMUNtrY AC¢ESSI8LE TRANSPORT
STATEMENT OF FINAMCIAL ACTivmES
YEAR EMOW 31 klARCM 2026
2028
2025
Furo
F￿d
Incom•
r)m8h'c¢is And k¥anls
CharTIOtile activiri¢4
Invp3tment inGtyn¢ . lniu￿ wiv•d
ow g•ns . ￿1n on th"iF¥￿al ol M￿￿trAj$
GG.326
145.218
171
10.CIXI
76.328
145118
171
52.885
120. 162
2.322
Tot•1 Incoffl
211.715
12.322
224.037
173.168
Exp¢ndlturé
194,407
3.481
197.88B
164.617
Total •wndlQur¢
194.407
3,481
197.￿0
164 677
incom• r•prtsMtlng • n•t rnovrnl in lundg
17.J)8
8.841
26,149
8.491
Reconcili•tw)ti ot funds
Totsl Ic*knwrd
122.008
48.012
170,020
101,529
To￿1 funds car￿d fr1Th￿Id
139 316
56.853
1&*.16Q
170.020

SIXJTH SOIAERSET COMIIUNifY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
BALANCE SHEET AT 31 IAARCH 2026
20?6
25
Fix•d agjéts
Tang￿e &sgets
139.614
64.148
Currgnt assets
O¢#iors
Cash al tr*nk aTrJ #i
10
5.434
55.690
19,720
Total cwrent •ssgts
109.776
Liabilrt
Crethtofs lallmg dtKÈ %*ith"n or* year
11
{4,569)
13.904)
$6.555
105.872
196.109
170.020
Tl* fvrKIs of the et•rfty:
Re$liiGl•d Ir￿￿me fuThJs
Unr•thctty) InCtKw* fur￿8
12
12
56.853
139.316
48.012
1*,169
17U.020
dire¢i¢¥s 41fo sltisfiad tt7at the cornparby enb'uttd to exempD'M tr¢)m provis￿ ol th•
C¢yrylan￿ Aci 2U061th• Act) relabn9 to aLbJrt of Ihe financial st*wn¢ni$ Ic¢ Ihe year by
s•th'ork 477 and that r>J m•M￿r or hJ¥e an aL#Yrt rwrsuarrt tD Secth.￿ 476 ￿ th• ACL
The ¢￿￿40r9 thqir ￿￿￿$it￿lI1￿ lty ¢tynFtymg with rnqu1rWn￿ crf AL* *ith
ThE ￿)ve bcen prepared in •￿rdance th 1he provisi¢xw ar*•ble lo •*)jeA
10 Ihe sm•1 oynP￿le$, f¢g1111e.
8EHALF OF THE 80ARD.
N•m*'.

