POTTERIES OMNIBUS PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1026874 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POPS

Preserving public transport vehicles (buses).

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£6k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £32,955 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by a legacy of £32,890. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £35,457, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet annual working capital requirements. The charity is a small non-company entity with total income of £38,587, subject to independent examination rather than full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: level which will meet working capital requirements on an annual basis (held: £35k)
The reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirements of the charity on an annual basis and the trustees are mindful of the need to keep the unrestricted reserves at a level which will meet these requirements. — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£39k£6k
31/12/2023£4k£5k
31/12/2022£6k£6k
31/12/2021£6k£6k
31/12/2020£7k£7k

Common questions

Is POTTERIES OMNIBUS PRESERVATION SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £32,955 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by a legacy of £32,890. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £35,457, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet annual working capital requirements. The charity is a small non-company entity with total income of £38,587, subject to independent examination rather than full audit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.