West Midlands Special Needs Transport is a registered charity that provides accessible transport services for people in the West Midlands who experience mobility impairment or social isolation in urban and rural environments.

This is achieved primarily through the provision of Ring and Ride, the door-to-door minibus service and also operations under contract to provide home-to-school services and local subsidised bus services.

We are the largest accessible transport provider in the United Kingdom employing over 900 staff and operating over 600 vehicles from 6 depots across the West Midlands.

The structure of the group and operating companies is as follows:

wmsnt (Holdings) Ltd. - charity no. 700370

is the Group Holding company and holds all property assets. It provides the Head Office functions and it delivers training and qualifications to the wmsnt Group staff and to external bodies.

wmsnt Holdings is overseen by their own board of trustees:

• Frank Green (Chair)
• Anthony Aston
• Paul Beecham
• Richard Brooks
• William Coffin
• Nick Hall-Palmer
• Julia Lucas
• Jackie Robinson
• Jane Robson

Ring and Ride West Midlands Ltd. - charity no. 700370-1

provides the Ring and Ride service in the seven metropolitan districts of the West Midlands: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

Ring and Ride is a separate charity overseen by their own board of trustees:

• Cllr Stewart Stacey (Chair)
• Paul Beecham
• Cllr Mike Evans
• Frank Green
• Cllr Kath Hartley
• Cllr Roger Horton
• Mike Hughes
• Cllr Richard Worrall

wmsnt (Accessible Transport Services) - charity no. 700370-2

operates local authority contracts, primarily special education transport contracts, health sector contracts and subsidised bus routes under the 'igo' brand.

Accessible Transport Services is a separate charity overseen by the following board of trustees:

• Mr Richard Brooks (Chair)
• Mr Frank Green
• Mr Anthony Aston
• Mrs Julia Lucas
• Mr Nick Hall-Palmer