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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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.
Tillington Village Hall
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Social welfareProvide 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.
Bakewell Choral Society
Arts, Social welfareBakewell 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.
Sherburn-In-Elmet Area Community Minibus Association
Social welfarePROVIDES A MINIBUS FOR USE BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
Charlton Kings Senior Citizens' Welfare Committee
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareAll 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.
John Port Spencer Academy Parent Teacher Association
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Social welfareTo 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.
The Coleridge Bus
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareCommunity Bus Service run by volunteers in part of the South Hams district of Devon
The Douglas Woolcock Foundation Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe 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.
Harrow Shopmobility
Social welfareHarrow 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,
Friends Of Heavitree Health Centre
Associations, Facilities, Health, Social care, Social welfareProvide 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.
Wye Valley Volunteers Incorporating Good Neighbours
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social welfareProvides 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.
Voluntary Transport For The Disabled
Social welfareProvides transport for the Disabled
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.
Loughton Voluntary Care Association
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Health, Social welfareVolunteers 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
Newhaven Peacehaven And Seaford Lions Club Charity Trust Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Social welfareTo 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.
Bromley Youth Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvision of a 13 berth narrowboat and 15 seat minibus for hire by youth groups at affordable rates
Byfleet Community Action
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Facilities, Health, Social welfareA 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.
Crewkerne Welfare Transport Committee
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareThe relief of the aged, infirm, blind and physically handicapped people resident in Crewkerne and the neighbourhood by the provision of transport.
Age Concern Bentham Club
Social welfareFriday lunch club for over sixties in Bentham area. Minibus with disabled access to and from the lunch club and regular outings.
Friends Of Mount Pleasant Health Centre
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Health, Social care, Social welfareProvide 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
Earleybus
Beneficiary group, Social welfareWe 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.
Care In Weybridge
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareOur volunteer drivers provide transport for the elderly and disabled.
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.
Markyate And Flamstead Care Group
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareProvide transport for elderly & infirm for: hospitals, doctors etc, shopping, outings.
Lexden Springs Appeal Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, Social welfareWe 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.
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.