Cambridge Dial a Ride Limited

Analysis

Cambridge Dial a Ride Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03172130). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cambridge Dial a Ride Limited reported income of £562k and spending of £350k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £176k to £562k (+219%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cambridge Dial a Ride Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellesmere Childrens Centre (£562k), Hcjb-Uk Ltd (£562k) and Hackney Migrant Centre (£562k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 44% and charitable activities 30%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £230k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £89k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.