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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Fleet And District Voluntary Care Scheme
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareProvision of transport for the needy and infirm who have no available friends, family or neighbours, to get to doctors surgeries, hospitals, dentists and other medical destinations in the local area.
East Vale Community Transport
Social welfareEAST VALE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT OPERATES TWO WHEELCHAIR-FRIENDLY MINIBUSES ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP OF THE SCHEME IS OPEN TO ANY ORGANISATION OR INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE EASTERN VALE OF GLAMORGAN,
The Hayes Community Minibus Trust
Beneficiary group, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe Objectives of the Trust are the provision and maintenance of a minibus for the elderly, disabled, youth groups and any other purposes for the community of Hayes and elsewhere that the Trustees agree to.
Landywood And District Voluntary Help Centre
Associations, Charitable activities, Facilities, Health, Social welfareCommunity transport scheme - taking people to doctors, hospital, shopping & social clubs. Luncheon clubs for local socially isolated. Special needs club. Drop in coffee shop.
Edenbridge Voluntary Transport Service
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareProvides voluntary transport service with volunteer drivers.
Beccles Centre For Disabled People
Health, Social care, Social welfareThe charity runs a day centre for disabled people open two days each week throughout the year. Various activities are organised, including a programme of outings during the summer months. The charity owns a mini-bus and provides transport for members. The day centre building and minibus have also been used by other groups of disabled people such as the Stroke Club, St Raphaels etc.
Age Concern Northall And District
Leisure, Social welfareA weekly meeting for older members in our community. For some this provides the only quality face-to-face interaction they have in a typical week. We provide a hot two-course lunch, and entertainment that varies between bingo sessions, armchair yoga, and guest entertainers. For those who can't get to a meeting independently, we offer a minibus service, which we can also use for day trips.
Selsey Venture Club
Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfareVoluntary minibus transport for elderly/infirm residents of Selsey to encourage and assist such residents to take a full and active part in local community activities.
Clare Liaison And Support Project
Social care, Social welfareCLASP has organised a regular Day Centre, a visiting group, transport for visits to clinics and hopitals and a minibus service for charitable and similar groups in the communities of Clare, Stoke by Clare, Hundon, Ashen, Hickford Hill, Glemsford and Cavendish.
Shopmobility Worcester
Social welfareTo promote the welfare and independence of disabled people by the provision on loan of wheelchairs or electric scooters in Worcester.
Shildon Community Bus
Social welfareVoluntary run Community Transport Scheme operating 2 accessible minibuses under Section 19 permit for Shildon and surrounding area
Bramshott And Liphook Parish Voluntary Care Group
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareThe relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage within the Parish of Bramshott and Liphook and surrounding areas by the provision of transport to and from medical appointments. Medical appointments are defined as visits to doctors, hospitals,dentists, opticians and similar health related establishments.
Sevenoaks Volunteer Transport Group
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareProvides transport to medical appointments using volunteer drivers.
Irthlingborough Old People's Welfare Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social care, Social welfareThe charity provides transport, day care activities and meals for our Monday Club for 30 people. On Tuesdays and Fridays Lunch Clubs are organised and run by volunteers. Approximately 100 meals per week are cooked on the premises. Other social activities such as trips and celebrations take place throughout the year.
Trelewis O A P Welfare Committee
Arts, Leisure, Social welfareArrange various coach Outings to places of interest. Organise various social events eg. concerts, bingo social evenings, luncheon club, Christmas Dinner with entertainment. Provide transport via minibus to events. Organise short break holidays.
Henley And District Handibus Scheme
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvision of transport for local people who are frail,elderly or handicapped and people who are unable to readily access public transport.
Age Concern Fakenham Area Minibus Service
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo provide transport for the elderly and disabled in Fakenham and surrounding villages.shopping, doctors, clinics, outings, this is a door to door service. With a helper on each bus to assist with heavy shopping and walking aids.Our 2 buses are out everyday, we have regular routes out to villages into Supermarkets and all have a chance to go on outings, theatres etc.
Beeline Community Car Service
Charity and VCS support, Health, Social welfareBeeline Community Transport, which was set up in 1983, is based at The Partnership Centre, Atherstone and covers the whole of North Warwickshire. It has a team of volunteer drivers who use their own cars to provide a door-to-door transport service mainly to hospitals, clinics and other essential health services such as doctors' surgeries, chiropodists, dentists and opticians.
Thatcham Volunteer Bureau
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareTo undertake voluntary work in education, health, social services and similar charitable activities amongst those persons in need. Our main activity is to provide and operate a community transport scheme for the elderly and disabled in our local area.
Fergusons Lane Community Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareWe cater mainly for the needs of the older people in the ward. This take the form of variety clubs and activities including a highly successful Lunch Club which provides meals four days a week and as we also have a minibus this allows housebound residents to take part in the activities as we can transport them to and from the club.There is also a number of regular clubs who meet in the building
Churchdown (glos) Age Concern
Social welfare1 To run a luncheon club, twice a month. 2 To own and operate a fully accessible mini-bus, to support (1) above and other organisations in Churchdown & surrounding districts.
Basildon Eastgate Shopmobility
Social welfareThe relief of disabled persons by the provision of wheelchairs, scooters and accessories on loan to such persons visiting the area of Basildon town centre.
The Broughton And Mottisfont Community Bus Committee
Economic and community development, Social welfareProvides a community rural bus service.
Dovetail Two
Leisure, Social welfareWe have many activities which include entertainment of different types, also have healing reflexology, massage, treatment to nails both hand & feet. We have outings where we use our minibus. We run these at lots of different dates.
Witterings Community Minibus
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvides community transport for the elderly, infirm and disabled in the Witterings, Birdham, Itchenor, Bracklesham and Almodington district of West Susssex
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.