Social welfare Charities That specialise in Community transport
Discover 132 Social welfare charities that specialise in community transport. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Age Concern Camelford And District
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe Pop-in Centre provides social contact and refreshments in comfortable, friendly surroundings for six mornings a week for any person over 50. The Mini-bus serves folk with mobility problems or who are restricted for lack of public transport, taking them to larger towns and places of interest. We offer a door to door service, from the locality and surrounding villages.
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.
The Helston Age Concern Committee
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvide lunches for 60 (approx) senior citizens every Monday. Provide transport to and from the lunches and various other activities/meetings by means of own minibus adapted for wheelchairs and disabled persons.
Bakewell And District Friday Group
Leisure, Social welfareWe meet each Friday. Members are brought by community bus to the Medway Centre. They have coffee, then socialise by chatting, playing cards, dominoes etc. A hot lunch is provided. There is various entertainment during the afternoon. Two or three times a year we organise days out.
Pangbourne And District Volunteer Centre
Charity and VCS support, Health, Social welfareProvision of transport to the disabled/disadvantaged to enable them to use medical services at hospitals and medical practices. Visits to opticians, dentists etc. Localised shopping, clubs etc.
Astley Park School Parents, Staff And Friends Association
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Social welfareMoney raised provides additional facilities and support for pupils. For example, a new minibus; large outdoor play equipment; iPads; an outdoor classroom. They have also provided a defibrillator for use in the school in emergencies - school funds the training to use this equipment. The current project that the Charity is raising funds for, is a Sensory Room to be constructed within the school.
Moorlands Community Minibus Association
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe Moorlands Community Minibus transport the elderly, disabled and anyone who needs transport around the Staffordshire moorlands. Visits to the doctors for appointments & prescriptions, days out shopping, luncheon club etc.
Age Concern Shrewsbury
Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Religion, Social welfareThe charity provides minibus transport, complete with drivers, at low cost, along with their replacement, insurance, maintenance etc. 1) To Age Concern Shrops, Telford & Wrekin for their eight day centres in Shrewsbury. 2) To a large number of elderly groups, eg, church groups, MU, WI, stroke club, Shropshire Mind etc etc.
Southolt Town Lands
Beneficiary group, Health, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfareGrants are made twice a year to Southolt Church, Village Residents, Local Community Bus, Parish Newsletter(s), East Anglian Air Ambulance, EACH - East Anglian Children's Hospice and others based on need including grants in support of the Village Environment.
The Dursley And District Association For The Transport Of The Disabled And Elderly
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareProvision of a minibus with wheelchair access for the use of local groups affiliated to the Association, all of whom provide support for disabled and/or elderly people. The Association also supervises the training, testing and medical checking of the volunteer drivers.
Haddenham Fish Scheme
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvides transport and assistance for residents of Haddenham who are elderly or disabled.
Southborough And High Brooms Age Concern
Beneficiary group, Education, Social care, Social welfareCurrently we manage a "Trust Fund". We believe that it is no longer financially viable for a Day Centre to be run as we have in the past. Following consultation with the Charity Commission and AgeUK as to the future use of the funds, we donated a considerable sum to a local alms-house charity; we have donated fund to purchase an Age UK minibus; and we support computer classes for the elderly.
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
Corfe Mullen Community Aid
Health, Social welfareProvide transport for clients to hospital appointments, dentist, visiting friends in hospital, optician appointments,emergency shopping to clients living in the Parish of Corfe Mullen, Dorset
Settle Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfareThe primary function of the charity is to make grants to individuals to support activities outside the normal curriculum such as study visits. The second function is to support the provision of community transport in this deeply rural area.
The Plynlimon Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareProvision of transport services, grant making to organisations and assistance to needy people.
Warrington Community Transport
Social welfareProvision of Door to Door Accessible Transport.
Shildon Community Bus
Social welfareVoluntary run Community Transport Scheme operating 2 accessible minibuses under Section 19 permit for Shildon and surrounding area
Hertford And District Mencap
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe object of the society is to provide assistance for mentally handicapped persons and their families within Hertford, Ware, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Cheshunt and Waltham Cross. The main activity carried out is the provision of transport to two Gateway Clubs.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many community-transport social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 132 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 £4.6bn 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 85.2%. 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 £644k. 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.