Community Transport Association UK

Analysis

Community Transport Association UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Community Transport Association UK reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £4.1m to £2.2m (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Community Transport Association UK sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harmony House Dagenham CIO (£2.1m), The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund (£2.2m) and Halas Homes (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, trading 1.3%, investments 1.2% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £822k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.