Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -10

Support Score: 1

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -14

RYE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

To provide and maintain non-profit community transport services to assist the inhabitants of Rye and District especially those who because of age or disability have particular needs or problems with transport and to assist other organisations and bodies supporting such persons by the provision of transport services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 24 years

ryecommunitybus.org

ryect@madasafish.com

01797227722

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£120	£126	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/22		£98	£106	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/21		£106	£91	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20		£156	£123	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£118	£115	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£102	£109	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£109	£108	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£104	£117	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£126	£119	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£118	£116	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£108	£120	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£108	£119	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£110	£118	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£99	£110	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£103	£107	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£79	£100	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£105	£106	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£104	£116	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£128	£122	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£134	£117	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
7 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£2,000	13/10/2023	Funding was provided towards fuel costs to run their 326 service.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£2,000	01/12/2022	Funding was provided to support the running of the 326 Rye Town bus service which is run independently of East Sussex County Council's financial support.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£2,000	23/03/2022	Funding was provided to continue their home to school transport for pupils from the Rye area attending Homewood School (21st year).
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£1,500	01/12/2021	Funding was provided to support the running of the 326 Rye Town bus service.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£2,500	23/11/2020 11	Funding was provided to support the running of the 326 Rye Town bus service.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£5,000	21/10/2020 10	Funding was provided to ensure that their Homewood School service can run fully through the coming school year.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£5,000	08/06/2020	RDCT provides transport for the community in and around Rye, filling gaps in public transport provision, including the 326 Rye Town bus service, Dial-a-Ride for those with mobility difficulties, home ....more RDCT provides transport for the community in and around Rye, filling gaps in public transport provision, including the 326 Rye Town bus service, Dial-a-Ride for those with mobility difficulties, home to school transport, transport for day centres and clubs for the elderly, local primary schools and youth groups plus evening and weekend outings for groups.This grant will support the adaptation of the vehicles in order to maintain social distancing measures. They will install passenger screens between rows of seats so they can fit in more passengars, within the requirements. They are also putting in additional measures . All passengers will have to wear a face covering when travelling, and all will be given disinfectant wipes, handrails and surfaces will be cleaned frequently. This grant will cover adaptations for buses including screening, PPE including disinfectant wipes, additional driver costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£4,000	20/03/2019 12	Funding was provided to help with the running costs of keeping the 326 service operating.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£2,500	26/10/2018 11	Funding was provided towards the costs of keeping the 326 Rye Town bus service going.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye and District Community Transport
£4,000	21/03/2018 12	RDCT provides transport for the community in and around Rye, filling gaps in public transport provision. Funding was provided towards core running costs.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-80

BARRY NEALON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Chairman, Other trusteeships: RYE, WINCHELSEA AND DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LIMITED, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RYE WITH RYE HARBOUR, RYE RECREATION & WELLBEING CIO,

IAN JAMES FOSTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

MICHAEL JOHN MILLER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: IDEN CHURCH ROOM, THE FRIENDS OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, IDEN,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2000, number: 1079421
Registered at Companies House on 22/12/1999, number: 03898093

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 76 days late, AR06: 71 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Rye Wharf
Rye Harbour Road
Rye
TN31 7TE

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE INHABITANTS OF RYE AND DISTRICT AND ITS ENVIRONS WHO HAVE NEED BECAUSE OF AGE, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR POVERTY, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:-(A) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICES; AND (B) TO ASSIST THE CHARITABLE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES ENGAGED IN PROMOTING THE RELIEF OF SUCH PERSONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

RYE AND DISTRICT

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