CDM COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Th8 trust88s present their r8POrt and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Background
CDM Community Transport ICDM) was established in 2013 as a result of th8 merger of Cookstown Rural
Community Transport and Dungannon and District Community Transtx)rt.
CDM Community TransFK)rt is a company limited by guarantee wth charitable Ststus that has been established to
provide the transport services, previously carried on by Iwo organisations in Cook51own and Dungannon. The new
company will also acl as lead Lody to administer DFI fundirwJ to the exi51ing Magherafelt organisation - Out and
About Comrnunity Transport.
CDM Community Transport operates on a 1 Ob pemit. Only registered members can avail of the transport services.
Structure, governance and management
The organisation is a company limited by guarantee and does not have share capilal. The company is a registered
¢harity With the Nl Charities Commission from the 15 December 2015 (chartty number. NIC 103418).
The company was established under a Memorandum and Articles of Association, which established the objects and
powers of the Gharitable company, and is governed under its Articles ofAssociation.
CDM Communlty Transport has a cross-communtty focus and is managed by the tfustees who are elected annually
and representatives must be elected from both council areas.
The appointment of trustees is in accordance viith the charitys Arbdes of Asso(?ation. whereby eath member will
be entitled to nominate one person only in vrriting not less than seven days before the date of the Annual General
Meetlng.
The trust88s (who are also the directots for the purposes of company law) vtho served during the year were:
W Mayne MBE
F Burton
L Hughes
M O'Neill MBE
S Donnelly
M Farquhar
B Scullion

CDM COMMUNITYTRANSPORT
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Objectlves and actlvltles
The objects and activities of the charity are:
1. To provide safe, accessible door-ttrdoor transport to members. esPe￿allY the most disadvantsged m8mb8rs
Ilvlng in the rural areas of Mid Ulster..
-providing an accessible vehicle whith can collect people from their homes and take them to the required
destination
-training drivers to th8 MIDAS standard in order to provide a quality service
-raising the profile of CDM Community Transport in various hamlets and villages in the Mid Ulster Area in an effort
to increase participation in the project
-ensuring that staff who deal with disabled members are trained in Customer Care and Passenger Assistance
-utilising the most Gost-effe¢tive vehicle in the provision of demand led rural transport services
-making the small vehicle available to families vtho have a disabled family member.
2. To provide a doOr-tr￿dO0r service to members living in rural arèas where there is littk8 or no other fonn of suitable
transport available:
-increasing the database of volunteer drivers who are willing to give up their Spare time for the benefit of others
-provide disability awareness training and First to suitable volunteers
-raising awareness, especially in rural village5 and hamlets
-¢Ovordinating volunteer availabilty with demand in specrfic areas of the district
-providing regular support, training and information for volunteer drivers
-liaising with other community and voluntary activists in servicE provision to disadvantsged groups and individuals.
3. Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of local transport resources wilh a onethStOP-shop:
-providing infomation and advice to members on various suitable modes of transport
-building up relationships wth private operators and taxi owners in the district
-working collective5y with Northem Ireland's wider nefvlork of Rural Community Transport Partnerships to lobby and
advocate for change on issues affecting the Communty Transport sector.
-providing a feeder service to the Public Transport
-providing infonnation on training available to other voluntary organisations, espeaally those who 0￿rat8 thair own
transport.
4.CDM Community Transport have been providing Disability Action Semces from April 2013.

CDM COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Achlevements and perforniance
The company has during the year endeavoured:
-to provide Dial a lift s8Mces to registered members living in rural arèas of Mid Ulster who have no access to public
transport.
-to provide free or /2 fare travel to members who have a verified smartpass.
-to continue to provide group hire on either a %vith' or ￿lthOUt driveV basis,
At present CDM Community Trar6port have 339 group memberships. 1.450 individual members and 362 DAT
members.
The directors confimi that the RTF and ARTS grant has been used solely for the purposes intended and in
acwrdan¢e with the tefms and conditions of grant.
Motablllty Foundatlon Fundln9
CDM along with three Rural Community Transport Project Partners {Easilink Communty Transport, Femianagh
Community Transport and North Coast Community Transport) We￿ successful in securing £3.42 million of funding
over a 3 year period from the Molabilty Foundation through their'community Transport Grant Programme.
The project will increase the quality of life for people living Y￿1h disabilities. mobilty issues and the eldedy, by
providing improved transport options across each respective area. The programme consists of 4 key strands:
delivery of passenger trips to disability Centred groups- investrnent in a fleet of 23 fit for purpose accessible mini-
buses. a driver training and employment programme.. and the establishment of a scheme to provide Iransport to
regional hospital and health appointments.
Donnant Funds- Moving Forward Project
We have also been successfijl in our application to Domiant Funds to support for 2 years the development of a new
3 year Strategic Plan and some associated work around govemance. updated HR policy work as well as an
opportunity to strengthen skills of the existing workforce.

CDM COMMUNITYTRANSPORT
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Flnanclal Revlew
The results for the year are set out on page 7. These and the financial position at the year end were considered
satisfactory by the trustees. Addtbonal Sour￿ of funding were recetved in this financial year, from Domiant
Accounts Nl and from Molabilty.
The trustees will conduct annual reviews of the appropriate level of unrestricted reserves. The purpose of this
reserve is to provide stability for the charity to ensure that it is able to honour existing contractual obligations, lo
upgrad8 e￿stIng capital equipment, to cover unforeseen events beyond the company's control and to enable it to
continue its operats'ons in the unlikely event of a significanl fluduation in expenditure or income. The board has an
ongoing programme of ¢3pitsl replacement due to high maintenance and running costs.
The committee aim to build reserves of 3 to 6 months of annual expenditure, to meet financial ¢ommitments, to
meet capital repayments for vehicles purchased on Hire Purchase and also to build in a provision for redundancy
for all staff in the unlikely event that funding would ¢ease. The committee c￿￿endY estimate the provision for
redundancy to be £72,630. Thts may be achieved by increasing eamed income or reducing expenditure. The
present level of reserves available lo the charity is £235.931 and this is considered
satisfactory. Of this amount, £131.787 is held in cash al bank and in hand.
Auditor
David Lyttle + Co Ltd were appointed audtior to the company and in acclirdance with section 485 of the Companies
Act 2006, a resolution proposing that they be re-appointed will be put at a General Meeting.
Statement of dlsclosure to audltor
So far as the trustees are aware. there is no rdevant audrt information of which th8 CoMpan￿S auditor are unaware.
Additionally. the trustees have tsken all the necessary steps that trustees oughl to have taken as trustee in order to
make themselves aware of all relevant audtt InfO￿atIOn arKI to establish that the companvs auditors are aware of
that infomiation.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the prowsions appli¢able to companies entit￿d to the small
companies exemption.
On behalf of the board
W Mayne MBE
Trustee
27 June 2024