soimi s(XER5ET COIAPaUNfry ACCESSIBLE TRAMSPORT
NOTES TO ThE ACCCXJNTS
YEAR eNDED 31 IAARCH 2026
1 ACCOUNTING POLKIES
Thè w'ncipal •cc4Xrting •Jor*¢J m Ihe ()f Ihtr ffinan￿1 *¢ ¥qt bdcw
NJ Ii¥vB b￿) ￿)$41¢nI￿ **d.
•} Ba515 of piq)ortili
Trbv ￿￿1￿¢￿1 sWem.m% been prepjrod M acc￿￿0￿¢ Ac¢witiThJ Re[￿1￿ by Charltsws..
&￿{W￿.n1 of Reeommend¥J Pr**'cL' J¢ylicatye lo rrytrBrir4 thpir qlW)iUW*¢ v*trb
Iho Fina￿?& Rep￿lIn9 st￿d￿d appluble UK oi i(ok)na IF 1021 leffe¢JN• I
January lQ15I {C.hBriliE5 SORP IFRS 102}1. Ftywnaai wplicJbl• in thB UK
Reput* ol Ir•l¥r*J IFRS 102) Ilxy C¢*)x)•n*4 2CTh.
ScAth Scrfnrnl C(xr¥nwwty A(xessible Trw%>￿ mwts vl a FX*lic •itity und•r
FRS 11Y2. As¥ets ond ts"aWrfies ffMti•lty r4wiwJ qil (J)St (w valu•.
b) D9k¥¥Triilwn
0wecAat￿n bwn rompwlcd 10 off tr* ol *iL4• ￿¥d 4¥sets t¢S￿u￿ ￿ o
thqw •XF•d•J ￿{￿1 lives frkning mes...
10% &n8 mclhod
FNtrJ 4ss¢ts l•ss lh￿ £l.(#J) ￿ i￿1
c) IrwriL* reccwth)n
Group hifg
. ajnd membwshi
Group hw¥ ch¥9es. faru merntr*r5hip •¢ *{*￿1¢d a r•r*i¥•bt•
anis receivabl
Gr?N¢ t1￿1¥￿ble ar• xrnwi(¥J f(¥ Wh￿ b¢(1)ff￿ ILdy onbile*J lo thfr fun(￿.
Fuvl t￿1¥ 14el)8te% *• ie¢xivable tmis.
dl Rcwurees ex￿￿led
Ath expgnditurv is è¢c%wni•o tor on ￿ xcnA15 basis aThJ Thos w.n e.lassrf•J undE%f l¥Mdvws ￿pr((M￿.
tt) thg UFwil￿1￿11 coth •r• t￿$￿ rJJsis Inwffthfj drècly in SLSPP¥Jrt d cxwNJiliirp
oty'E￿. ol th& I￿11￿. costs are li￿. mmd in cOnn￿￿On wilh (rf tr
nd wlh and st*thory ¢pqWon￿ls
ei I 3tructur
fund
In￿me this thJrwJ h45 be*) 9•￿ra￿d by th• chwty and ￿ vse al incomè has wl i
tricled to a pwfirulilw p￿. In **litKJn to mq¢tirYJ th¢ t))<ts ol in f￿￿￿.1"a￿e ol
tharitls obj•XS. me unTe￿nded ftmd ha5 to pay [(* u￿ gen•nl **i*ftistral*Jn ol the compoTry.
The5• ar• furvJb' r(>liidth it) a F•tul•r purFC4¢. Chanty ￿ryS hvo restrictod fu#li¥".
M￿t)uS l represaits fund5 Till￿￿ wonts recwved ts thg w<*#S¢ Jfid of
Thw Soft¥Mo rwe&•)tS grants rqcBivcd Ihe purth•Je of¥pp￿lis1 r3Jmmui* Iraiw)rt
sonwor¢
fi PwsluF
Einkknett chwty aig lo F)In 8 defi￿d 8d*mg. TtvJrv w￿¢
no ¢JJlsiIndff￿ ccmLriLwlwy)s * ihé ¥ear •TrJ.
gl L•as•d 855pts
RLYrt* akYAM*k to ywatiww4114lK¥ wlwe s￿51￿t￿l￿ ol lh¢ bendm nsks ol ￿￿1*f$hip
re¢wain with the t•sxY *¢ ¢hW ag*nst on a stroihl ￿ basis ON•f lh¥ Ic
hLla ut*kr finAr￿ and Iwe purchA*è contiads 3nd dwe(Jated ¢)Nw Il*
u*lul o)rr•spryKlirw lowe or h*è purthas# obtyai¥)n is Ir•ted in the balanro st￿￿1 as i
liablty. Thg irtLY¢a elemw￿ ol rental oblvwdiwjns LS lo the profft loss ow th• PEIiDd

YtAR £￿ED 31 WCH X121
Tfj￿ Tc4al fijn
2025
10.2
10CO)
10.2x1
10.CO)
13.7CQ
10.L¥yJ
24.965
2.e85
3 *Ic￿le FROIIJ CHARfTAeiE ACTMT
Gffjup nire C￿￿1(￿
Ind rnwnberyw fetx
47.837
44 849
47.637
.73 710
Fu•1 Outy ret*t
39.248
5. 123
36. IP
6.123
B,951
143.718
120.182
urvJgrt*qn
Tctsl
Fu
11.ST4
11.574
11.4G7
11.1
10.489
11.125
70.489
9.081
Sal•n•*.
3.183
07.746
67,746
30,4Q
?(ki
7115
Er*Wwr's IredUrydnr*
4,15&
4.IS9
?,A41
429
Tr•YMThJ
1V
10
416
B73
28.481
32.fn•
164.6ri
- 0•￿8￿c￿ £3.48112025. £3.1XI ol frrm rwfrfkny frffKI5.

