BIG RED BUS CLUB

Registered charity 1170704 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIG RED BUS CLUB CHARLTON, BIG RED BUS CLUB CHARLTON LIMITED, BIG RED BUS CLUB CHARLTON LTD

Activity of the charity is delivering a free under 5?s stay and play every week day term time,with a wide range of child led activities that support both their social and educational development. All our charitable activities focus on the delivering services to children and families and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.

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Latest income
£99k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £38,023 for the period, with total income of £98,611 and expenditure of £60,588. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £41,441 are well above their stated policy target of six weeks' operating costs (£6,990), describing the position as satisfactory and sufficient.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£99k£61k
31/07/2024£84k£62k
31/07/2023£90k£114k
31/07/2022£114k£84k
31/07/2021£114k£84k

Common questions

Is BIG RED BUS CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £38,023 for the period, with total income of £98,611 and expenditure of £60,588. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £41,441 are well above their stated policy target of six weeks' operating costs (£6,990), describing the position as satisfactory and sufficient. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery27/06/2022£11kSupporting Volunteers, Supporting Families
Sport England12/06/2019£9kLarge and Legging it