## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 Nov 2024 **To** 31 Oct 2025 ## Section A Reference and administration details > **Charity name** Bedale Community Minibus **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1158623 > **Charity's principal address** Office 5, First Floor 6 The Market Place, Bedale North Yorkshire ~~ee~~ **Postcode** DL8 1EQ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Anthony Wood Chairman > 2 David Emerson > 3 John Haynes 4 Richard Pullman > 5 Angela Maw 6 John Mainwaring-Taylor 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~===~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) CIO Trustee selection methods > (eg. appointed by, elected by) Elected by the Trustees, confirmed at the AGM ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: We are part of Hambleton Community Association, Community Minibus Network - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; We are members of NCVO and the Trustees consider their guidance - the charity’s organisational and adopt their procedures and templates where appropriate - structure and any wider network with which the charity works; We are a member of the Community Transport Association - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** To provide transport for those with disabilities, the elderly, local **Summary of the objects of the** community groups and those in danger of becoming socially **charity set out in its** isolated. **governing document** March **2012** **TAR** 2 The main activities are: Provision of transport driven by volunteers - to weekly markets - to local community groups on outings - social outings for the elderly and those socially isolated **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** In addition - the facility for other entitled organisations to hire our minibuses - training our own and other organisations' drivers to the MIDAS standard ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** We rent an office in Bedale market place, which is open most weekdays from 0900-1200. Our office is run entirely by volunteers, who cover 3 days, with a Trustee covering the fourth. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** The charity has had another busy year with lots of community **during the year** bookings. We have managed to maintain our number of volunteer drivers. We successfully relocated our office after the building the previous one was in, was sold. We successfully bid for a North Yorkshire Council grant towards the purchase of a new minibus, which should arrive at the end of the calendar year. March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves A financial reserve is maintained to support the running of the charity, with the main use of the funds being to ensure the periodic replacement of our vehicles. Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional inforniation) You rnay choose to indude additional information. where relevant atK)Ut: the charity's principal sources of fvnds (induding any fundraising). how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the Charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Our main sources of income are: hire of vehicles donations and fundraising DfT fuel rebate Our expenditure is fully committed to maintaining the minibuses in a roadworthy condition and providing support to the volunteers who drive them. Our reserve funds are held in a business savings account with the Co-operative Bank. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Posltion (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) ony Wood Chairman John Haynes Trustee Date 10 February 2026 TAR March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION L£ Ni I gL4S FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts 1158S23 CC16a For the period from 01111r2024 3111 or2025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrict•d funds to th• h•amt Endowment funds to n•arn•t£ R•strict•d funds Total funds Last y•ar to the n￿￿1£ A1 Receipts Hire Incorlle 9342 9.242 25 Midas Income Don4bons and Fundr•*ng Grants Community Tnps Fuel Rebete Bonk Int•rest 745 21.400 745 1.280 Sub total(Gffjss income forAR) 42.115 42,116 A2 Asset and investmont sales, Isee tsble). Sub total Total rnc•lpts 42,115 42.110 A3 Payments Office Rent and Rates Office Costs 2.042 2,042 28 Pety Cèsh Volunta•r Support Costs Volunteer Expen8es V?hi¢le Fu¢1 Costs Vehid• In5uranc• Vehide mainten￿¢? urndraising Expenses 1,063 83 1161 100 2.161 2.00$ 4,1)03 150 Sub total 13.163 13,153 A4 Asset and Investm•nt purchases, (see table) Sub total rotal payments 13.153 13.153 Net of receIpt￿(Payments) A5 Transfer5 betw•on funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 28,962 28.962 28,962 28,962 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restrict￿ funds funds ) neavest t Endowment funds to n•arest £ to n￿1¢*1 £ 81 Cash funds Cfrop CunentALXtxJnt .4132 Sl,095 CCKX R1 a(xx)unts (SS) 0910W20% Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Bedale Community Minibus I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Bedale Community Minibus for the year ended 31 October 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report: As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement: I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required 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 examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: LiAJDh It0￿T￿￿. CrtÉf(Jr& IttL'£ S Lf(m e PON 1144 3Ti 18 bL126. Address: Date: