Social welfare Charities That specialise in Community transport
Discover 593 Social welfare charities that specialise in community transport. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Community Action Malvern And District
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Social welfareWe are a local charity offering community transport solutions for older and disabled people. We have our own minibuses and wheelchair accessible vehicles and manage a community car service. We run trips for people to get out and about, have a men's (and women's)shed and offer a volunteer brokerage service for local community groups, matching local people with their ideal volunteering opportunity.
Cambridge Dial A Ride Limited
Beneficiary group, Social welfareCambridge Dial a Ride operates a door to door minibus service for the elderly and disabled residents of Cambridge. It caters for individual members and group hire activities.
Our Centre
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareVolunteer car scheme, community minibus scheme, wheelchair hire, exercise and social activities for older and disadvantaged people, volunteer recruitment, photocpying services, internet access.
Brentwood Community Transport
Social welfareProvide transport options to people who find mainstream public transport difficult to access due to age, disability or geographical isolation. Assist the charitable work of organisations engaged in promoting social benefits to their members by providing appropriate transport solutions. Help minimise social exclusion, by providing affordable mobility accessible transport solutions.
The Inns Court Community And Family Centre LTD
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Housing, Social welfareThe Inns Court Centre operates in Knowle West and the area is in the top 10% of the country in terms of social and economic deprivation. The centre has a community cafe, food store; similar to a food bank and a community bus and a soft play area for under 5's. It also hires out rooms to local user groups and also is the home of the local Children's Centre Hub run by the local authority.
Access Plymouth Limited
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProving transport and Shopmobility services to disabled and elderly in Plymouth
Blood Bikes Wales
Health, Social welfareTHE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROTECT HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT OF BLOOD, DRUGS, HUMAN TISSUES, AND OTHER MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN HOSPITALS, BLOOD TRANSFUSION BANKS, AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO ASSIST THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN WALES.
Builth Wells Community Support
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareWe provide services to residents of our local community using our team of volunteers, Community Transport, Lunch Club, Shopping and prescription delivery, information and support. Working with other organisations and service providers.
Bridgend Community Transport LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvision of transport services for people who have a special need for such a service because they are: disabled; infirm; elderly; by reason of financial hardship hardship or social and economic circumstances; people with young children; young people; people living in isolated areas without adequate public transport. Voluntary and Charitable groups are also transport service beneficiaries.
Goole And District Community Transport Group
Social welfareWe provide a community transport service for the habitants of Goole and its neighbourhood who are in need of such a service
Pembrokeshire Voluntary Transport
Social welfarePembrokeshire Voluntary Transport provides relief to the inhabitants of Pembrokeshire who have need because of age,mental or physical disability,or poverty,or people living in isolated areas where there is no public transport facilities and in particular:-a) To provide and maintain non-profit community transport services, b) to assist the charitable work of organisations and bodies.
Travol Community Transport
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo provide wheelchair accessible transport for the elderly, infirm, people with disabilities and disadvantaged residents of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Philip & St James, Odd Down, Bath & Wells
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfareParish Church. Weekly Services & worship. Families, youth & children's, older people's groups. Halls used by local groups. Drama. Monthly luncheon club for live alone. Mission work and support in our community and abroad. Link to local NHS St Martin's Hospital, local primary schools, food bank and private nursing homes for the elderly. Community mini-bus with support from local council (B&NES).
Age Concern Barnstaple And North Devon CIO
Associations, Economic and community development, Health, Social care, Social welfareAge Concern Barnstaple and North Devon supports older and vulnerable people to reduce loneliness and isolation, improve health and wellbeing and support independent living. Services include Care Line, Community Transport, Shopping Service, Befriending, Carer Support, Hospital Support and Community Activities.
Volunteer Centre West Berkshire
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareWe provide a central hub for volunteering, offering free, impartial advice and guidance to individuals & community groups. As the local Council for Voluntary Service (CVS), we deliver training & events, provide funding advice, promote partnership working & advocate for the voice of the VCSE Sector. We also facilitate community transport services, helping people stay independent and connected.
Buzzer Buses (dial A Ride) LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvision of transport for the elderly or disabled who are unable to use a regular bus service because of sickness, disability, age or poverty or because of a lack of availability of adequate and safe public passenger services. Training of other groups drivers for midas certificate.
Stockton Shopmobility Limited
Social welfareHire of mobility equipment, escorted shopping service, training, information.
South East Dorset Community Accessible Transport
Health, Social welfareWe provide affordable accessible transport services in the BCP area to get vulnerable communtiy members to their vital medical, hospital and selfcare appointments and well as offer social outing trips, and through this promote social inclusion, independent living and a sense of community. We also offer hire of mobility equipment whilst shopping at Castlepoint Shopping Centre and on longer loan.
The Denby Dale Centre Limited
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Social welfareRelief of rural isolation by providing a) community transport; b) befriending scheme c) information and drop-in centre & charity shop d) day clubs; e) ICT training; f) various activity clubs (reading, writing poetry, craft etc) g) afternoon teas, outings & shopping trips as part of Ring and Ride scheme; & h) a community hall in Kirkburton for social, educational activities and community hire.
Enfield Asian Welfare Association
Beneficiary group, Health, Leisure, Social care, Social welfareWe provide a day care centre for Elderly people to prevent decline in physical/mental health. We run other projects for the Elderly and 50 plus Local Population in Enfield and Surrounding Boroughs. We provide transport, health promotion programs and activities including yoga, health talks and recreational pursuits/educational awareness. We assist carers/families to access Health and Social Care.
Preston Community Transport Limited
Social welfareCommunity Transport services including Dial a Bus, Dial a Ride, Shopmobility, Group Transport and driver training in Preston and surrounding areas of Lancashire
Welsh Border Community Transport
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo provide transport facilities in County of Flintshire (or its successor) and the surrounding areas for the use of charitable organisations and other community groups for carrying out charitable purposes or for individuals who have special need of such facilities because they are disabled, sick or elderly or living in isolated areas where there are no adequate public transport facilities.
Skipton And Craven Action For Disability
Health, Housing, Social welfareProvides for the welfare of people with disabilities living in and around Craven, North Yorkshire and assisting them to integrate into society. We operate 8 minibuses with full disability access including wheelchair lifts. We collect them from their homes and take them to Doctors & Hospital appointments, Dentists, Shopping etc.
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Dial A Ride
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfareThe Midsomer Norton, Radstock & District Dial-a-Ride is a non-profit organisation which provides a door-to-door Community Transport service to anyone who has difficulty accessing regular Public Transport. This includes the elderly, wheelchair users, young people living in rural areas, those suffering from disability and those with special needs.
Community Transport (swadlincote)
Social welfareProvision of a Community Transport service for the residents of South Derbyshire who are in need of same as a result of age, sickness or disability, or due to a lack of provision of adequate and safe public passenger transport.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many community-transport social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 593 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?
Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). 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 £14.6bn 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 86.5%. 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 £515k. 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.