WYRE FOREST DIAL-A-RIDE

Registered charity 1110002 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DIAL-A-RIDE

Provides a door to door community transport service for the residents of Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire and surrounding Counties who are in need of such a service because of age, sickness or disability (mental or physical) or poverty, or because of a lack of availability of adequate and safe public passenger services.

Objects

TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF WYRE FOREST AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY ( MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR POVERTY, OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.

Area of benefit: WYRE FOREST AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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

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Latest income

£212k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £136,366, resulting in a surplus of £45,763 for the year. The trustees report the charity is in a reasonably strong financial position, despite noting increasing pressure on funding from local authorities. The organization recently merged operations with Community Transport Wyre Forest, which contributed significant non-cash assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05456793 · Financial health read from its filings

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Turner Trust — “Massive thanks go to the Turner Trust for supporting us with a £3,000 core funding grant, helping us to continue providing efficient and eff…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

LINDSAY, Roger Guthrie — director, appointed 01/06/2026on trustee list
ELLIOTT, Trudi Margaret — director, appointed 01/03/2025on trustee list
FOSTER, Catherine Margaret — director, appointed 01/03/2025on trustee list
BEADSWORTH, Sarah Elizabeth — director, appointed 01/03/2025on trustee list
SIMNER, Peter Leslie — director, appointed 17/05/2024on trustee list
CALDICOTT, Nigel — director, appointed 17/05/2024on trustee list
REDFERN, Ian — director, appointed 09/11/2018on trustee list
COLLINS, Glen Michael — director, appointed 13/02/2018on trustee list
REDFERN, Ian — secretary, appointed 01/06/2020

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trudi Elliottchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Catherine Foster · trustee of 1 other charity
Glen Michael Collins
Ian Redfern
Nigel Caldicott
Peter Leslie Simner
Roger Lindsay
Sarah Beadsworth

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£212k	£167k
31/03/2024	£176k	£146k
31/03/2023	£116k	£130k
31/03/2022	£111k	£122k
31/03/2021	£156k	£136k

Common questions

Is WYRE FOREST DIAL-A-RIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £136,366, resulting in a surplus of £45,763 for the year. The trustees report the charity is in a reasonably strong financial position, despite noting increasing pressure on funding from local authorities. The organization recently merged operations with Community Transport Wyre Forest, which contributed significant non-cash assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.