Community Transport

Analysis

Community Transport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne and Wear. It was registered in April 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 02118677). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Transport reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.8m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.4m to £2.0m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community Transport sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honeywood House Nursing Home (£2.0m), Big Win Philanthropy (£2.0m) and Womencentre Limited (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £388k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 78 people.