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
ol
trv¢w)n
hpPJrtTrj￿nttrt
?02
lu*+
LL**
Sijt￿rlpl1O
120
120
17.381
Ivorhwg ittruim•nt
Rwi. to￿ ¥rKI i(xxh h
T•*phwe
Olhc• o3uipmènt F0PW% Jp*J
rtbrlg. and ststior
1589
2.742
3.1C6
•lu
•1 us9
£bJèl u
£iu*i u
dmal u
i.Q21
lknik thaf
kninkJJ
Lvl
1,413
1.251
32 775
28.481
3YAFF ¢ftsTS
T*x•I
Tot•1
12D.859
B.581
106.639
Sc¢i•l
11Q,3f8
16
TrE hllov41Nd i1￿t••* •• drtwrs"
£6.9281202S. £15 WJ)
4knn Pih 12025. £4.0181
r#c*h*J •MOlL￿lI than Eeo.(m.
WCOIIE FQR ThE YtAR
Tl¥s is ar*r*WIThi'.
3.113
prtht￿ ¢j￿￿1 fts*d •18•ts.
12,322}
TAM(aeLe FIXED Assrrs
MI￿
1 Apnl 2tr25
195 T43
49 7nl
31 M*fth 3J26
CFPRf0.￿TK)M
l Apr4 ￿25
abd on di¥pty¥al%
AI 31 pA￿h èYXI
100.27V
NE1 Bu0KV￿ ur
Al 31 M•rcth 21)26
139.614
31 M•rtt) 2ULS
64 14B

soimi solAERS￿ C(JJWP4TY AccessiBLE TRANSPORT
IIOTES TO Accciipirs
YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2026
10 DeBTC*S
2025
490
832
18.888
5.43
19.720
11
CREDITORS
. arr￿urts tsllry wthK) (X* y•w
2025
Trwje credrtc
TJXUt￿ aThJ s¢x41
Other credrtors
1,887
1.751
1,218
1,091
4.569
12 MOVEMENTS IN FUNI)S
Tolal
Funds
Furn1
min￿￿￿ FuTrJ
Soft*¥￿ Furtl
Balance Jt 1 ￿ 2025
Inromiry TVSwrces
122.1
211.715
{194.407)
45,819
12,322
13.481>
1193
170,020
224 037
1197,8881
Bala￿¥ at 31 Marth 2
139.31e5
2.193
196.169
The m￿•t￿3 ar*J grwrtj to fiJTh1 tTh• wrchase rEplacenxni costs ol rrinitxJ¥qs
The cost of the min￿%•£ has been in sP¢et a5 8 t￿)itIe f￿￿j
The blar￿ (m ￿ •Ain￿O fvnd £34.at￿ (2025 £45.8191 T*tKh tr￿11 t* wrrtt•n off dgpreci•lK
¢)Yw the UMILI Irf• ot tr* tAMes
13 ANALYS18 OF NET ASSETS BETw2eN FUNDS
Restrw*d F￿d$
mir￿1￿ FWKI Sofiwjry
FUNI
Td¥l
F￿d$
FurKts
84.954
53.497
I￿614
Cash & bank fft hand
Other n•1 asMWlhats'liti•s>
1193
139.316
2,193
196.169
P•J¢ 10

SOUTH SOMERSET COMMUNITY
ACCESS18LE TRANSPORT
ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
CONTENTS
PAGE
DSreLlor8' report
lTrJeperKJent exaMI￿r,S rep(
Statemenl oi fmancial ¥L#ivrt
Balance sheet
Notes to Ihe accounts
7-10
Company reg￿tra1KM nurnber 4968756
Registered charity number
1101645
MAX FOOTE ASSOCIATES LIMITED
CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTAKrs
2 BAILEY HILL CASTLE CARY. SOMERSET. BA7 7AD

