TRANSPORT FOR ALL
Transport for All (previously known as DART) is a pan-London disability rights organisation of disabled and older people. We provide advice, information and advocacy on all accessible transport issues, as well campaigning on all transport issues that are relevant to our members.
Objects
TO ASSIST FRAIL ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS BY PROMOTING AND ENSURING THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant increase in free reserves, rising to £359,474, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of covering three to six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £316,371 for the year, driven by diversified income streams including grants and charitable activities, while maintaining a small staff headcount of 11 employees.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity aims in the long term to have unrestricted reserves not invested in tangible assets to cover three to six months’ operating expenditure.” — page 19
“The charity aims in the long term to have unrestricted reserves not invested in tangible assets to cover three to six months’ operating expenditure.” — page 19
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Government income: £6,810 — contracts £6,810 (3); under 1% of the £816,230 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Government income: £24,750 — contracts £24,750 (6); 4% of the £631,409 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 14/04/2026, 73 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 09/02/2023, 9 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Deborah Persaudchair
- Christopher Peter Mason
- Claire Louise Fisher
- Glyn Kyle
- Joanne Bridger
- John Dales
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £893k | £577k |
| 31/03/2024 | £816k | £632k |
| 31/03/2023 | £631k | £530k |
| 31/03/2022 | £221k | £213k |
| 31/03/2021 | £174k | £202k |
Common questions
Is TRANSPORT FOR ALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant increase in free reserves, rising to £359,474, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of covering three to six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £316,371 for the year, driven by diversified income streams including grants and charitable activities, while maintaining a small staff headcount of 11 employees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TRANSPORT FOR ALL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TRANSPORT FOR ALL as a grant recipient include MOTABILITY, TRUST FOR LONDON, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED TRANSPORT.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOTABILITY | FY2025 | £335k | Travelling with Confidence grant |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | FY2022 | £150k | Decent living standards |
| MOTABILITY | FY2023 | £122k | Grants to Organisations |
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £105k | Core cost funding to support policy and advocacy work enabling a national voice of disabled people demanding transport justice |
| THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £90k | Core costs |
| FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED TRANSPORT | FY2023 | £23k | Amplifying disabled people’s voices in policy debates |
| THE OVE ARUP FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £9k | Research on street design and access for disabled people |
| THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST | FY2025 | £9k | Get Set Progress grants to organisations hosting interns |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | FY2023 | Unverified read£5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/07/2025 | £20k | Transport Advice Service for Disabled People |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/06/2022 | £10k | Transport access for Disabled People |
| Postcode Lottery | 26/04/2022 | £25k | Core costs - salaries for staff seeking access to transport for disabled people |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 09/02/2022 | £177k | "Campaigning for accessible transport: Our history and our future" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/06/2021 | £9k | Transport Advice for Disabled People |
| City Bridge Foundation | 20/03/2017 | £49k | Grant to Transport for All |
| City Bridge Foundation | 09/07/2015 | £90k | Grant to Transport for All |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1.3m |
| THE ALBORADA TRUST | 1 | £292k |
| THE BROOMTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £210k |
| GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £182k |
| THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION | 1 | £46k |
| THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION UK
- GOSTART COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
- ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT WEST SOMERSET
- RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING
- DRIVE
- FACT Community Transport
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSPORT FOR ALL | £893k | — | 0 | above | 3.0% | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION UK | £2.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| GOSTART COMMUNITY TRANSPORT | £95k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT WEST SOMERSET | £511k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING | £3.9m | £100,000 - £109,999 | — | within | — | no doubt |
| DRIVE | £25.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |