CoMoUK

What CoMoUK does

CoMoUK (Collaborative Mobility UK, legal entity CoMoUK Trust) is a UK national charity founded in 1999, registered in England and Wales (no. 1093980) and Scotland (no. SC044682). It is the recognised body for shared transport in the UK, working across car clubs, bike share, shared e-scooters, ride sharing, Digital Demand Responsive Transport (DDRT), and mobility hubs. Its mission is to reduce private car dependency by supporting shared transport adoption through standards, evidence, and policy influence.

CoMoUK operates a portfolio of products and services rather than a unified software platform. Core offerings include: an operator Accreditation programme for car clubs, bike share, and mobility hubs; a three-tier Membership scheme (Operator, Associate at £875/year ex. VAT, and Friends of CoMoUK at £1/year for public/third sector); Consultancy Services to public authorities (10 active public sector clients); an annual research and reports series across all shared modes; a guidance document library; and Forums/Events including a quarterly DDRT forum, quarterly community car and bike share forum, an annual conference, and bi-monthly webinars (60+ local authorities regularly attending). It also deploys physical Pop-up Mobility Hubs in partnership with local authorities (23 since November 2023 across 9 local authority areas).

Revenue is generated through four streams per its 2024/25 audited accounts: 64% grants (e.g., Active Travel England, Transport Scotland, SEStran, SPT), 15% operator and associate memberships (recurring subscription), 21% public authority consultancy, and 2% other. The charity is staffed by 7 named personnel plus a 9-member Board of Trustees, headed by Chief Executive Richard Dilks. Its customer base spans national, regional, and local public authorities; private shared transport operators (Enterprise Car Club, Lime, Voi, Beryl, Bolt, Dott, Co Wheels and others); and end-user communities, with 3.8 million active members using shared transport across the UK.

Name

CoMoUK

Legal name

CoMoUK Trust

Website

https://como.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CoMoUK is a UK national charity (founded 1999) that promotes shared transport — car clubs, bike share, e-scooters, DDRT, and mobility hubs — by setting accreditation standards, publishing research, delivering consultancy to public authorities, and convening operators and policymakers across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shared Transport Services and Advocacy

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Support Activities for Transportation (488), All Other Support Activities for Transportation (488999)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Shared Mobility Operations & Fleet Services (Charging/Swapping, Rebalancing, Maintenance) (TLAFAMAJ)

Keywords

• Shared transport advocacy
• Mobility hub consultancy
• Shared mobility research
• Transport operator accreditation
• Sustainable transport policy

Headquarters

HQ city

United Kingdom

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants: Primary funding source at 64% of income from latest audited accounts (2024/25), including grants from organizations like Active Travel England, Transport Scotland, SEStran, and SPT.
2. Operator and Associate Memberships: 15% of income from memberships. Operator memberships for car club and bike share (accredited), e-scooter operators (non-accredited), and associate memberships for wider companies.
3. Consultancy Services: 21% of income from consultancy work for public authorities, providing guidance on establishing and supporting shared transport schemes.
4. Other Income: 2% of income from other sources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CoMoUK is a UK national charity that promotes shared transport by accrediting shared mobility operators, running tiered membership programmes for operators and wider industry, delivering consultancy and guidance to public authorities, conducting sector research on car clubs, bike share, e-scooters, ride sharing, DDRT and mobility hubs, and convening stakeholders through forums, webinars, and an annual conference. It does not operate shared transport services itself; its outputs are accreditation standards, research and policy evidence, consultancy advice, and community engagement programmes such as pop-up mobility hubs.

Product overview

CoMoUK operates as a national charity managing a portfolio of shared transport services and support offerings. The core services include Car Clubs (pay-per-trip vehicle access), Bike Share (docked and dockless bikes/e-bikes), E-Scooter Share, Ride Sharing/Lift Sharing, Digital Demand Responsive Transport (DDRT), and Mobility Hubs. These are complemented by temporary Pop-up Mobility Hubs for community engagement and testing. Community-focused offerings include Community Car Sharing and Community Bike Sharing schemes for local groups. Support services encompass Accreditation (standards verification for operators), Membership Programs (Operator, Associate, and Friends tiers), Consultancy Services for public authorities, Research and Reports (annual surveys and special publications), Guidance Documents (operational and policy guidance), and Forums and Events for stakeholder engagement. The organization does not offer a unified software platform but rather provides a coordination, accreditation, research, and advocacy framework for the shared transport ecosystem across the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bikeplus: Brand established in 2015 to support bike share development alongside Carplus

Products and services

• Operator Accreditation Services Accreditation programme for shared transport operators in the car club, bike share, and mobility hub sectors, providing collectively agreed standards that save public authorities from individually verifying operator quality.
• Membership Programme Tiered membership scheme covering Operator membership (for car club, bike share, and e-scooter operators), Associate membership for wider industry (fee £875+VAT annually), and Friends of CoMoUK for public and third-sector organisations (£1 annually). Members receive voting rights at AGM, sector visibility, and access to forums and events.
• Public Authority Consultancy Services Advisory and consulting services for public authorities on establishing and supporting shared transport schemes, including guidance on car clubs, bike share, mobility hubs, and related policy areas. Accounted for 21% of CoMoUK's 2024/25 income, with 10 active public-sector consultancy clients.
• Research Reports and Publications Annual car club reports, shared micromobility reports, and special focus publications providing evidence on shared transport usage, user behaviour, and policy impact. Forms the central evidence base for the UK shared transport sector.
• Guidance Documents Suite of operational and policy guidance for public authorities covering car and bike share, mobility hubs, telematics, marketing, and other shared transport implementation topics.
• Forums, Webinars and Annual Conference Regular forums (DDRT forum quarterly; Community Car and Bike Share Forum quarterly online), bi-monthly webinars attended by 60+ local authorities, and the CoMoUK annual conference bringing together public, private, and third-sector shared transport stakeholders.
• Pop-up Mobility Hub Programme Physical deployment of small, modular, moveable parklets featuring cycle parking, bike repair stands, seating, planting, and QR-coded transport information. Deployed temporarily with local authorities across the UK to test demand and engage communities in active travel, with 23 pop-ups run since November 2023 across 9 local authority areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 private cars replaced by each car club vehicle in the UK in 2021
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic, minor and standard.

• Transport ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Provides People and Place Programme funding administered through Regional Transport Partnerships for pop-up hub projects across Scotland.
• EU Horizon Driving Urban Transitions ProgrammestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025CoMoUK is partner on SASMAP-15MC project (December 2025 - May 2027) working with academic and local authority partners from Bristol, Graz (Austria), and Helsingborg (Sweden) on shared cars for 15-minute city.
• Active Travel EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Awarded Innovation Grant to CoMoUK for deploying pop-up hub programme in areas of multiple deprivation in Nottingham. Project involves placing mobile hublet in 4 locations for 6 weeks each across 2026 with support from Nottingham City Council.
• SEStrancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth East Scotland Transport Partnership providing People and Place Programme funding for pop-up mobility hubs in their region.
• SPTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrathclyde Partnership for Transport providing People and Place Programme funding for pop-up mobility hubs in their region.
• Nottingham City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting delivery of Active Travel England-funded pop-up mobility hub project in Nottingham, providing local authority coordination.
• Sustainable Transport AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoMoUK is founding member of this partnership of sustainable transport NGOs including Community Rail Network, Campaign for Better Transport, Bus Users UK, Community Transport Association, Living Streets, and Walk Wheel Cycle Trust. Collective advocacy for sustainable transport policy.
• HITRANSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHighlands and Islands Transport Partnership delivered phase one of pop-up mobility hub project in partnership with CoMoUK.
• FEL ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CoMoUK on phase one of pop-up mobility hub project.
• Glasgow City CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in phase two of pop-up mobility hub project.
• RideWiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe cycling charity supporting delivery of pop-up hub activities in Nottingham including led rides, led walks, Dr Bike, cycle training, and Build a bike sessions.
• LimeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorShared bike provider in Nottingham pop-up hub project providing free rides, helmets and introduction to new riders.
• Operator MemberscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited operator members include: Enterprise Car Club, Co Wheels, Lime, Voi, Beryl, Bolt, Dott, Forest, Kendall Go, Leap Car Club, Serco, Yatay/Tripy, Zimbl MaaS. Non-accredited e-scooter operators also in membership.
• Associate MembersstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociate members include: Appbike, Contigo Mobility, Co-oto, CycleSaver, Go Travel Solutions, INVERS, Meristem Design, Mobilityways, NABSA, Q-Park, Bosch, Tinpot, Transport Initiatives, Trueform, Urban&Civic. Fee: £875 + VAT per year.
• DDRT Operators and PlatformsstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDDRT operator/platform members engaged through dedicated quarterly forum and 1:1 meetings. Examples include Arriva and other demand responsive transport providers.

Scale indicators22 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC): US-based non-profit dedicated to shared mobility research, policy and piloting; the closest international counterpart to CoMoUK in mission, research output and public-sector consultancy focus on car share, micromobility and mobility hubs.
• Sustrans: UK charity promoting walking, cycling and sustainable transport with similar advocacy, grant-funded and policy-influencing model; Antonia Charlton previously led a Sustrans Active Travel project before rejoining CoMoUK, evidencing direct operational overlap.
• Living Streets: UK charity dedicated to walkable streets and active travel; Sustainable Transport Alliance co-member with overlapping policy advocacy, public-authority engagement and UK-wide charity funding model.
• Campaign for Better Transport: UK charity campaigning for sustainable, accessible transport; co-member with CoMoUK in the Sustainable Transport Alliance, pursuing parallel advocacy, research and policy influence on shared and public transport in the UK.
• Walk Wheel Cycle Trust: UK charity (formerly Sustrans Scotland) focused on active travel infrastructure; co-member with CoMoUK in the Sustainable Transport Alliance and a complementary grant-funded advocate working with the same local authorities.
• Community Transport Association: UK charity representing community transport operators; co-member with CoMoUK in the Sustainable Transport Alliance and an overlapping stakeholder in DDRT, demand-responsive transport and accessibility workstreams.
• North American Bike Share Association (NABSA): North American industry association for shared micromobility; CoMoUK lists NABSA as an Associate Member and NABSA performs the same accreditation, research and advocacy role for bike share in North America that CoMoUK performs in the UK.

Broad incumbents

• Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP): Global non-profit promoting sustainable and equitable urban transport, including shared mobility and mobility hubs; covers a much broader geographic footprint than CoMoUK but pursues parallel research, policy and consultancy programmes.
• Transport & Environment: European non-profit advocating for cleaner transport across all modes; operates at EU rather than member-state level and overlaps with CoMoUK on shared mobility, e-scooter policy and ZEV regulation advocacy.

Emerging players

• MaaS Alliance: Public-private partnership advocating Mobility-as-a-Service integration across Europe; adjacent to CoMoUK's shared mobility mission with overlapping operator and authority stakeholders, including Zimbl MaaS which sits in CoMoUK's accredited operator membership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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