SOUTH SOMERSEf COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
DIRECTORS, REPORT
ThÈ dirèctors present their rewi with statutory accounts of the compary for the period ended 31 March
2026.
CONSTrruTION
South Somerset cornm￿1ty AGcessiblÈ Transport (CATbus> is a company limited by guaTantee aTrJ
rcgistered charity govw*d by its Memorandum and ArtKlés ofAsso(iation. Rwistwed company number
4968756. RegislerÈd charity number 1101645
PRINCIPAL ACTMTIES AND OBJECTIVES
The principal acbvrty of the ¢ompany is to provide Jccesgble and affordable commwty transport to a mral
a(ea of South SorneT5et
The objects of CATbus are to prO¥￿e a c¢Krtmunty trarwrt wvice t￿ su¢h of the inhabitarrts of South
East Somwset who are in need of s￿h a sefvice because of age. s*kness or disability (mental or
Phy￿¢91}, ¢y poverty. or because of a l&k of availabilty of adequate and safe public p3s5en9er swices.
DIPECTORS
cornpany s limitod by guarantee rlot haviThJ a share capital. Tr dire¢l￿s, who are all trU￿ee9 of the
chanty. hoklirwJ offKe during yeaf V•*r• as follows:
N J ArMJerw (Resgned 26 Februwy 2026)
A P Arrlold
L Foresler {Appointed 4 February 2026
A D P4loor•
ARPrtt
N Shephgrd
N Truman
APPOINTMENT AND TRAINING OF DIRECTORS
Drectors are appointed by the exisling board of directofs and members at Ordinary aThJ Annual General
rneBtITig5. Newly appointed directors are given a verbal indwbon togets wrth currert relevant pa￿3
including the goveming docurnent. policies and minutes of previous meets'ngs. At each board meeliry
fInar￿al fLVirts of budget progre￿ to date arKI opwatiLwl repxts. jndudiNJ stati￿)c￿ summanes of work
undenakan, are provided.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The direct¢Jrs me& quarterly lo set budgets and opttaiional targets and revw perfOrnian￿ against the
goaL8 seL The day to day running ol the charty is dele9ated to the OpwalM)ns Man
PUBUC BENÉFIT
Thè dir@ctors confim that they have complied with Ih&ir duty to have due regard to the guidaTK* on public
benefft publishea by the Chafrty Commission in exerci$iTra their power5 and dulles. CATbu5'5 purpose is lo
assist tre ywro. the aged and disabiejj and Io Fyomote cornm￿1ty Int*résrs by providing rts usèrs wtth the
oppthunty IT￿r￿nce arKI great¥ social inclusion tr￿(￿19h ts offw of comfflunty transporL
Pu¥i I

SOLrrH SOMERSET COMMUNrrY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
DIRECTORS. REPORT
..continu•J
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Th• ¢¢Ke servict prcmded by CAT￿ts ts a succ•ssful, orMlemaThl, responssve door-tTrdoor Trin9 8 Ride"
transport solution. Op•rahTr3 urbkr Socliffi 19 ￿lts, CATbus runs wheelchair-accessible minit*tses aTh
16 s&it minibuse5 to s•vÈ iThJividuals in South East Somwset who are unable to access ￿bIt transpcmt
due to rnobilty chaI￿ngeS, those who may bg finanoally thallenged or ￿ve in ￿ a￿a with inwfft'wnt
transport coverage
Membor$hip conlybues to grow. wrth charrtable activity revenue inLY••*ry by 21% comp8reJJ to tr
previou$ financial year. We remain cc#nmbtted to Suppor￿'n9 our passeryrs by keeptn9 fare5 affordable
wtrwlB upmding hvjh-quality s¢rvKe vthi¢h CATbus is well krthvn.
To mainiain a reliable and safe servy, we focused ¢M renewry ar•J Up9Trdi￿ ow fieet over Ihe past
hvelve month5. Rising mainlenance costs, ¢Jriven by vehicle a98 arml increased usage, have h￿h&￿￿ted the
need for iTrvestrnent. ￿ purchased a newty new 1&seat minibus to replxe our long-5erving Ivocn vehicle.
whilst in A￿U41 2025. VIE took delNery of >jd￿"0nal 1&se4t rninibuses, expandin9 the fleet to seven
vehicles. These adthlTrDn5 V*ill not onty suppc#t RiTrJ & Ride 3eT¥MXS but also enh*)¢e our abilrty to
provmje trip5 for local grwps and societ
tve are pkased to have re¢rurted two addibonal minibus drivers this y•ar. helptrwj us meet increasth1
defTrand and ensunng thal our fleet i5 used efficiently.
Our Social Car Scheme continues to grow. with a continued signifunt rise in hosprtal ap￿intrnent
bookirgs. Wthile drivw all¢cation remains a logisb'cal challenge due t¢ the limrteJJ number of volunteer5, our
dedicated volunteer drivers ¢onts'nue to provide essential Support to mwnber3 of the communty.
The fin8nc3al year •ThdirwJ 31 March 2026 has financial challenge5. Owating costs
rosé by 21%. matth'ng our increase in ctsrtabl• revwue. with many cost Ir￿rease3 beyond our control. At
the time. the fundr81gng landscape has bttome Ir(rea￿￿JIY ¢ompetrtive. with m(Ye charities seeking
pport from a limrtejj p(￿ of fvnding providers. Despile these pressures. we remain OPbmi51ic that
i(Jib'ons will stabilise and are fvlly C(￿Mitt￿d to adapkn'ng and meeting future challeTrJes. Our fundraisir¥J
in year. rose 10 £78.326 up from £52.665 in the previous yoar, an Iruease of 45%. a testamorf tg the
qualily of servi￿ we provide and a rePUta￿n of care 5UPPOrt to our C4xnmuW.
CATbus c¢M)tinues to be the le3diTrJ provider of communty iransrort in SoLrth East s￿erSel. Our seMc• is
a lifeline fof many. helpir￿ to reduce social i$oLition by provKliTrJ e55ential, accwble tranSport*￿n to
those vhko would 0￿rwiSe be confined to their hM)e5
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The staternent of financial activities and balwbce sheet are set out on p￿es 5 and 6 of ihe accounts. T
charrty recorded a suWus of £26,149 for the year boir¥J an Incr&￿ in unrestritaed fu￿1$ of £17.308 and
an increase in restrided funds of £8,841.
RESERVES POUCY
dir•cth have an ekabl6hed policy wh•r*by wJffici¥rt unrestrK*oMI funds sho￿1 be accumulalod o¥w
time to enable I¥*rtIr￿ti0n of dmrty's operalion f￿ a period of six monlhs ar#J to wovide tr the
funding of an1￿¥paIe￿ captal expendilurn not covered by restricted funds.
The dif￿015 note tr￿t tho reS￿S at the 31 M8i¢h 2026 are in ac¢ord to this pdicy.

