INDEPENDENT TRANSPORT COMMISSION

Registered charity 1080134 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The commission, which began work in 2000, is a business/transport/academic think tank researching and publishing reports on longer term transport and land issues.

Objects

(A) TO RESEARCH ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF TRAVEL, TRANSPORT AND LAND USE POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.(B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MATTERS RELATING TO TRANSPORT AND LAND USE, AND IN PARTICULAR TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO TRANSPORT AND LAND USE ISSUES.(C) TO BROADCAST THESE FINDINGS BY REPORTS AND OTHER PRACTICAL MEANS

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£149k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £352,636, which is above the stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of £50,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £13,728, resulting in total net assets of £352,636 at the year end.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £50,000 (held: £353k)
“The ITC manages a budget based on maintaining a minimum of £50,000 in reserves to cover contingencies” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£162k£149k
30/09/2024£144k£142k
30/09/2023£171k£143k
30/09/2022£183k£120k
30/09/2021£131k£132k

Common questions

Is INDEPENDENT TRANSPORT COMMISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £352,636, which is above the stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of £50,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £13,728, resulting in total net assets of £352,636 at the year end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/03/2024£25kIndependent Transport Commission membership

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PARLIAMENTARY ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TRANSPORT SAFETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INDEPENDENT TRANSPORT COMMISSION£162k——above—no doubt
THE PARLIAMENTARY ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TRANSPORT SAFETY FY2025£350k—0above—no doubt
FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED TRANSPORT FY2025£402k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
INTRA COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£166k—0below—no doubt
CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER TRANSPORT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£819k£100,001 - £110,000—below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.