Mendip Community Transport

Analysis

Mendip Community Transport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shepton Mallet. It was registered in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04376941). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mendip Community Transport reported income of £996k and spending of £1.1m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £832k to £996k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Mendip Community Transport sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society Without Abuse (£987k), The Taurus Foundation (£1.0m) and Greenfingers Charity (£985k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 47% and donations and legacies 33%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £291k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.