SOUTH SOMERSEf COMMUNrrrf ACCESS18LE TRANSPORT
DIRECTORS. REPORT
..conb'nued
DIRECTORS, RESPONSIBILMES
The diredo¢s are requi￿￿ by UK company law to prepare finanoal stJternents for each finantsal yèar which
gi¥e a truo and fair ¥￿V of the state of affaiT5 of ccmpany ¥¥J of tré ￿atement of fnancial ath'vib'es of
tho compary t￿ that perw)d. In prepariry these finanoal staloments the dire￿￿5 are requireA to:
Select surtab* poli¢i•S apply t1￿ consistenty.
Make judgemwtts ostimatos that are reasonable and wudBrt
Prepare tr* financial statememts ￿ a gThng corKem basrn rt ts lnaw0rx￿tQ lo preu
Iro1 tr* cunpany will contsnue in bU￿nesS.
The directors are responsible for keeping propor ac£ounting recr￿dS whith (fisdose wth reasonable
accuracy at any ttme the finanrjal posiljon of the company and to enable tr+￿ to ertsu¢ that the finana4
statements compty wrth the Comwios Acl 20(￿. ¥e also re¥)onsible for safeguarding the assets of
the company herrte ts tsknf¥J reasonth steps and of fra￿j arKI other
irregulanties.
Thè difectors have Ccffjpr￿ with duty in section 4 of ts Cunpanu Art 2ti)6 to h•v• du* rtyard io
guidan￿ published by the Charty Commissi(￿.
ADDRESS
The Pfincip41 •ddress of th• ccmpany is Tr Balsam ¢•￿e. Basam Park. VAncarrton 8A9 9HB
ADVISORS
Th• ccffipany's advisors are..
Accountants: Max Foole AS￿lateS Ltd. 2 Bal￿ Hill Cary, Sc*Ywse( BA7 7AD
Bankern: Ct>OpWati￿ Bank. PO Box 250. Dell House, SOuttr￿. SkelmeJ5dale IW18 6V¥
ACCOUNTS
The financial Stat￿e￿ c(ffith wrth the Chanties Act 2011. the ComparM8%Ad 2(￿￿. the Mem(YWKlufft &
Artides ofAsxKiab¢yI. and AC￿UnI1￿ aThJ Repthrvj by Chanlies: staterne￿ ol Recornrnertded Pract
applTrcable to Gharrtjes preparing their accourt5 In aCcOrdar￿ wrth Ihe Financsal Repthty stand¥d
applKabk in UK arml Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 effective 1 January 2015.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the k¥OVryWS ap￿ICable to companies subpd to the
srnall CoMpan￿s. regtme.
ON BEH
OF THE BOARD
Dat￿. 4A
Chaim
Page 3

INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE uNAuD￿ED
ACCOUNTS OF SOUTH SOMERSET COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
I rewi to the trustees on the ac¢ounts of Soulh S(xnerset Communty Accessible
Transport for th2 year ended 31 Marth 2026. whith are set oul on paoes 5 to 10.
Respective rosponsibililies of trustoes and examiner
The Iru5tees (who are also the dIre￿or5 of Ihe company for the purposes of company law)
are reswnsible for the preparat￿n of the accounts. The chartvs trustees consider that
an audrt is not required for this year urmjer seth.on 144(21 of the Chanbes Act 2011 (the
2011 Aa) and thal an independent examination is needed.
Ha￿ng satis1￿¢ mysett thai me cthanty ts rbot SUDJect to audrt untter company law ana Is
eligible tor independent examination. it Is my reswnsibility to examine the accounts under
secbon 145 of the 2011 Atr, to folbw the procedures laKd d(r•vn in the General Diredions
given by the Chanty Commission under secbon 145(5)Ib) of the 2011 ACL. and state
whelher particular matters have come io my attent￿1.
Basis of indep•ndent examinerfs report
My examination was Carried out in aol)r(Jan￿ wilh the General Directions given by the
Charty Commission. An examination Includes a review of the accounb.ng records kept by
the charty and a comparison of the ac£ounts presented with those records. It also
indudes Consideration ol any unusual rtems or disdosures in ts accounts. and the
seekirNJ of explanatiorts from you as trustees contemiThJ any such matters. The
PrDcedures undenaken do not provide all the eviden￿ thal would be rg]uired in an audit
and, consequenlty, no opinion is gNen as to vthether the ￿Unts present a 'true and fair
and the ￿port is limrted to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent oxarnlnerfs ststement
In connecbon with my examination. matter has come to my attention which gp4e5 rne
reasonable cause to believe that. in any material respecL the requirements to keep
accounting recorts in acC(￿dan￿ s386 of the Companbes Act 2006 and lo prepare
accounts which accord wth the aco)unb"ng records and to comply with the accounts'ng
requirements of the Companies Act 20CE and with the methods and principles of thB
statement of Rec￿nmended Praciice: Accounts"ng and Repo￿.n9 by Charrties (appltcable
to d)arities PTeparing their ac£(￿nts in accordance wrth the Flnanual Reportsng Standard
appliable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1 (r2)) have not been ￿￿t. or to which. in
my opinion, attention shouhj be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Sian Hil FCCA
Max Foote Associates Limited
Charlered Certifie(l Accountsnts
2 Bailey Hill
Castle Cary
Somerset
8A7 7AD
Dated: 4 August 2026
Prye4

SOUTH SOkERSET COMMUNtrY AC¢ESSI8LE TRANSPORT
STATEMENT OF FINAMCIAL ACTivmES
YEAR EMOW 31 klARCM 2026
2028
2025
Furo
F￿d
Incom•
r)m8h'c¢is And k¥anls
CharTIOtile activiri¢4
Invp3tment inGtyn¢ . lniu￿ wiv•d
ow g•ns . ￿1n on th"iF¥￿al ol M￿￿trAj$
GG.326
145.218
171
10.CIXI
76.328
145118
171
52.885
120. 162
2.322
Tot•1 Incoffl
211.715
12.322
224.037
173.168
Exp¢ndlturé
194,407
3.481
197.88B
164.617
Total •wndlQur¢
194.407
3,481
197.￿0
164 677
incom• r•prtsMtlng • n•t rnovrnl in lundg
17.J)8
8.841
26,149
8.491
Reconcili•tw)ti ot funds
Totsl Ic*knwrd
122.008
48.012
170,020
101,529
To￿1 funds car￿d fr1Th￿Id
139 316
56.853
1&*.16Q
170.020

SIXJTH SOIAERSET COMIIUNifY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
BALANCE SHEET AT 31 IAARCH 2026
20?6
25
Fix•d agjéts
Tang￿e &sgets
139.614
64.148
Currgnt assets
O¢#iors
Cash al tr*nk aTrJ #i
10
5.434
55.690
19,720
Total cwrent •ssgts
109.776
Liabilrt
Crethtofs lallmg dtKÈ %*ith"n or* year
11
{4,569)
13.904)
$6.555
105.872
196.109
170.020
Tl* fvrKIs of the et•rfty:
Re$liiGl•d Ir￿￿me fuThJs
Unr•thctty) InCtKw* fur￿8
12
12
56.853
139.316
48.012
1*,169
17U.020
dire¢i¢¥s 41fo sltisfiad tt7at the cornparby enb'uttd to exempD'M tr¢)m provis￿ ol th•
C¢yrylan￿ Aci 2U061th• Act) relabn9 to aLbJrt of Ihe financial st*wn¢ni$ Ic¢ Ihe year by
s•th'ork 477 and that r>J m•M￿r or hJ¥e an aL#Yrt rwrsuarrt tD Secth.￿ 476 ￿ th• ACL
The ¢￿￿40r9 thqir ￿￿￿$it￿lI1￿ lty ¢tynFtymg with rnqu1rWn￿ crf AL* *ith
ThE ￿)ve bcen prepared in •￿rdance th 1he provisi¢xw ar*•ble lo •*)jeA
10 Ihe sm•1 oynP￿le$, f¢g1111e.
8EHALF OF THE 80ARD.
N•m*'.

