Accessible Transport West Somerset

Analysis

Accessible Transport West Somerset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in August 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05398337). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Accessible Transport West Somerset reported income of £511k and spending of £499k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £494k to £511k (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Accessible Transport West Somerset 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voice For Nature Foundation Limited (£505k), Dee Trust (£511k) and William Robinson Gravetye Charity (£505k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £551k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.