Brent Community Transport
Analysis
Brent Community Transport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wembley. It was registered in August 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 01509231). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Brent Community Transport reported income of £1.0m and spending of £996k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £860k to £1.0m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Brent Community Transport sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adapt (North East) (£1.0m), Heathrow Community Trust (£1.0m) and Mr Bee's Family Centre (King's Lynn) (£1.0m).
Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £76k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
In the charity's own words
The company is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on the 4th of June 1980 . The principle object of the company is to provide and to promote the education and relieve the need, hardship, distress, sickness and mental or physical handicap of persons resident or working in the London Borough of Brent and its surroundings districts.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Adapt (North East) | Northumberland | £1.0m |
| Heathrow Community Trust | Hounslow | £1.0m |
| Mr Bee's Family Centre (King's Lynn) | King's Lynn | £1.0m |
| The Adjutant General's Corps Association | Winchester | £1.0m |