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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.

177
Charities
£5,280,882,026
Total Income
£632,517
Avg Income
85.6%
Program Ratio

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Age Concern Camelford And District

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £15,787
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Tillington Village Hall

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Social welfare

Provide and maintain facilities for village activities including education classes, social events, over 50's monthly lunches and a 'Drop in Centre'. Organise advice on availability of social services, and arrange volunteer transport to medical appointments, for elderly residents. Fund raising is regularly undertaken to provide funds for these activities.

Latest Income: £15,463
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Bakewell Choral Society

Arts, Social welfare

Bakewell Choral Society was formed to enable local people to come together to sing for pleasure. The choir is open to all who wish to sing. The Society puts on concerts each year featuring a variety of music. To enable people to attend our concerts we provide a free-to-user transport facility and this is provided by the Society using a local community bus service.

Latest Income: £15,445
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Sherburn-In-Elmet Area Community Minibus Association

Social welfare

PROVIDES A MINIBUS FOR USE BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Latest Income: £15,425
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Charlton Kings Senior Citizens' Welfare Committee

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

All our work is with and for elderly people. Primarily we run a minibus to transport to supermarkets, luncheon and other clubs, and to special events and for outings. This service helps to maintain the elderly in their own homes and to improve their quality of life. We also make grants to local organisations catering for the elderly.

Latest Income: £15,043
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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John Port Spencer Academy Parent Teacher Association

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Social welfare

To raise funds to provide support to school projects that are outside of the school's normal budget, eg funding towards the purchase of a school minibus and providing funding for projects requested by the School and/or the School Council.

Latest Income: £14,974
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Coleridge Bus

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Community Bus Service run by volunteers in part of the South Hams district of Devon

Latest Income: £14,740
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Douglas Woolcock Foundation Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The charity aims to help provide services for the sick and infirm within the local community.The charity has two vehicles modified to carry wheelchair passengers. It provides transport for those people with mobility problems, in particular, the elderly and disabled.

Latest Income: £14,551
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Harrow Shopmobility

Social welfare

Harrow Shopmobility is a mobility service loaning out electric or manual wheelchairs and scooters for day use.We hire out wheelchairs, travel scooters and walkers for longer term use.The Service is free for day use and open to people with limited mobility, whether permanent or temporary. The scheme is available to all and is based in Harrow,

Latest Income: £14,266
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Heavitree Health Centre

Associations, Facilities, Health, Social care, Social welfare

Provide transport to medical appointments.Provide transport and assistance with shopping.Provide transport and assistance to lunch clubs.Social drop in club for carers and ex carers.Carers support service / befriending.Memory cafe.

Latest Income: £14,140
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Wye Valley Volunteers Incorporating Good Neighbours

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social welfare

Provides services to those in need including a community transport scheme, home visiting, lunch club and coffee mornings for the elderly. The WVV Community Minibus facilitates several of these activities.

Latest Income: £13,825
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Voluntary Transport For The Disabled

Social welfare

Provides transport for the Disabled

Latest Income: £13,633
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The Helston Age Concern Committee

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provide 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.

Latest Income: £13,402
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Loughton Voluntary Care Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Health, Social welfare

Volunteers provide transport for the elderly frail to hospitals, surgeries and clinics. They also undertake shopping, befriending and the occasional odd job. A weekly escorted shopping by minibus provides social contact and enables elderly people to shop independently with help. Ipad familiarization sessions are also offered

Latest Income: £12,912
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Newhaven Peacehaven And Seaford Lions Club Charity Trust Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Social welfare

To raise money from the local community by holding fundraising events. To finance and run a minibus adapted for the disabled and seniors. To assist local organisations and individuals with donations. To support Lions International Programme in supporting major, national and international relief for incidents and to include both nationally and internationally Sightsavers and Water aid.

Latest Income: £11,563
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Bromley Youth Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provision of a 13 berth narrowboat and 15 seat minibus for hire by youth groups at affordable rates

Latest Income: £11,530
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Byfleet Community Action

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Facilities, Health, Social welfare

A HELPING HAND FOR DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS IN BYFLEET AND WEST BYFLEET. VOLUNTEERS CAN PROVIDE TRANSPORT TO DO SHOPPING, GO TO DOCTORS OR HOSPITAL, GO VISITING ETC AND MAY BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT ODD JOBS.

Latest Income: £11,465
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Crewkerne Welfare Transport Committee

Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

The relief of the aged, infirm, blind and physically handicapped people resident in Crewkerne and the neighbourhood by the provision of transport.

Latest Income: £11,331
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Age Concern Bentham Club

Social welfare

Friday lunch club for over sixties in Bentham area. Minibus with disabled access to and from the lunch club and regular outings.

Latest Income: £10,975
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Mount Pleasant Health Centre

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Health, Social care, Social welfare

Provide transport to & from health centre/hospital/dentist for referred patients. Collect & deliver prescriptions for housebound patients. Visit lonely or isolated patients. Prepare details for CRB. Sitting with someone to give carer a break. Monthly meeting for carers plus day to day support and three outings plus 1 dinner per annum. Raising funds to provide extra facilities at centre to benefit

Latest Income: £10,692
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Earleybus

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

We provide a door to door minibus service for all members of the local community, to any destination of their choice. This service is especially helpful for elderly, infirm or disabled persons who are unable to use public transport, or public transport is not available.

Latest Income: £10,400
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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Care In Weybridge

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Our volunteer drivers provide transport for the elderly and disabled.

Latest Income: £10,157
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Pangbourne And District Volunteer Centre

Charity and VCS support, Health, Social welfare

Provision 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.

Latest Income: £9,898
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Markyate And Flamstead Care Group

Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

Provide transport for elderly & infirm for: hospitals, doctors etc, shopping, outings.

Latest Income: £9,887
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Lexden Springs Appeal Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, Social welfare

We exist to benefit the students of Lexden Springs Residential Special School, their families, teachers and carers.Our largest fundraising undertaken to date was c. £100,000 for specialist playground equipment. Other significant expenditures have been to provide holidays for students and minibuses.

Latest Income: £9,539
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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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.