Examinerfs unqualified report (for a noncompany charity preparing receipts and payments accounts) wlth a gross income of £250,000 or less In the relevant financial year Independent examlnerfs report to the trustees of Upper Coquetdale Communlty Transport I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Upper Coquetdale Community Transport {UCCT) for the year ended 31" July 2024. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity trustees of UCCT you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charltles Act 2011 ('the ACVI. I report in respect of my examination of the Trusts accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dlrections given by the Charity Commission under section 145(51(b) of the Act. Independent examlnerfs statement I have completed my examlnation. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination givin8 me cause to believe that in any material respect: accountlng records were not kept in respect of the Trust as requlred by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinatlon to which attentlon should. rawn In thi5 report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: P£ i£K COLOlT Address: Ay Date: O>rl,./ i*
Chairman's Statement: Financial Year 2023-2024
The trustees have monitored the affairs of the Trust and are happy with the various investments and income. The trustees have met four times during the year to review the operations of the Trust. An AGM and an Ordinary Meeting for members were also held.
Following the pandemic the use of our service by community groups has stabilised below prepandemic levels and our own excursions and weekly Rothbury shopping service for elderly residents remain popular.
Our health transport service for elderly, disabled and mobility-impaired local residents using our own and volunteers’ cars continues to be a valuable and much used service, fulfilling about ten appointments a week.
This year we have extended the Route 16 public bus service, which we operate on behalf of Northumberland County Council, in both coverage and frequency. The service provides access to the remoter parts of upper Coquetdale.
To facilitate these services to the community we continue to liaise with the Rothbury GP surgery and with Northumberland County Council.
We received funding to support our work from: The National Lottery Community Fund to support the running of our hybrid vehicle for the health transport service; the Coquetdale League of Friends to support the same service; Rothbury Parish Council; and Tarmac. We also received a number of donations.
The charity did not carry out any fundraising activities of the kind covered by the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice.
John Lazarus Chairman
22 August 2024
Upper Coquetdale Community 1105007 Transport From 01/08/2023 To 31/07/2024
Receipts and Payments Accounts
Section A Receipts and payments
| Section A Receipts and payments | From | 01/08/2023 | To | 31/07/2024 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted Funds - Rothbury Parish Council |
Restricted Funds - Tarmac |
Restricted Funds - Coquetdale League of Friends |
Restricted Funds - The National Lottery Community Fund: RC North East and Cumbria Region |
Restricted Funds - Ukraine Refugees Fund |
Restricted Funds - Northumberland Estates Community Fund |
Total funds | Total Funds Last Year |
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| A1 Receipts | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||||
| Income - Donations 1,918 1,918 878 Income - Bank and Other Interest 1,446 1,446 329 Income - Unrestricted Grants - - - Income - Restricted Grants - 608 8,000 1,500 5,261 15,369 28,621 Income - Bus Fares Section 19 4,167 4,167 4,800 Income - Bus Fees and Fares Section 22 12,631 12,631 11,189 Income - Car Service Fares 3,303 3,303 3,978 Income - BSOG 370 370 482 Sub total (Gross income for AR) 23,835 608 8,000 1,500 5,261 - -39,204 50,277 A2 Asset and investment sales sub total - - - - - - - - - Total receipts 23,835 608 8,000 1,500 5,261 - - 39,204 50,277 ~~ee~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Bus Insurance | - | - | 468 | 468 | 1,647 | 647 | 2,115 | 2,445 | ||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Car Insurance | - | - | 1,629 | 629 | 1,629 | 2,293 | ||||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Route 16 -Driver Wages | 3,581 | 581 | 3,581 | 581 | 3,646 | |||||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Route 16 -Driver Expenses | 338 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 425 | |||||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Bus Repairs and Services | 15 | 15 | 2,210 | 2,210 | 2,225 | 2,225 | 4,223 | |||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Car Repairs and Services | - | - | 1,823 | 823 | 1,823 | 823 | 1,418 | |||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Bus Fuel | - | - | 2,559 | 559 | 2,559 | 3,525 | ||||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Car Fuel | 51 | 51 | 1,603 | 603 | **1,654 ** | 4 | 1,934 | |||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Bus Driver Expenses | 21 | 21 | 50 | 50 | 71 | 71 | - | |||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Car Driver Expenses | - | - | 450 | 450 | 512 | 512 | 962 | 962 | 1,207 | |||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Training | - | - | 853 | 853 | 853 | 1,202 | ||||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Advertising | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Credit Card Payment Charges | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Charitable Activities Expenditure - Sundries | 402 | 402 | **402 ** | 2 | 2,198 | |||||||||||||
| Transport Manager Support Costs - Wages | 16,436 | 436 | 140 | 140 | 681 | 681 | 1,050 | 050 | 1,500 | 500 | **19,807 ** | 7 | 19,917 | |||||
| Transport Manager Support Costs - Home Office Utilities | 504 | 504 | 504 | 504 | 514 | |||||||||||||
| Transport Manager Support Costs - Telephone & Broadband | 42 | 42 | 496 | 496 | 538 | 538 | 478 | |||||||||||
| Transport Manager Support Costs - Postage and Stationery | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Transport Manager Support Costs - Travel | 62 | 62 | **62 ** | 2 | 92 | |||||||||||||
| Transport Manager Support Costs - Sundries | 398 | 398 | 398 | 471 | ||||||||||||||
| Sub total | 22,073 | 22,073 | 608 | 608 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 5,055 | 5,055 | - 2,508 | - 2,508 | - 2,508 | - 2,508 | 39,744 | 39,744 | 46,092 | |
| Section A Receipts and payments -continued | ||||||||||||||||||
| A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asset Purchases - Motor Vehicles | - | - | 96 | |||||||||||||||
| Asset Purchases - Computer Equipment | - | - | 198 | |||||||||||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 294 | |||||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
22,073 608 8,000 1,500 5,055 - 2,508 39,744 46,386 1,762 - - - 206 - -2,508 -540 3,891 - - - - - - - - - 72,002 - - - 2,350 195 2,508 77,055 73,164 73,764 - - - 2,556 195 - 76,515 77,055 ~~====>>—~~ ~~>>~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
| at the end of the period | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Details | Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted Funds - The National Lottery Community Fund: RC North East and Cumbria Region to nearest £ |
Restricted Funds - Ukraine Refugees Fund |
| Lloyds Current Account | 21,726 | 2,556 | 195 |
| Shawbrook Account | 17,445 | ||
| Cambridge 2 Year Bond 2023 | 18,747 | ||
| Cambridge 2 year Bond 2024 | 18,597 | - | - |
| Total cash funds | 76,515 | 2,556 | 195 |
| Details | Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
| Debtors (Unpaid Invoices) | 1,835 | - | |
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) |
Current value (optional) |
| - | - | ||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) |
Current value (optional) |
| Mercedes Minibus NK16 0TW | N/A | 75,321 | - |
| HP Laptop | N/A | 804 | - |
| Printer | N/A | 198 | - |
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV |
N/A | 38,489 | - |
| ~~NL20 HZU~~ Hybrid Satnav Garmin |
N/A | 96 | - |
| Fund to which | Amount due | When due (optional) | |
| Details | |||
| Creditors (Uncleared Cheques) | Unrestricted Funds |
0 | |
| Signature | Name | Date of approval | |