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CHATTERBUS CIO

Registered charity 1173907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The CIO administers the C1, C2 and C3 bus services in the Cobham area and looks to provide concessionary travel to those who need it.

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Latest income
£324k
Latest spending
£341k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £17,394 for the year ended March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £5,827 from £23,221 the previous year. The trustees note that reserves remain important to cope with unforeseen events and that the charity is reliant on fundraising and short-term grants from sponsors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: aiming to build up reserves to maintain an uninterrupted service for its beneficiaries)
“Our reserves now stand at £5,827 (PY: £23,221). Our reserves remain important to cope with extraordinary and unforeseen events” — page 2
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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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£324k£341k
31/03/2024£176k£177k
31/03/2023£162k£162k
31/03/2022£109k£135k
31/03/2021£96k£81k

Common questions

Is CHATTERBUS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £17,394 for the year ended March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £5,827 from £23,221 the previous year. The trustees note that reserves remain important to cope with unforeseen events and that the charity is reliant on fundraising and short-term grants from sponsors. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHATTERBUS CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHATTERBUS CIO as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COBHAM IN THE DIOCESE OF GUILDFORD.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COBHAM IN THE DIOCESE OF GUILDFORDFY2021£2kOther charities