US IN A BUS
Registered charity 1088570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as US IN A BUS LIMITED
We specialise in providing services for people who have profound learning disabilities and/or complex needs, can seem to be "difficult to reach" and all of whom find communication a challenge. The aim of our work is to create opportunities for people to fully express themselves. The therapeutic impact of this can be seen in people's increased confidence and willingness to engage with others.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity produced a deficit of £34,028 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total resources expended of £352,863 against incoming resources of £318,835. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £162,801, which is above the stated policy target of three months' running costs. The charity mitigates financial risks by diversifying income streams and maintaining strict price controls.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' running costs (held: £163k)
“The charity recognises the need to establish an unrestricted reserve fund of at least three months’ running costs” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Us in a Bus (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- WOLFF, Jane — director, appointed 19/03/2026on trustee list
- DADSWELL, Jonathan Paul — director, appointed 28/03/2024on trustee list
- JACKSON, Nigel Timothy — director, appointed 23/01/2020on trustee list
- MCRAE, Kenneth — director, appointed 22/09/2016on trustee list
- MEDWAY, Colin John — secretary, appointed 22/07/2004
Official officers record.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Jane Wolff
- Jonathan Dadswell
- Kenneth McRae
- Nigel Jackson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bracknell Forest · East Sussex · Hampshire · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is US IN A BUS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity produced a deficit of £34,028 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total resources expended of £352,863 against incoming resources of £318,835. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £162,801, which is above the stated policy target of three months' running costs. The charity mitigates financial risks by diversifying income streams and maintaining strict price controls. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds US IN A BUS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name US IN A BUS as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUND.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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