BRITISH TROLLEYBUS SOCIETY

Registered charity 1033666 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educating the public at large as to the operation and historic interest of the trolleybus by(a) Maintaining and restoring the Society's historic trolleybus collection(b) Supporting the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft(c) Publishing a monthly journal about the Society and trolleybuses(d) Publishing books about the trolleybus

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Latest income

£98k

Latest spending

£49k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Per the trustees' report, total funds amounted to £265,784 at year-end, including £122,979 in restricted funds. The Executive Committee considers these sufficient to cover planned expenditure and contingencies.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to bridge gaps, cover emergency repairs, and satisfy donor requirements (held: £266k)

“The Executive Committee considers that there are sufficient funds at year-end, in total amounting to £265,784 including the restricted funds which total £122,979, to provide adequately for planned expenditure and these contingencies.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVE CHICKchair · trustee of 3 other charities
ANDREW JOHN BARTON
BOB ROWE
David Andrew Hall
David Turner Beach
Francis Roland Whitehead
Graham Paul Bilbe · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Elizabeth Cross · trustee of 1 other charity
John Clift Savage BTech CEng
Paul Christopher Dicken
Paul David Weal
Prof Francis Terry MA FCILT

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£98k	£49k
31/03/2024	£61k	£88k
31/03/2023	£152k	£69k
31/03/2022	£58k	£48k
31/03/2021	£106k	£37k

Common questions

Is BRITISH TROLLEYBUS SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Per the trustees' report, total funds amounted to £265,784 at year-end, including £122,979 in restricted funds. The Executive Committee considers these sufficient to cover planned expenditure and contingencies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/02/2018	£9k	"Poles Down - 50th anniversary of Reading trolleybus system closure"