# VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE TRANSPORT (V E S T)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 518275
- **Other names:** DIAL A BUS, RING A RIDE, V E S T COMMUNITY TRANSPORT DIAL A BUS - RING A RIDE, VEST COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 1, 1986
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=518275


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIT 45, PORTMANMOOR ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CARDIFF
- **Postcode:** CF24 5HB
- **Phone:** 02920490335
- **Email:** enquiries@vest.org
- **Website:** https://vestcommunitytransport.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR:(1) PERSONS WHO HAVE A SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE DISABLED, INFORM, ELDERLY OR BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR PEOPLE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN;(2)YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE A NEED OF A TRANSPORT SERVICE SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RECREATIONAL OR LEISURE FACILITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE:(3)PERSONS LIVING IN ISOLATED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES AND;(4)CHARITABLE GROUPS.

**Activities:** The operation of a fleet of specially adapted vehicles that provide a transport service for people for whom the use on conventional public transportation presents difficulties due to restricted mobility through illness,age or disability.

**Area of benefit:** SOUTH GLAMORGAN




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Cardiff
- Vale Of Glamorgan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £395492 | £412377 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £407587 | £401045 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £392034 | £400582 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £326137 | £354074 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £312475 | £327963 | — | — |



## Trustees

- CHRISTINE DAVIES
- Keith Andrew Partridge — appointed Oct. 20, 2025
- MARTIN HEALEY
- Peter Arthur Jones — appointed Nov. 2, 2023
- Robert Gareth Jones — appointed Oct. 13, 2025
- Roger Charles Brown — appointed May 12, 2023