soimi s(XER5ET COIAPaUNfry ACCESSIBLE TRAMSPORT
NOTES TO ThE ACCCXJNTS
YEAR eNDED 31 IAARCH 2026
1 ACCOUNTING POLKIES
Thè w'ncipal •cc4Xrting •Jor*¢J m Ihe ()f Ihtr ffinan￿1 *¢ ¥qt bdcw
NJ Ii¥vB b￿) ￿)$41¢nI￿ **d.
•} Ba515 of piq)ortili
Trbv ￿￿1￿¢￿1 sWem.m% been prepjrod M acc￿￿0￿¢ Ac¢witiThJ Re[￿1￿ by Charltsws..
&￿{W￿.n1 of Reeommend¥J Pr**'cL' J¢ylicatye lo rrytrBrir4 thpir qlW)iUW*¢ v*trb
Iho Fina￿?& Rep￿lIn9 st￿d￿d appluble UK oi i(ok)na IF 1021 leffe¢JN• I
January lQ15I {C.hBriliE5 SORP IFRS 102}1. Ftywnaai wplicJbl• in thB UK
Reput* ol Ir•l¥r*J IFRS 102) Ilxy C¢*)x)•n*4 2CTh.
ScAth Scrfnrnl C(xr¥nwwty A(xessible Trw%>￿ mwts vl a FX*lic •itity und•r
FRS 11Y2. As¥ets ond ts"aWrfies ffMti•lty r4wiwJ qil (J)St (w valu•.
b) D9k¥¥Triilwn
0wecAat￿n bwn rompwlcd 10 off tr* ol *iL4• ￿¥d 4¥sets t¢S￿u￿ ￿ o
thqw •XF•d•J ￿{￿1 lives frkning mes...
10% &n8 mclhod
FNtrJ 4ss¢ts l•ss lh￿ £l.(#J) ￿ i￿1
c) IrwriL* reccwth)n
Group hifg
. ajnd membwshi
Group hw¥ ch¥9es. faru merntr*r5hip •¢ *{*￿1¢d a r•r*i¥•bt•
anis receivabl
Gr?N¢ t1￿1¥￿ble ar• xrnwi(¥J f(¥ Wh￿ b¢(1)ff￿ ILdy onbile*J lo thfr fun(￿.
Fuvl t￿1¥ 14el)8te% *• ie¢xivable tmis.
dl Rcwurees ex￿￿led
Ath expgnditurv is è¢c%wni•o tor on ￿ xcnA15 basis aThJ Thos w.n e.lassrf•J undE%f l¥Mdvws ￿pr((M￿.
tt) thg UFwil￿1￿11 coth •r• t￿$￿ rJJsis Inwffthfj drècly in SLSPP¥Jrt d cxwNJiliirp
oty'E￿. ol th& I￿11￿. costs are li￿. mmd in cOnn￿￿On wilh (rf tr
nd wlh and st*thory ¢pqWon￿ls
ei I 3tructur
fund
In￿me this thJrwJ h45 be*) 9•￿ra￿d by th• chwty and ￿ vse al incomè has wl i
tricled to a pwfirulilw p￿. In **litKJn to mq¢tirYJ th¢ t))<ts ol in f￿￿￿.1"a￿e ol
tharitls obj•XS. me unTe￿nded ftmd ha5 to pay [(* u￿ gen•nl **i*ftistral*Jn ol the compoTry.
The5• ar• furvJb' r(>liidth it) a F•tul•r purFC4¢. Chanty ￿ryS hvo restrictod fu#li¥".
M￿t)uS l represaits fund5 Till￿￿ wonts recwved ts thg w<*#S¢ Jfid of
Thw Soft¥Mo rwe&•)tS grants rqcBivcd Ihe purth•Je of¥pp￿lis1 r3Jmmui* Iraiw)rt
sonwor¢
fi PwsluF
Einkknett chwty aig lo F)In 8 defi￿d 8d*mg. TtvJrv w￿¢
no ¢JJlsiIndff￿ ccmLriLwlwy)s * ihé ¥ear •TrJ.
gl L•as•d 855pts
RLYrt* akYAM*k to ywatiww4114lK¥ wlwe s￿51￿t￿l￿ ol lh¢ bendm nsks ol ￿￿1*f$hip
re¢wain with the t•sxY *¢ ¢hW ag*nst on a stroihl ￿ basis ON•f lh¥ Ic
hLla ut*kr finAr￿ and Iwe purchA*è contiads 3nd dwe(Jated ¢)Nw Il*
u*lul o)rr•spryKlirw lowe or h*è purthas# obtyai¥)n is Ir•ted in the balanro st￿￿1 as i
liablty. Thg irtLY¢a elemw￿ ol rental oblvwdiwjns LS lo the profft loss ow th• PEIiDd

