Westway Community Transport

Westway Community Transport

At a glance

Causes

  • Children / families
  • Learning disabilities / difficulties
  • Local / community
  • Older people / later life
  • Physical disabilities
  • Social care
  • Training / employment support
  • Voluntary sector support
  • Young people

Other details

Organisation type: 
Society, cooperative or credit union
Geographical remit: 
Local

Objectives

Westway CT is an exempt Charity and Registered Society creating opportunities by providing essential transport and training services for individuals and groups. 

Since our inception in 1992 we have grown from being a small scheme with only six buses, to an organisation that now employs over 50 people, with a fleet of 50 vehicles delivering core strand services for the local community and we are proud to state that our values and objectives are still the same today as they were 25 years ago.

Westway CT is made up of two legal entities: Westway Community Transport Ltd a registered Society (the parent company) the Society was formally KCCT Ltd, an Industrial and Provident Society and Westway CT Trading, a registered company limited by shares that is a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company.

Our mission

Adding value, bringing choice.

In everything we do we commit to being reliable, respectful, fair, ethical and sustainable.

We believe providing transport and training services are a means to a broader aim: harnessing community resources, meeting individual needs and creating social opportunities. Increasing disadvantaged people's independence, enriching their lives and improving their participation in society; by providing access to essential services, while being sensitive and helpful in meeting their transport needs.

We aim to keep services as affordable as possible for people with the least means. We offer quality and value for money; as services are delivered to a high standard in the most cost efficient way. We are user led and we have an innovative and approachable team that are always open to new ideas. 

Firmly identified as a Social Enterprise we demonstrate, while delivering our core aims, that we stimulate the local economy and generate local employment opportunities. We offer people the chance, through volunteering and training, to improve their employment prospects, advance within their current employment and obtain useful life skills and vocational training.

Our Social Enterprise Credentials mean that we raise more that 90% of our income from our own trading activities for more information about this and to see our future plans see our website.

Activities

Below is the headlines of what we do. For a full list of activities please visit our Website

With our fleet of Accessible Minibuses we provide safe and affordable  Minibus Services for Community Groups based in Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster & Hammersmith and Fulham.

Training Services are offered to volunteers who drive minibuses for community groups and for those looking to improve thire vocational skills. We run a back to work programme called Drivetime that helps long term unemployed people get the confidence and skills to get back into the workplace. We are also a Jaupt approved training centre and can offer CPC training and D1 professional Driving Licence training.

Services for Individuals with Mobility Difficulties

We provide a range of Door to Door membership services, available to residents living in RBKC and Westminster ; designed to help you stay socially active and live independently. 

A small membership fee entitles members to use any of the three pre-booked services explained below:

Community Car Scheme

One-to-one car travel service provided by volunteer drivers to take members to social visits, medical appointments, bank/post office trips, etc. 

Shopper Service

An accessible minibus with driver that will collect you from your home and take you to the supermarket to buy your weekly shop (with additional help if required). 

Mobility Scooters

Electric mobility scooters available to members on daily loan from our office or Holland Park, Parks office. We can also deliver a Scooter to your home.

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