WINSLOW AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY BUS

Registered charity 1080454 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WDCB

The objects of the charity are to operate and maintain, on a non-profit making basis, a community transport service for the benefit of the inhabitants of Winslow and District and in particular the relief of disdvantage, poverty,sickness, old age and distress through the provision of such a transport service. This includes trips for, shopping, excursions etc.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS, OLD AGE AND DISABILITY IN WINSLOW AND IT'S SURROUNDING AREAS, BY THE PROVISION OF A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY TRANSPORTSERVICE

Area of benefit: WINSLOW

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £127,510, which the trustees consider sufficient to replace the bus when necessary. The charity reported a net expenditure of £1,000 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from the previous year. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03891123

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Buckinghamshire Lottery — “Thanks also to Buckinghamshire Lottery” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SAYER, Trevor — director, appointed 27/06/2024on trustee list
• HOLDING, David — director, appointed 01/04/2024on trustee list
• LEMAGNEN, Peter Jacques Jean Joseph — director, appointed 23/01/2020not on trustee list
• PENTONY, Janet Mary — director, appointed 30/01/2014on trustee list
• CADGE, Sheila — director, appointed 17/02/2010on trustee list
• CAWTE, Patricia Janet — director, appointed 21/01/2009on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• PATRICIA JANET CAWTEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• David HOLDING
• Janet Mary Pentony
• SHEILA MARY CADGE
• Trevor Sayer

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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