HCT Group

HCT Group
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in the City of London in 2022 on route 388
Founded1982
Ceased operation2022
HeadquartersOld Street, London[1]
Service areaEngland and Channel Islands
Service typeBus services
Chief executiveLynn McClelland
Websitewww.hctgroup.org Edit this at Wikidata

HCT Group[2] was a social enterprise providing transport services and community services in several areas of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1982 as Hackney Community Transport in the London Borough of Hackney, to provide transport services for local voluntary organisations, charities, and community groups. HCT Group was registered as a company limited by guarantee (and therefore had no shareholders). The company was also a registered charity.[3]

By 2014, HCT Group had a fleet of 500 vehicles, turnover of £43.7 million,[4] and employed over 700.[5] The company expanded into several areas of England and the Channel Islands through a series of acquisitions in 2017 and 2018, but after financial difficulties following the COVID-19 pandemic, the HCT Group ceased trading and entered administration in September 2022 after disposing of all its commercial bus services.[6]

  1. ^ "Contacting HCT Group". HCT Group. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ Companies House extract company no 1747483 HCT Group
  3. ^ Our structure Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine on HCT Group website, retrieved 1 October 2009
  4. ^ 'The Phone Co-op invests in public transport social enterprise' on Co-operative News website, dated 2014-12-09, viewed 17 December 2014
  5. ^ Research shows 'start-up explosion' in deprived communities on The Guardian website, viewed 10 September 2011
  6. ^ "HCT Group ceases trading and enters administration". routeone. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.