East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership
Analysis
East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxted. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05698314). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £3.3m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Step One Charity (£3.3m), The Caledon Trust (£3.3m) and Disability Challengers (£3.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £861k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 101 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.2%
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
To provide accessable transport for those who are elderly, infirm, disabled, poor, live in isolated areas without access to public transport or people with young children, within the Surrey, Sussex, Kent areas.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Step One Charity | Exeter | £3.3m |
| The Caledon Trust | London | £3.3m |
| Disability Challengers | Guildford | £3.2m |
| Blackpool FC Community Trust | Blackpool | £3.3m |