EXETER DISABILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE
Transporting Disabled and elder in and around Devon
Objects
THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PERSONS AND ELDERLY PERSONS PRINCIPALLY WITHIN EXETER AND DISTRICT BY THE PROVISION OF A TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of income over expenditure of £24,599.68 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Total assets at year-end were reported as £57,643.60, represented by various bank and cash accounts. The document does not provide information on unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 9
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 12
Trustees
- John Alfred Austinchair
- Colin Radford Horrell
- Lesley Ann Tricker
- MISTER Terence Egerton-Jones
- Peter Reynolds
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £65k | £41k |
| 31/12/2024 | £66k | £42k |
| 31/12/2023 | £58k | £40k |
| 31/12/2022 | £53k | £34k |
| 31/12/2021 | £29k | £30k |
Common questions
Is EXETER DISABILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of income over expenditure of £24,599.68 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Total assets at year-end were reported as £57,643.60, represented by various bank and cash accounts. The document does not provide information on unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy.
Who funds EXETER DISABILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EXETER DISABILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE as a grant recipient include THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE BENEVOLENT FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE BENEVOLENT FUND | FY2022 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/01/2015 | £10k | THE FREEDOM PROJECT |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION | 2 | £5k |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | 1 | £16k |
| THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £4k |
| THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE XCZ TRUST CIO | 1 | £3k |
| THE HEATHCOAT TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- EXETER COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
- THE CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT TRANSPORT FOR THE DISABLED SOCIETY
- ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT
- MID DEVON MOBILITY
- CROYDON ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
- EXETER AND DISTRICT KIDNEY PATIENTS' ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXETER DISABILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE | £65k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EXETER COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION | £132k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT TRANSPORT FOR THE DISABLED SOCIETY | £91k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT | £371k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MID DEVON MOBILITY | £544k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CROYDON ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT | £234k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |