Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport

Analysis

Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03896636). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport reported income of £665k and spending of £744k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £636k to £665k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Create Strength Group (£662k), Clwyd Special Riding Centre Limited (£665k) and Warrington Speak Up (£662k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, trading 1.9%, donations and legacies 1.7% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £288k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.