ROSIE MINIBUS ORGANISATION
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2023/24
The Rosie Minibus has had another successful year thanks to all the hard work of all of our volunteers. Drivers, Passenger Assistants, helpers, and committee members all have played a part.
Our most important clients continue to be the Scouts and Bluebell Café and I know how important we are to them, but also to the school, the Over 55s and the community generally.
We continue to co-operate well with the Hartley Wintney Parish Council, albeit sometimes with a bit of give and take, including driving the community bus.
Thanks to David’s efforts our financial position remains strong.
We will need to increase our charges to clients as costs inexorably rise. Some of these costs are due to the age of the vehicle and Graham is suggesting that we need to consider whether it should be replaced.
Let me finish by thanking all of our volunteers. You enable some members of the community to do things they would otherwise not be able to do. Others enjoy a door to door chauffeur driven service.
You are providing a valuable service to the community and it is important that it continues.
Derek Trendell
27 September 2024
ROSIE MINIBUS ORGANISATION
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS STATEMENTS
| 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2022-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARTING BANK BALANCES | £ | £ | |
| Cambridge and Counties Bank Saver Account | 49917.79 50783.84 | ||
| NatWest Current Account | 2774.62 | 1678.14 |
|
| Total | £52692.41 | £52461.98 | |
| RECEIPTS | |||
| Hire of Community Bus | 182.35 | 1345.04 | |
| Hire of Rosie | 2349.79 | 2196.50 | |
| Bank Interest |
2108.72 | 1133.95 |
|
| VAT Refunds | 826.41 | 0.00 | |
| Bus Services Operator’s Grant | 235.17 | 0.00 | |
| £5701.74 | £4675.49 | ||
| PAYMENTS | |||
| Minibus Fuel | 822.21 | 893.06 | |
| Insurance | 984.31 | 1011.17 | |
| Minibus Servicing & repairs including MOT | 2094.15 | 1381.26 |
|
| Ramp |
396.00 | ||
| Section 19,Blue badge | 0.00 | 21.00 | |
| Vehicle Tax | 165.00 | 255.75 | |
| Training & CRB checks of volunteers | 480.00 | 240.00 | |
| Other items | 742.80 | 239.67 | |
| Sundry Expenses | 0.00 | 7.15 | |
| Contribution to Community Bus | 4000.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total | £9288.47 | £4445.06 | |
| EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS | (3586.73) | (230.43) | |
| CLOSING BANK BALANCES | |||
| Cambridge and Counties Bank Saver Account | 46025.81 | 49917.79 |
|
| Lloyds Bank Treasurer's/NatWest Account | 3079.87 | 2774.62 | |
| Total |
£49105.68 | £52692.41 |
D.A.Tunnell, Honorary Treasurer. 26.09.2024
HON. TREASURERS REPORT
We still have a healthy reserve but total funds have decreased by £3500. This was due to paying £4000 towards running costs of the Community Bus, which completes our commitment to HWPC. The overall loss was decreased by £2108 interest on our deposit account, better than last year as the interest rate has increased.
Income from hire (£2532) slightly exceeded running costs after VAT refund (£2405) but this does not included costs of training nor fixed costs such as insurance and vehicle duty. A major contribution to costs is the £600 annual payment for safety inspections which we are now forced to have. The mileage charge will be increased on 1 September 2024 to £1.05 for the first 50 miles, reduced to £0.525 after that and a further increase is anticipated next year. This will be the first increase for many years and it should be noted that these increases are far less than inflation over that time.
VAT refund and BSOG are now claimed routinely. This year's VAT figures include back payments, for a normal year we would expect about £400, (16.7% of purchases).
Our bank Current account has been changed to a Lloyds Treasurer's account, which enables payment of bills by Debit Card rather than cheques and credits go straight into the account. This is working very smoothly and greatly simplifies the paperwork.
8 October 2024
David Tunnell