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SPEKE GARSTON MINIBUS AGENCY

Registered charity 1088911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Transportation and training

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£395k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £61,952 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £524,345. The trustees consider this reserve level adequate, stating it is equivalent to more than 12 months of expenditure. The organization operates with a small staff of two employees and relies on volunteers for many duties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: more than 12 months expenditure (held: £524k)
“The reserves held at the year end were £524,345 and include net current assets totalling £440,905. This is equivalent to more than 12 months expenditure which the trustees consider to be an adequate level of cover.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£395k£333k
31/03/2024£341k£320k
31/03/2023£347k£302k
31/03/2022£305k£300k
31/03/2021£262k£260k

Common questions

Is SPEKE GARSTON MINIBUS AGENCY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £61,952 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £524,345. The trustees consider this reserve level adequate, stating it is equivalent to more than 12 months of expenditure. The organization operates with a small staff of two employees and relies on volunteers for many duties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2007£8kSGMA Training Project
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2004£5kMinibus service

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£105k
Tinsley Charitable Trust1£40k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUST1£35k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPEKE GARSTON MINIBUS AGENCY£395k—0unclear—no doubt
ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT FY2025£371k—0above—no doubt
SPEKE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£389k—0above—no doubt
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENGINEERING GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
LANCASTER TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED FY2025£1.5m——above—no doubt
MILTON KEYNES SPECIAL NEEDS ADVANCEMENT PROJECT FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.