The Western Dales Community Bus Service Limited

Analysis

The Western Dales Community Bus Service Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08121670). It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Western Dales Community Bus Service Limited reported income of £54k and spending of £59k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £41k to £54k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Western Dales Community Bus Service Limited sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norfolk Clubhouse (£54k), Exeter Dispensary Charity (£54k) and The Parish of East Dean, Singleton and West Dean (£54k).