Pembrokeshire Association of Community Transport Organisations
What it does
We support, develop and represent the Community Transport sector in and around Pembrokeshire. This includes practical assistance (e.g. marketing, volunteer recruitment, training), coordination of projects and funding bids, representation on partnerships, identifying unmet transport needs and working to develop services in response to these needs.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY TRANSPORT WITHIN PEMBROKESHIRE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.• COMMUNITY TRANSPORT IS DEFINED AS "FREE OR LOW COST TRANSPORT FOR PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF OLD AGE, YOUTH, DISABILITY, POVERTY OR FOR PERSONS LIVING IN GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AREAS WITH NO, OR LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORT" • CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES • VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Ceredigion
- Carmarthenshire
- Pembrokeshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £625,462 and spent £427,466.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £625,462 | £427,466 | 9 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £538,314 | £429,970 | 10 | 2 |
| 31 December 2023 | £333,673 | £206,137 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2022 | £145,940 | £183,773 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 December 2021 | £216,213 | £214,337 | Not reported | 6 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 189%, from £216,213 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £625,462 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 68% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Motability Foundation gave £499,377 in the year to 31 December 2025, 80% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £93,320 from 3 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £93,320 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £271,480 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £103,736 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £68,801 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £118,363 from 6 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£1,000
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£592,697
- Trading and fundraising£27,139
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, the charity named 5 funders who gave £592,697 between them. £24,931 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motability Foundation | Trust, company or other | £499,377 | £242,760 | £177,957 |
| PCC | Trust, company or other | £39,876 | £43,509 | £39,631 |
| UK Government | UK Government | £24,931 | £196,011 | £17,460 |
| PIVOT | Trust, company or other | £24,013 | £31,960 | £40,280 |
| PCC Carers Grant | Trust, company or other | £4,500 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2016, worth at least £562,821.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£532,821, 2 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£30,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £30,000 |
| 30 Aug 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £311,276 |
| 23 Mar 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £221,545 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
28 April 2025, Pembrokeshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
Funding for Pembrokeshire Association of Community Transport Organisations
27 March 2025, Pembrokeshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Petition regarding Request for Subsidised Daily Bus Service from Ludchurch to Narberth
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
25 October 2024
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: First Minister
Purpose: Gweithdy Sefydliadau Cludiant Cymunedol Sir Benfro / Pembrokeshire Association of Community Transport Organisations Workshop.
Gweithdy Sefydliadau Cludiant Cymunedol Sir Benfro / Pembrokeshire Association of Community Transport Organisations Workshop
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Kathryn BradburyChair
- Caroline Wilson
- Michelle Denise Harries
- Professor Charles Musselwhite
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 14 October 2026, 17 days early | Received 14 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 29 September 2025, 32 days early | Received 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 24 September 2024, 37 days early | Received 24 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 26 October 2023, 5 days early | Received 26 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 25 October 2022, 6 days early | Received 25 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1148810
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 September 2012
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/10/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/06/2012
- Company number
- 07825882This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.pacto.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.