Down Armagh Rural Transport Partnership
{A company limited by guarantge. not havlng a share capitsl)
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
for the financial year ended 31 March 2023
The trustees present their Trustees, Annual Report. combining the Directors, Report and Trustees, Report, and the
audited financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2023.
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial slalements in accordan￿ with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102).
The Trustees, Report contains the information required to be provided in the Trustees, Annual Report under the
Statemenl of Recommended Practice (SORP) guidelines. The trustees of the company are also charity trustees for the
purpose of Gharity law and under the company's constitution are known as members of the board of trustees.
In this report the trustees of Down Armagh Rural Transport Partnership present a summary of its purpose, governan￿,
activities, achievements and finan￿S for the financial year 31 March 2023.
The company is a registered charity and hence the report and resulls are presented in a fom which complies wilh the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and. although not obliged lo comply with the Statement of Recommended
Practice {Charities SORP effective January 2015), the organisalion has implemenled its recommendations where
relevant in these financial statements.
Financial Results
At the end of the financial year the company has assets of£779,923 (2022- £639,428) and liabilities of £245,590 (2022
- £33,023). The net assets of the company have decreased by £{72,072).

Down Armagh Rural Transport Partnership
IA Company limited by guarantge, not having a share capital)
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
for the financial year ended 31 March 2023
Trustees
The trustees who setved throughout the financial year, except as noted, were as follows:
John Spiers
John Magennis
Robert John Verner
John Kane
Alan Gilmore
William Archer {Resigned 22 February 2023)
Objectives and Activities
Down Armagh Rural Transport (DART) provides affordable, accessiblé, community transport services in response to
the needs of people living in the Craigavon and Banbridge area. DART secures grants and donations to support
provision of subsidized transport for beneficiaries. DART deliver ServI￿S using community minibuses and volunteer's
cars. DART provides informalion and advice lo enable people to avail of various means of travel to enable access to
local servI￿s. DART works in partnership with other transport providers to ensure alternatives and linkages to othèr
transport servI￿S are available for individuals and community organisations.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governin
Document
Down Armagh Rural Transport Partnership is a company limited by guarantee governed by ils Memorandum and
Articles of Association. In the event of Ihe charity being wound up. the liability in the respect of the guarantee is limited
to £1 per member of the charity. The company is under the control of the directors who are, therefore, acting trustees
for the charity.
ointment of actin
Trustees l Directors
As described in the Articles of Association a new director may be eligible for appointment if 21 days before the annual
general meeting, written noti￿ is deposited with the ￿gIStered office of the intended proposal, signed by a member
and signed by the person being proposed. so as to indicate hisl her willingness to be elected.
Trustee Induction and Trainin
New trustees are briefed on their legal obligalion under charity and company law. the conlent ofthe Memorandum and
Articles of Association, the Board and decision-making processes and recent financial performance of the charity.
Trustees are encouraged lo view the Charsties Commission website so as to gain a full understanding of trustee roles
and responsibilities.
Principal Achievements 2022-2023
Down Armagh Rural Transport (DART) Partnership Ltd, has continued to provide, through this accounting period, a
range of public benefits through the development and delivery of a range of community-based transport and training
services which reduce social exclusion and increase the quality of life for the most vulnerable and disadvanlaged in
our community.
In terms of service growth. passenger trips are up 51 Q/4 on the previous year with over 25.000 trips delivered as DART
continues a well-established growth Irend in respect of the post-covid environment. with Dial-A Lift services back to
post-covid levels.
Accredited training services have grown by 300Vo Wlth 100 people training to accredited standards in either a MIDAS
qualification or CPC Minibus D1.

