THE OXFORD BUS MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
MAINTAINING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC A MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT CONTAINING VINTAGE BUSES, MORRIS CARS AND BICYCLES. MAINTAINING VEHICLES IN RUNNING ORDER AND RESTORING ACQUIRED VEHICLES. PROMOTING THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF BUSES AND OTHER VEHICLES OF LOCAL INTEREST, OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE.
Objects
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC A MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO BUSES HAVING AN ASSOCIATION WITH THE OXFORDSHIRE AREA AND FOR THE LIKE PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF BUSES AND OTHER VEHICLES OF LOCAL INTEREST OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted income exceeded expenditure by £14,665, resulting in total net assets of £420,505. The trustees maintain a designated free reserve of £30,000 to manage cashflow, which the current unrestricted funds of £365,085 comfortably exceed. There are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees continue to hold a general reserve of £30,000 to allow the charity to be managed efficiently and to provide a buffer against interruptions to cashflow.” — page 5
“During the year, the charity paid £11,500 (2024 - £nil)) to The Revivist Ltd (company number 09341663) of which Mr and Mrs Blackkman are directors and joint shareholders. All payments were agreed by the Board prior to payment being made.” — page 23
“Donations from trustees and related parties in the year amounted to £815 (2024 - £520).” — page 23
“During the year, the charity paid £11,500 (2024 - £nil)) to The Revivist Ltd (company number 09341663) of which Mr and Mrs Blackkman are directors and joint shareholders. All payments were agreed by the Board prior to payment being made.” — page 23
“Donations from trustees and related parties in the year amounted to £815 (2024 - £520).” — page 23
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Ashley James Blackman
- Caroline Sarah Lilian Powell
- Gerard Arnold Hendrick Jozef Nolten
- Julian Stuart Wells
- Kirstin Louise Blackman
- Martin John Lyne
- NICHOLAS JOHN RAMAULT TAYLOR
- Nigel John Collier
- Peter James Pool
- ROLAND FRANK COLLINGWOOD
- Robert Paul Statham
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £95k | £79k |
| 31/12/2024 | £91k | £94k |
| 31/12/2023 | £72k | £75k |
| 31/12/2022 | £58k | £71k |
| 31/12/2021 | £78k | £62k |
Common questions
Is THE OXFORD BUS MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income exceeded expenditure by £14,665, resulting in total net assets of £420,505. The trustees maintain a designated free reserve of £30,000 to manage cashflow, which the current unrestricted funds of £365,085 comfortably exceed. There are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/02/2008 | £5k | Installation of Folding Door Partition |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/03/2004 | £132k | "Morris Motors Exhibition Hall, Oxford" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/09/2003 | £5k | "This Charity Runs A Museum Of Transport, Exhibiting And Preserving Buses And Other Vehicles Of Interest Associated With The Oxfordshire Area" |