REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06901868 (Eihgland Wales) REGISTF.RF.D CFIARITY NUMBER: 1140576 Report of the Triistees And Unaudited Financial Stateinents for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 for Ark Community Transport Ltd Kinsella Clarke Liinited 61 Stanley Road Bootle Merseyside L20 7BZ Ark Cornmunlly Transport Ltd Contents of the Flnan¢ial Statements for tlie Yegr Ended 31 Oetober 21)24 Page Report of the Trust¢e¥ Independent Examincy's Report Statement of Financial AetivitÉes BAlamee Sheet Note$ to the Financial state￿¢￿t$ 6 to 10 Detailed Statement of Financial Actlvltles Ark Community Transport Ltd Report of the Trustees for the Year Ei nded 31 Oetobey 2024 The truslees who are also diiEctors of the charity foi. the purpose5 of the Companies Act 2006, piesent the￿r report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2024. The tn]stees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Slatement of Recon)mended Practice applic3bl¢ to charities preparing their accounts in accordanc¢ with the Financial Repoi1ing Standai'd applicable in the UK and Republic of li'ciand (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019). ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Ch8ritable attivities The ehai'ity provides a high standard of ti'anspoit and woi'kinbi environmellt foi. both end usei's and staff, The vehicles aiE specially adapted for ti'an8poi1ing wheelc11airs. I'He vehicles 8r¢ serviced and inaintained to a high lev¢l. Di'iv¢rs and att¢ndants ar¢ all fully qualified, experien¢ed and DBS ¢hecked. The charity serYi¢¢s contracts for WiiTal Borough Council, assisting vulnei'able childien and adults with mental andlor physical disabilities to attend day care centres, benefitting the user pi'oviding 50m¢ r¢spite for the care1%. STRucfuRC, GOVERNAINCE AND MANAGILMEI NT Constitution and governing document Th¢ charity is controllcd by its gov¢rning document, a deed of trust, and ¢onstitutes a limited coinpany, limited by guarantee, 2s defined by the Coinpanies Act 2006. Constitution and organisAtion The I'egistered name of the Charity is Ai'k Cornmunity Transport Limited, Charity number 1140576 and company numbci. 06901868. The charity is an incorporat¢d association and i8 gov¢med by the teiins of its Memorandum & Articles of Association. The charity was established and incoTPQI'ated on I l May 2009. Reeruilment and appointmeTht of ￿e￿ trustees Ncw tru.8tees are appoitTrted by existing trustees based upon the skills and knowledge that they may bring to the chai'ity to strengthen the dcplh of governance #nd operational performance. Objectives and Aclivities I'he objects of the charity are to provide tYan8porl facilities for vulnei'able children and adults with mental andlor physical disabililies. The ts'ustees confinn that they have refettcd to thc guidtnce contailled in the Chai'ity Commission's gemeral guidance on public benefit when reviewittg th¢ ¢haYity's allns and objectives. Rlsk management The tsi]stees tru5teeshave a duty to identify aiid Irview the risks to whieh the chai'itycharity is exposed and to ensure appropriat¢ controls are in place to provide reasonable assui?nce ag&inst fraud and error. REFEI RENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIts Registered CornpaRy niimbey 06901868 (England and Wgles) R¢gi5tered Cliaylty numb¢i' 1140576 Registered office B¥aiifort House Beaufort Road Birkenhead Merseyside CH41 IHE Page I Ai'li Community Transport Ltd Report of the Trustee5 for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 Trustee5 S A tay Dii'ector (appointed 1.12.23) Miss C Z Buri'ows Directoi. {Irsigned 1.3.25) A K Erzouki Diiectol. J Derbyshire Director (i¢$igned 22.3.24) Mrs J Lay (appointed 1.3.25) Company Se£r£tary Indepeiident Examiner Siinon J Kirkham FCCA ACA Kinsella Clarke Limited 61 Stanley Road Booile Merts¢ysid¢ L20 7BZ Appi'oved by order of the board of truslees on 30 July 2025 and sÉgned ott its b¢half by.. A K Ei'zouki - Trnsfre Page 2 Independeiit Exftmaiier's Report to the Truste¢s of Ark Community Traiisport Ltd Independemt examlner'5 report to tlie trustees of Ark Community Tr4nsport Ltd ('the Cojnpany,) I report to the Charity Iruste¢$ on my examination of the accounts of the Cornpktiy for the year ¢iided 31 Octob¢i' 21r24. Responslbilitie8 and basis of r¢poYt As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors For the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the pr¢pardtion of the accounts in a¢cordanc¢ with the Itquir¢menls of the Companie5 Act 2006 Cthe 2006 Act'}. Having satisfied mys¢lf that the accounts of the Company ar¢ not requiird to be audited under Pail 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligibl¢ for illdepend¢nt examit)ation, I report in respect of iny examin#tion of your charity's accounts as carried oul under Section 145 of tlie Chki'itses Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 A¢t). In canying out tny examination I have followed the Dir¢¢tions given by the Charity Commission ut]der Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. Indepenilent exklffliner's 5tat¢ment Since your chai'ity's gr05s income exceeded £250,000 your ¢xaminer must be a rnt￿b¢r of a listed body. I can confu that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a Tnember ol the Institute of Chartered Accountants in F.ngland and Wales, which is one of the listed bodie5. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no mallers have cotne to my attention in connection with the examinatEon giving me Cause io believe: accounting iT¢ords were not kept in r¢spect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act. or the accounts do not accoi'd witli those I'ecord5' or the accounts do not comply with the ac¢ounlin¥ iequiiements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other thali any requTrcTnent that th¢ accounts give a tru¢ and fair view which is not o matter con5Ed¢red as pait of all 11￿ep¢rtdent exgmination,. oi. the accounts have not been pr¢par¢d in accordancc with tlie methods and pi'illciples ol the Stalement of Recommended Prnctice for accountinb> and repoi'lillgy by charities (applicable to ¢harilitS PlEparing their accounts in accordance with the Financi&l Reporting Staiid8rd applicable in the UK aiid RepublE¢ of Ireland (FRS 102)). I have contems aT]d have come across no other Inatt¢rs in conneetion with th¢ examination to which attention should be drawn in thi8 repoit in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be irachcd. Simon J Kirkham FCCA ACA Kinsella Cl