Our history

Community Transport originated in Birmingham in the early 1960s, when Rev Bryan Scrivener found his ex-Army Land Rover in high demand for removals work; storing donated items in his front room and distributing them to families on low incomes.

The organisation was registered as a charity in 1966 and passenger services for voluntary groups using minibuses quickly followed. Community Transport or "CT" is the original Community Transport, a pioneer in door-to-door services for people with physical disabilities and developed ring and ride services in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester. The charities' divisions are CT Passenger, CT Furniture and CT Training services. Each division offers services at affordable and competitive prices.

CT Passenger provides a caring specialist transport service to improve people's quality of life, delivering services in several local authority areas.

Minibus hire is also available to community organisations looking to hire accessible and non-accessible minibuses for group travel arrangements.

CT Furniture collects, sells and delivers second-hand furniture to individuals on low incomes and at transitional stages in their lives. The Charity aims to encourage recycling and reduce fly-tipping, by collecting donated furniture and electrical items, free of charge from residents. Furniture is available to purchase across stores in Birmingham, Bilston, Blyth, Newcastle, Peterlee and West Bromwich and online.

CT Training provides support to organisations and their staff by delivering quality transport training to enable them to achieve certifications and deliver quality transport to their own service users.

The Charity aims to bring people and opportunities together to transform lives, build better communities, and build a sustainable and enterprising organisation that works with local communities to meet local needs.

At CT, a significant proportion of our workforce are volunteers, which means we are helping many individuals increase their confidence and skill so they can gain the experience needed to find employment in the future, as well as help individuals to socialise and interact with others daily.

We work with a variety of individuals and partners to ensure we deliver services to a high quality consistently.

Find out more about CT Passenger in your area
Find out more about CT Furniture in your area
Find out more about CT Training in your area
Be a part of our history by volunteering at Community Transport

Latest

Susan - our volunteer at CT Furniture Newcastle

Susan - our volunteer at CT Furniture Newcastle
Iris our longest serving volunteer

We hear from our longest serving volunteer Iris Stewart who volunteers at CT Furniture Newcastle.
New Northfield store visit by local MP

The team at CT Furniture were delighted to welcome the local MP for Birmingham Northfield, Gary Sambrook to the new retail store.
Celebrating Deaf Awareness Week with CT Passenger

To celebrate Deaf Awareness Week, we caught up with CT Passenger driver Goff Rowe, who is qualified at Level 2 in British Sign Language.

Our happy customers

At CT Passenger and CT Furniture we're always listening to our customers. Here's some of the customer feedback we've received:
The difference we make

We aim to make a difference to the lives of our services users and the environment. Here's a run down of the impact we have made between 2020-2021
Where we work

You can find our services across the West Midlands and North East.
What we do

Community Transport is a transport, furniture and training charity that has been established since 1966.
Jobs with CT

Find job vacancies for CT Passenger, CT Training and CT Furniture services. We regularly update this page with new roles.

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Jobs with CT

Find job vacancies for CT Passenger, CT Training and CT Furniture services. We regularly update this page with new roles.
Contact us
CT Furniture Newcastle East

CT Furniture Newcastle East is located in the Byker area of Newcastle. Based at the Bottom of Shields Road, close to the Morrison's Supermarket
CT Furniture Birmingham - Northfield

Our new CT Furniture Birmingham store is now open in Northfield.
CT Furniture Blyth

Our exciting new CT Furniture Blyth store is open - you can find us opposite the market square in Blyth town centre.
CT Furniture Peterlee (moving to new premises)

CT Furniture Peterlee is moving to new premises - address to follow
CT Furniture Wolverhampton - Bilston

CT Furniture Wolverhampton can be found just off Mount Pleasant/Willenhall Road, half a mile from Bilston town centre.
Self-drive

If you have a D1 License you can hire a minibus from CT Passenger services on a self drive basis. You can also hire with a D1(101) or B licence provided you are driving for a not-for-profit organisation on a voluntary basis
Rules for driving minibuses

CT Training ensures that CT's drivers and individuals that drive minibuses on behalf of other organisations receive professional training and have the correct licences and information to drive safely. Find out more about the different types of license required to drive minibuses.