YtAR £￿ED 31 WCH X121
Tfj￿ Tc4al fijn
2025
10.2
10CO)
10.2x1
10.CO)
13.7CQ
10.L¥yJ
24.965
2.e85
3 *Ic￿le FROIIJ CHARfTAeiE ACTMT
Gffjup nire C￿￿1(￿
Ind rnwnberyw fetx
47.837
44 849
47.637
.73 710
Fu•1 Outy ret*t
39.248
5. 123
36. IP
6.123
B,951
143.718
120.182
urvJgrt*qn
Tctsl
Fu
11.ST4
11.574
11.4G7
11.1
10.489
11.125
70.489
9.081
Sal•n•*.
3.183
07.746
67,746
30,4Q
?(ki
7115
Er*Wwr's IredUrydnr*
4,15&
4.IS9
?,A41
429
Tr•YMThJ
1V
10
416
B73
28.481
32.fn•
164.6ri
- 0•￿8￿c￿ £3.48112025. £3.1XI ol frrm rwfrfkny frffKI5.

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
ol
trv¢w)n
hpPJrtTrj￿nttrt
?02
lu*+
LL**
Sijt￿rlpl1O
120
120
17.381
Ivorhwg ittruim•nt
Rwi. to￿ ¥rKI i(xxh h
T•*phwe
Olhc• o3uipmènt F0PW% Jp*J
rtbrlg. and ststior
1589
2.742
3.1C6
•lu
•1 us9
£bJèl u
£iu*i u
dmal u
i.Q21
lknik thaf
kninkJJ
Lvl
1,413
1.251
32 775
28.481
3YAFF ¢ftsTS
T*x•I
Tot•1
12D.859
B.581
106.639
Sc¢i•l
11Q,3f8
16
TrE hllov41Nd i1￿t••* •• drtwrs"
£6.9281202S. £15 WJ)
4knn Pih 12025. £4.0181
r#c*h*J •MOlL￿lI than Eeo.(m.
WCOIIE FQR ThE YtAR
Tl¥s is ar*r*WIThi'.
3.113
prtht￿ ¢j￿￿1 fts*d •18•ts.
12,322}
TAM(aeLe FIXED Assrrs
MI￿
1 Apnl 2tr25
195 T43
49 7nl
31 M*fth 3J26
CFPRf0.￿TK)M
l Apr4 ￿25
abd on di¥pty¥al%
AI 31 pA￿h èYXI
100.27V
NE1 Bu0KV￿ ur
Al 31 M•rcth 21)26
139.614
31 M•rtt) 2ULS
64 14B

soimi solAERS￿ C(JJWP4TY AccessiBLE TRANSPORT
IIOTES TO Accciipirs
YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2026
10 DeBTC*S
2025
490
832
18.888
5.43
19.720
11
CREDITORS
. arr￿urts tsllry wthK) (X* y•w
2025
Trwje credrtc
TJXUt￿ aThJ s¢x41
Other credrtors
1,887
1.751
1,218
1,091
4.569
12 MOVEMENTS IN FUNI)S
Tolal
Funds
Furn1
min￿￿￿ FuTrJ
Soft*¥￿ Furtl
Balance Jt 1 ￿ 2025
Inromiry TVSwrces
122.1
211.715
{194.407)
45,819
12,322
13.481>
1193
170,020
224 037
1197,8881
Bala￿¥ at 31 Marth 2
139.31e5
2.193
196.169
The m￿•t￿3 ar*J grwrtj to fiJTh1 tTh• wrchase rEplacenxni costs ol rrinitxJ¥qs
The cost of the min￿%•£ has been in sP¢et a5 8 t￿)itIe f￿￿j
The blar￿ (m ￿ •Ain￿O fvnd £34.at￿ (2025 £45.8191 T*tKh tr￿11 t* wrrtt•n off dgpreci•lK
¢)Yw the UMILI Irf• ot tr* tAMes
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