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Watbus

Wansbeck Accessible Transport

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1076729
Status
Registered
Registered
July 26, 1999
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Wansbeck And Its Environs

Address

Address
Wansbeck Workspace
Wansbeck Business Park
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 8QZ

Contact

Activities

WATBus has been established since 1998 and continues to provide minibus transport to community groups & individuals within Northumberland and throughout the North East of England. WATBike, our other organisation focuses on getting adults back onto bikes for their own health & wellbeing. Both parts of our charity, WATBus & WATBus work together to benefit people who use our service.

Objects: To Provide Relief To The Inhabitants Of Wansbeck And Its Environs Who Have Need Because Of Age, Mental Or Physical Disability Or Poverty And In Particular But Not So As To Limit The Generality The Foregoing:a) To Provide And Maintain Non-Profit Community Transport Services; Andb) To Assist The Charitable Work Of Organisations And Bodies Engaged In Promoting The Relief Of Such Persons Through The Provision Of Appropriate Services

Classification

How
Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £958,109 £847,652 £551,589 19
Dec. 31, 2023 £812,272 £727,986 £441,132 15
Dec. 31, 2022 £703,179 £609,894 £356,846 10
Dec. 31, 2021 £410,394 £404,334
Dec. 31, 2020 £430,677 £349,388

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alistair Robert Wade (Chair) Jan. 1, 2018
Graham Huntley April 5, 2024
John Richard Wakenshaw
Leslie John Kidd
Mr Jim Davenport