BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1178677 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUS USERS CYMRU, BUS USERS SCOTLAND, BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUST, BUS USERS WALES · also registered in Scotland as SC049144 (OSCR)

Courses for transport providers on meeting the needs of socially excluded peopleStructured events for people to meet their transport providers and policymakers and give a user perspectiveRun a registered Alternative Dispute Resolution serviceMonitor service performance Raise awareness of transport needs of socially excluded communitiesAdvise on government policy Promote high standards

Objects

1.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY:- ENCOURAGING TRANSPORT PROVIDERS TO ADAPT TRANSPORT SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND TO PROVIDE SAFE AND CONVENIENT TRANSPORT FACILITIES TO MEET THOSE NEEDS;- RAISING AWARENESS OF THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED;FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH OR OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL) OR DISABILITY, LIVING IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS NO ADEQUATE TRANSPORT PROVISION, BEING UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR TRANSPORT FROM PERSONAL RESOURCES.2.TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HIGH STANDARDS OF URBAN AND RURAL TRANSPORT PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH RELEVANT LEGISLATION, STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES AFFECTING PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROVISION.

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 ended the year with a small surplus of £10,236, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £237,241. The trustees report that expenditure increased, particularly around staff costs, while income saw a small increase from operators and government grants. The financial position is supported by cash at bank of £189,989 and net current assets of £252,241.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charlie Barnes
• HARRY BARKER
• JEFFERY ANDERSON
• Joan Aitken
• Laura Creaven
• Tom Quay

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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