Down Armagh Rural Transport Partnership
{A company limlted by guarantee. not having a share capital}
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
for the financial year ended 31 March 2023
The accounting year 2022-2023 has also seen DART attract major funding from the Molability Community Transport
granl . This £600,000 funding subvention from Motability will allow DART to diversify into a range of non-core services
such as delivering specialised transport
inteNention to disabled children lo allow thém
to
participate
more fully
school
extracurricular
activities
and facilitating
broader access for disabled people to health
and social events. All of these successfully
funded services have been developed to meet
some of the identified gaps in the accessible
transport network.
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The three-year funding provided through the (In,,
Motability Community Transport Fund has also
enabled DART to purchase two new
aC￿SSIble minibus vehicles to add to the
existing DART accessible minibus fleet.
Additionally, DART Direct (DART'S social
enterprise arm) has been providing full D1
minibus training during the accounting period
for community drivers, through a social
enterprise approach which offers a newly designed and fully structured training pathway for candidates to attain the
professional driving qualification.
As general concerns mount concerning the stability of Departmenl for Infraslructure core funding streams for Dial-A-
Lift (DAL) and the Disability Action Transport servi￿ (DATS), DART is acutely aware of Ihe pressing need to diversify
further beyond core granl and reliance on annual grants into a more fully diversified social enterprise operation with an
emphasis on creating sustainable income streams for transport and training services.
Compliance with Sector-wide Legislation and Standards
The company engages pro-actively with legislation, standards and codes which are developed for the sector. Down
Armagh Rural Transport Partnership subscribes lo and is compliant with the following..
The Companies Act 2006
The Charities SORP (FRS 102)
Reserves Policy
The Reserves policy has been updated during the course of the current year by the trustees. A new free reserves
target of £232.000. equivalent to six months running costs, has been agreed. The capital repla￿ment reserve target
is still £280,000, which the trustees feel would be sufficient for the repla￿ment of fleet vehicles and ac￿Ssible
equipment as they reach the end of their natural life cycie. No change was made to the contingency reserve.
The Trustees feel that these levels of reserves are essential to enable the Charity to continue to provide its activities
for the foreseeable future. The Reserves Policy is an integral part of the charity's planning, budget and forecasts.

Down Armagh Rural Transport Partnership
IA company limited by guarantee, not havlng a share ¢apitsll
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
for the financial year ended 31 March 2023
Public Benefit
In setting our objectives and planning our activities for the year the trustees have gtven ¢areful ¢onsideration to the
Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities have helped achieve
the charity purposes and provide a benefit lo the beneficiaries.
Down Annagh Rural Transport (DART) Partnership exists to develop, deliver and maintain not-for-profit accessible
community transport options for the public benefit of our members.
Our public benefft provided through ourtransport setvices reduces social isolation and social exclusion by reaching the
hard to reach and providing a￿esS to essential sepiices and connections to the wider community.
Our seNices improve the quality of life and health and well-being for our users by enabling ac￿SS to health and medical
facilities.
DARTS services also target social need by facilitating acce5S to training and employment opportunities for our
members.
Our organisalion is committed to community development prfnciples and we work in close partnership with other
organisations and charities engaged in promoting the relief of persons who are in need through Ihe provision of
appropriate services.
Other direct benefits include the promotion of volunteering and training which provides public benefit to groups and
communities and Ihe provision of accredited driver training which enhances the skills and personal development of
community volunteers.
Auditors
The auditors, Daly Park & Company Ltd. (Chartered Accountants) have indicated their willingness to continue in office
in accordance with the provisions of Section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
Cerknfication Statement
We confirm that the DFI grant has been used solely for the purposes intended and in accordan￿ with the lerms and
conditions of the grant.
Approved by the Board of Trustses on L1 . L . 2 3
and signed on its behalf by:
John Spiers
Director
John Magenni
Dlrector

Down Armagh Rural Transport Partnership
(A company limlted by guaranteo. not having a share capltal)
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
for the financial year ended 31 March 2023
The trustees. who are also directors of Down Armagh Rural Transport Partnership for the purposes of company law,
are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the trustees as the directors to prepare financial ststements for each financial year. Under that
law the trustees have ele¢led to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generalty
Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law) including FRS102 "The
Financial Reporting Slandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" Under company law the trustees must not
approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that Ihey give a true and fair view of the slate of affairs of the
company and of the net income or expenditure of the company for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consislently.,
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP
make judgements and estimates Ihal are reasonable and prudent..
state whether the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the relevant financial reportrng
framework, identify those standards. and note the effect and the reasons for any material departure from Ihose
standards- and
prepare the financial statements on the going cOn￿M basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company
will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the
company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and
enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and
detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the Iruslees are aware..
there is no relevant audit infom)ation (information needed by the company's auditor in connedion with preparing
the audito¢s report) of which the company's auditor is unaware. and
the trustees have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as trustees in order to make themselves aware
of any relevant audit information and lo establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on
and signed on its behalf by:
John Spiers
Director
John Mage
Dlrector
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