Welsh Border Community Transport
What it does
To provide transport facilities in County of Flintshire (or its successor) and the surrounding areas for the use of charitable organisations and other community groups for carrying out charitable purposes or for individuals who have special need of such facilities because they are disabled, sick or elderly or living in isolated areas where there are no adequate public transport facilities.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN COUNTY OF FLINTSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE USE OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR CARRYING OUT CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE DISABLED, SICK, OR ELDERLY, OR LIVING IN ISOLATED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £263,192 and spent £252,343.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £263,192 | £252,343 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2024 | £349,965 | £346,190 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 December 2023 | £279,954 | £268,263 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2022 | £218,783 | £255,317 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2021 | £202,834 | £232,172 | Not reported | 6 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 30%, from £202,834 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £263,192 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 96% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £196,871 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £196,871 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £201,656 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £201,380 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £190,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £170,197 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £188,921.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£163,921, 2 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£25,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £103,921 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 22 Oct 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £60,000 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Cherry Denise EvansChair
- Arnold Woolley Dipim
- Chris Bolton
- Glyn Hayes
- Lynda Mellor
- Michael Harris
- Paula Anne Elizabeth Woolley
- Raymond Peters
- Sandra Donoghue
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 6 March 2026, 239 days early | Received 6 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 24 March 2025, 221 days early | Received 24 March 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 30 May 2024, 154 days early | Received 30 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 27 June 2023, 126 days early | Received 27 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 17 May 2022, 167 days early | Received 17 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1169910
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 26 October 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 26 Oct 2016
- Website
- welshborderct.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.