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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£865.8K
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Spending
£766.1K
Public benefits
Down Armagh Rural Transport (DART) Partnership exists to develop, deliver and maintain not-for-profit accessible community transport options for the public benefit of our members. Our public benefit provided through our transport services reduces social isolation and social exclusion by reaching the hard to reach and providing access to essential
services and connections to the wider community. Our services improve the quality of life and health and well-being for our users by enabling access to health and medical facilities. DART’s services also target social need by facilitating access to training and employment opportunities for our members. Our organisation is committed to community development principles and we work in close partnership with other organisations and charities engaged in promoting the relief of persons who are in need through the provision of appropriate services. Other direct benefits include the promotion of volunteering and training which provides public benefit to groups and communities and the provision of accredited driver training which enhances the skills and personal development of community volunteers. An incidental Private Benefit is the transfer of accredited training qualifications to enhance driving skills for successful trainees which is necessary to achieve the purpose of enhancing skills and active citizenship. DART’s beneficiaries include people who are elderly, poor, disabled, and people with young children, isolated, community groups and also trustees and volunteers. This benefit is demonstrated through both feedback surveys and a number of independently commissioned research reports – these reports specifically identify and measure the public benefits of the aforementioned DART services to our beneficiaries. There is no harm arising from these purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Down Armagh Rural Transport (DART) provides affordable, accessible, community transport services in response to the needs of people living in the Craigavon and Banbridge area. DART secures grants and donations to support provision of subsidized transport for beneficiaries. DART deliver services using community minibuses and volunteer’s cars. DART
provides information and advice to enable people to avail of various means of travel to enable access to local services. DART works in partnership with other transport providers to ensure alternatives and linkages to other transport services are available for individuals and community organisations.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community transport
