WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Registered charity 286095 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide minibus transport for community groups in Wandsworth.To provide transport for elderly and disabled Wandsworth residents who find it difficult to use public transport.To provide volunteers and driver and escort training to deliver the above.To run Shopmobility and Shopping Shuttles in Wandsworth for those with mobility problems.To act as a central rersource.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £6,263 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward of £1,001,343. The trustees maintain a formal reserves policy targeting £150,000 for operating reserves and £510,000 for vehicle replacement, noting that current unrestricted funds are sufficient to meet these designated targets.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £150,000 (held: £339k)
“The Management committee at its annual review have decided it prudent to maintain the existing fund at £150,000 to cover six months running costs”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management personnel member provided a £25,000 interest-free loan which was repaid in full by year-end.
“During the financial year a member of the key management personnel gave Wandsworth Community Transport a £25,000 interest free loan. The loan was repaid by Wandsworth Community Transport in full by the end of the financial year.” — page 21
“During the year, the charity had transactions with its trustees in their capacity as volunteer drivers and as a passenger. Expenses were reimbursed to one trustee for costs incurred on behalf of the charity. In addition, the charity paid for a professional qualification for one trustee and received payments for fares from another. The total value of these transactions was total costs of £300 for Wandsworth Community Transport and £79 of income for Wandsworth Community Transport.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with trustees included reimbursement of volunteer driver expenses (£300 cost to charity), payment for a trustee's professional qualification, and fares received from a trustee (£79 income).
“During the financial year a member of the key management personnel gave Wandsworth Community Transport a £25,000 interest free loan. The loan was repaid by Wandsworth Community Transport in full by the end of the financial year.” — page 21
“During the year, the charity had transactions with its trustees in their capacity as volunteer drivers and as a passenger. Expenses were reimbursed to one trustee for costs incurred on behalf of the charity. In addition, the charity paid for a professional qualification for one trustee and received payments for fares from another. The total value of these transactions was total costs of £300 for Wandsworth Community Transport and £79 of income for Wandsworth Community Transport.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hartley Fowler LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/04/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Victoria Clarkchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- ANDREW TILLEY
- DAVID PETER
- David Daby
- Emily Foxen
- JULIA BRIGHT
- JUNE COLLINS
- Jacqueline Clark
- John Ratcliffe
- Richard Brown
- Rida Nicholson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Wandsworth
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £6,263 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward of £1,001,343. The trustees maintain a formal reserves policy targeting £150,000 for operating reserves and £510,000 for vehicle replacement, noting that current unrestricted funds are sufficient to meet these designated targets. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hartley Fowler LLP.
Who funds WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT as a grant recipient include THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST.
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