Ryedale Community Transport CIO
Analysis
Ryedale Community Transport CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malton. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ryedale Community Transport CIO reported income of £666k and spending of £605k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £392k to £666k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ryedale Community Transport CIO sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Home-Start Wessex (£666k), Kids for Kids (£666k) and Women@thewell (£666k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 49%, trading 45% and donations and legacies 5.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £194k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 5.5%
- Charitable activities 49%
- Trading 45%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
Ryedale Community Transport CIO provides a community based transport service for the residents of Ryedale, Scarborough & Whitby, District of Selby and the City of York, who are in need of such a service because of age, sickness, disability, poverty or because of lack of availability of adequate and safe public transport services.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Home-Start Wessex | Bournemouth | £666k |
| Kids for Kids | West Sussex | £666k |
| Women@thewell | London | £666k |
| The Kite Trust | Cambridge | £667k |