FERMANAGH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  We draw attention to Note 2 on page 17 in the financial statements, which indicates that the reduction of key funding in respect of the Rural Transport Fund Scheme by the Department of Infrastructure is likely to have a significant impact on the operations and ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

CavanaghKelly

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“We draw attention to Note 2 on page 17 in the financial statements, which indicates that the reduction of key funding in respect of the Rural Transport Fund Scheme by the Department of Infrastructure is likely to have a significant impact on the operations and ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.”

Significant events

• “27,624 Rural Dial a Lift Door to Door Trips were provided to our members in the financial year 2024-25. This compares to 27,529 in 2023/24. A small increase of 0.35% (95) trips were experienced in 2024/25. ... 1,108 trips were refused due to a lack of operational resources to provide the required journeys to our members.”
• “The Disability Action Transport Scheme (DATS) achieved 1,381 trips in 2024/25, compared to 1,678 trips in 2023/24. This is a reduction of 297 trips (18%). When DATS performance is looked at from the perspective of cancellations and refusals, cancellations has increased from 200 in 2023/24 to 397 in 2024/25. Refusals have increased from 21 to 57 over the same period. The rise in both cancellation and refusal rates are 98.5% and 171%.”
• “552 trips were delivered under the Motability Out of Area Home to Hospital, Health and Wellbeing Service in 2024/25. This marks an enormous increase on 2023/24 when 164 trips were achieved.”
• “FCT was particularly honoured to have been invited to input evidence into the COVID-19 Inquiry, reflecting on the experience and lessons learned through the operation of the FCT and the delivery of our services throughout COVID-19. We were also delighted to be appointed a member of the DfC led Humanitarian Cell during the Recovery Phase of to the Storm Éowyn Humanitarian Cell Business Continuity & Civil Contingencies Branch.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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