Social welfare Charities That specialise in Community transport
Discover 593 Social welfare charities that specialise in community transport. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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We Are Plas Madoc
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure, Social welfareWe are Plas Madoc provide community engagement activities focusing on community cohesion, wellbeing, mental health and independence by recruiting volunteers within the community.Crafty Brew-craft group that gets together weekly to provide peer support over a cup of tea and crafts.Bingo- Monthly subsidisded prize bingo.Community transport and community sporting activities also annual events.
Dore Community Transport
Social welfareWe provide community transport in South Herefordshire.
Keighley Community Transport
Education, Leisure, Social welfareThe charity provides low cost transport to "not-for-profit" groups/organisations. We are a membership only charity and our members are generally within the Bradford Metropolitan District. We provide minibus transport for community groups, schools, not for profit schemes, sports clubs, day centres etc.We also provide a one to one car service for people who cannot use public transport.
Alum Rock Elders Support
Beneficiary group, Social care, Social welfareWe provide transport assisted day care for frail elderly on 4 days per week, and an informal evening setting for elders from the local Mirpuri, Pakistani and Kashmiri communities on 7 days per week.
Exmouth And District Community Transport Group
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfarePROVIDES COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FOR THOSE WITH A MOBILITY PROBLEM AND LONE PARENTS IN ISOLATED RURAL AREAS. THE CHARITY HAS THREE TAIL-LIFT MINIBUSES - A RING & RIDE BUS SUPPORTED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND 2 COMMUNITY BUSES SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY DONATIONS, GRANTS ETC
York Wheels Limited
Social welfareCommunity Transport Services
The Fellrunner Village Bus Limited
Economic and community development, Social welfareFellrunner provides a community bus service, operating scheduled services under a section 22 licence. It also organises regular community excursions. Its aim is to alleviate rural isolation by providing access to essential services such as medical, retail, financial and main line transport in addition to providing opportunities for 'socialising'.
Spelthorne Mental Health Association
Arts, Charitable activities, Health, Social care, Social welfareWe run a day centre in Spelthorne for people (aged 18-65 at referral) with mental health problems. This is a social centre with therapeutic classes in e.g. art, crafts, woodwork, dressmaking, cooking and relaxation. Two minibuses are used for daily transport and regular outings. The centre is funded by a charity shop.
Friend In Need Community Centre
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social care, Social welfareTo provide support for the elderly of Barnet in the form of [but not limited to] day care, good neighbour schemes, carer support, community transport, shopping, bill payments and pension collection, health and fitness. The community transport and shopping service operate across the whole borough.
Bloodrun Evs
Health, Social welfareTo relieve sickness and protect public health by the provision of transport for urgently needed blood, drugs, human tissues and other medical requirements between hospitals,blood transfusion banks and other healthcare facilities.To support human life by providing a free of charge transportation service to our local NHS and to other organisations with objectives similar to ours.
Adur Voluntary Action
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareTo promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the local government district of Adur and in particular the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. Provide community transport services for inhabitants of Adur who are in need if a service because of age, sickness, disability, poverty.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Trust Funds
Social welfareFor any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service. Provision of minibuses for the relief of sickness at Nottinghamshire Healthcare (NHS) Trust. The provision of training and education in topics related to healthcare and providing benefits for staff and patients to improve quality of service or for the relief in sickness.
Skegness Day Centre Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure, Social care, Social welfarePROVIDE DAY CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED, PROVIDE A DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICE, COLLECTING CLIENTS TO AND FROM THEIR HOMES AND BRINGING THEM TO THE DAY CENTRE TO BENEFIT FROM THE FACILITIES OFFERED. PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, OR RECREATION OR OTHER SOCIAL LEISURETIME ACTIVITIES, IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS.
Bognor Regis Shopmobility
Social welfareLong and short term hire of scooters, wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs, walkers, to anyone with a mobility problem whether permanent or temporary.
Community Transport Helpline Limited
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe principal objective of the charity is to provide a community transport service for such of the inhabitants of Bewdley and within the county of Worcestershire, who are in need of such a service because of age, sickness or disability (mental or physical) or poverty, or because of a lack of availability of adequate and safe public passenger services.
Ellesmere Port And Neston Community Transport LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareWe are a non profit making provider of minibus and adapted car travel, offering our services to community groups and individuals, elderly, disadvantaged or disabled in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East and the surrounding areas. Our service provides essential, affordable transport to meet the local peoples' needs.
Windsor Old Peoples Welfare Association
Arts, Leisure, Social welfareProvide a nutritious lunch four days a week and offer other such support to the members of the local retired community. Provide transport where required.Services provided include hairdressing, chiropody, fitness and seated yoga sessions as well as health initiatives such as annual influenza vaccinations. Visiting theatre companies and entertainers areoften additions to the schedule.
Tower Hamlets Community Transport
Social welfareProvision of transport resources to charitable and voluntary organisations working to support the needs of disadvantaged individuals and communities resident in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Tenbury Transport Trust
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareTo provide community transport using volunteer drivers both by car and minibus to those who do not have access to public transport or their own vehicle. The area covered is the town of Tenbury Wells and the surrounding Teme Valley.
Age Concern (banstead)
Beneficiary group, Social welfareAge Concern (Banstead) is a charity set up to promote the welfare of the aged in the areas encompassed by Banstead, Nork, Kingswood, Horley, Preston Estate, Tadworth, and Walton-on-Hill. The main activities include a visiting service, dissemination of information, provision of transport and a voluntary car scheme.
High Wycombe Shopmobility
Social welfareShopmobility is an independent registered charity offering a free wheelchair and scooter service to enable people with disabilities to have access to High Wycombe town centre.
Sunderland Community Transport CIO
Social welfareTo provide low-cost reliable transport, via three accessible minibuses, to community groups and voluntary organisations in the local area.
Boston Community Transport
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfareBoston Community Transport is membership-based and for people unable to use or have limited access to public transport. We assist our members with journeys they may not be able to make such as: Medical appointments, opticians, physiotherapists, chiropodists, shopping, visiting family/friends, attending community activities, one-off or regular trips including the library, post office or chemist.
Barnoldswick And Earby Bosom Friends
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Social welfareTo alleviate physical, mental or financial distress or hardship of persons living locally and their families and friends affected by cancer, by financial support, holding support meetings, home visits, or provision of transport to hospital. Finance is obtained by holding fund-raising events, through charitable donations and through income generated by our charity shop.
Yorkshire Coast Sight Support
Arts, Health, Social welfareResource Centre offering wide range of specialist equipment for sensory impaired people, Information Technology Suite with qualified tutor, gym, social and activity groups, assistance with completing forms, lending library, own mini-bus, outreach work.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many community-transport social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 593 registered community-transport social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the community-transport social welfare charities by income?
Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of community-transport social welfare charities?
Community-transport social welfare charities reported a combined annual income of £14.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for community-transport social welfare charities?
Across all community-transport social welfare charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 86.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of community-transport social welfare charities?
Community-transport social welfare charities have an average annual income of £515k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.