Midsomer Norton & Radstock Dial A Ride

Analysis

Midsomer Norton & Radstock Dial A Ride is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Midsomer Norton. It was registered in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05290277). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Midsomer Norton & Radstock Dial A Ride reported income of £241k and spending of £259k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £193k to £241k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Midsomer Norton & Radstock Dial A Ride sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Society for Dermatological Surgery (£241k), Blood Bikes Cumbria (£242k) and The Thackray Medical Research Trust (£241k).

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.