Social welfare Charities That specialise in Community transport
Discover 177 Social welfare charities that specialise in community transport. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Mountfield Village Hall
Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social welfareFor use of inhabitants of the Parish of Mountfield and surrounding areas as a meeting place for village activities and recreations, such as parish council, social club, horticultural society, blind club, community transport, painting classes, dancing classes, birthday parties, wedding receptions, funeral wakes, fund raising activities.
Maybridge Keystone Club
Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Social welfareStructured and informal Youth activities for 8- 12 yr olds ,and 12 - 19 yrs olds evening. Children's activities including Alternative School provision, adult activities e.g Healthy exercise, Pilates, Short Mat Bowls Inclusive meeting place for the local community, Sussex Autism, Breathing Spaces, Sussex Community Transport, children with additional needs,young people and Carers
Dinas Powys Voluntary Concern
Beneficiary group, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfareDinas Powys Voluntary Concern provides a service to individuals, groups and organisations, in particular the elderly and people with disabilities. It does this by providing a community resource centre, running a wellbeing and befriending scheme, providing and maintaining a minibus-ambulance, publishing a free newsletter and community directory, offering support to local voluntary organisations.
The Tracy Trust
Arts, Social welfareProvision of welfare/medical equipment and services assistance with medical expenses. Provision of transport services, local centre, television licences, aid alarms and sundry further activities.
Melksham And District Link Scheme
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareProvides transport for medical appointments using cars of its volunteer drivers.
Teddington And Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareDoor to door transport for those in need using volunteer drivers. Shopping buses with escorts for those who wish to shop for themselves but need assistance with accessible transport and carrying bags. Shopping for the housebound. Social activities for the lonely with transport provided, using accessible transport buses if needed.
Age Concern Deepings
Social care, Social welfareAge Concern Deepings provide the following services: day care centre, luncheon club, Sunday club, visiting service, handyman service, minibus operation.
Rochdale Borough Shopmobility
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareSHOPMOBILITY PROVIDES MANUAL AND POWERED WHEELCHAIRS,POWERED SCOOTERS AND VOLUNTEER ESCORTS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIMITED MOBILITY SHOP WITH EASE AND ENJOYMENT IN ROCHDALE TOWN CENTRE. IT IS FOR ANYONE REGARDLESS OF AGE WHETHER THEIR DISABILITY IS TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT. SHOPMOBILITY ALSO PROVIDES ESCORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH SENSORY DIFFICULTIES TO HELP WITH SHOPPING.
Porthleven Companions
Leisure, Social welfareProvide companionship, stimulation, activities, entertainment, bingo, speakers, competitions at a weekly meeting in Porthleven. Provide transport to and from weekly meetings, also for visiting restaurants, shopping, and outings for people living in Porthleven or surrounding areas.
The Michael Gardner Trust
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareThe charity continues to provide housing for disabled and elderly persons, minibuses collect the infirm, disabled and the elderly from local areas enabling them to attend services meetings and social functions.
Charities Administered Icw Langley Park School For Boys
Education, Social welfareWE ARE A SCHOOL WITH 1500 PUPILS THE CHARITY SUPPORTS THE STUDENTS IN EXTRA CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES AND PURCHASING AND RUNNING SCHOOL MINI-BUSES
Sixty Plus (potters Bar And South Mimms)
Beneficiary group, Social welfareSixty Plus operates a weekday luncheon club for people over the age of 60 in Potters Bar and surrounding area. An escorted, specially adapted minibus service is available for those people who need assistance to get to and from the centre. Weekly bingo sessions are popular and outings and events take place several times a year.
Manningtree And District Community Bus
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareWE SUPPLY TRANSPORT TO LOCAL CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY BODIES, WHO ARE MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANISATION, ON A MODEST PENCE PER MILE BASIS TO COVER MOST OF OUR COSTS. SIMILARLY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ARE TAKEN ON REGULAR ORGANISED VISITS TO LOCAL SUPERMARKETS. A LIFT ENABLES US TO TAKE DISABLED PASSENGERS INCLUDING A FEW IN WHEELCHAIRS. ALL TRUSTEES AND DRIVERS ARE UNPAID VOLUNTEERS.
Care For Guildford
Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfareCare for Guildford is a "good neighbour" scheme offering practical help to anyone in need living in the old borough of Guildford through volunteers who provide transport, shopping and odd jobs in the home.
Devizes And District Link
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareProvides Transport for the elderly, disabled and/or people with a low income to get them to & from Medical appointments at Hospital/Surgery, Shopping and other such good neighbour requirements.
Age Concern Syston And District
Beneficiary group, Social welfareWe offer help and advice to the elderly and disabled of Syston and District. We run a disabled minibus and offer a variety of outings throughout the year. We have a weekly coffee morning. The minibus is also hired to various other voluntary organisations within Syston and District.
Chorley And South Ribble Shopmobility
Charitable activities, Social welfareWe provide wheelchairs/Electric scooters to enable people with mobility problems to get around the local shops and services.
Alton Community Care
Health, Social welfareWe provide transport to doctor/dentist/medical/hospital for the needy in our community.
Poynton Open Hands Community Transport
Health, Social welfareProvides transport to hospitals, and GP's, visiting, shopping etc. We also offer a coffee morning facility, weekday mornings, where people can gather.
Locks Heath Communicare Association
Beneficiary group, Social welfareFor the benefit of Senior Citizens age 60 years, in Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury, Swanwick, Titchfield Common, Warsash and Whiteley areas; to provide lunch clubs and transport to them; to provide a car transport service to medical appointments minibus transport to local shopping areas.
Age Concern Hayling Island
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvide:- luncheon clubs, drop in centres & carers groups.Hire the hall out for various groups.Provide transport to club
Malmesbury And District Link
Economic and community development, Health, Social welfareProvide transport for people in the rural area around Malmesbury Wilts where there is little or no public transport for people to visit hospitals, doctors, dentists etc, in Swindon, Bath, Bristol, Oxford, Gloucester, Cheltenham.
Bishop's Waltham Minibus Group
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareThe Object of the Minibus Group is to provide transport for charitable organisations, community groups and school groups based in Bishop's Waltham and the surrounding parishes, and individuals who are elderly, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged.
The Downderry And District Community Bus Association
Social welfareCommunity Bus
Trowbridge Guild Of Community Service
Beneficiary group, Social welfare1. Umbrella for Trowbridge charities and other groups. 2. Old and/or disabled persons minibus service. 3. Grants provider for certain old people.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many community-transport social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 177 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?
Oxfam is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.4m). 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 £5.3bn 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 85.6%. 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 £633k. 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.