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.

Objects

The objects of the charity are to enhance the wellbeing, development and education of children, their families and carers by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by- (1) Providing a range of appropriate play, education, recreation and training services, that address and support the needs of children, their families and their carers with a specific reference to parents and carers to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever race, culture, religion, sexuality, gender, means or ability; and (2) To provide a range of information, advice, support and guidance services that encourages the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs

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

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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.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Maryann O'Connorchair
• Helen Warner
• Rebecca Monro-Sabatie
• Tetiana Bohomazova

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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