AT THE BUS

Registered charity 1181294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

AT The Bus offers a school-based programme of art as therapy to support the education, health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 5-16 in Oxfordshire and London. Group sessions take place during the school day in a purposely designed therapeutic studio space in a double decker bus located on school grounds or in specially designed studio spaces.

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Latest income

£789k

Latest spending

£717k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved steady growth with total income rising to £788,926 and unrestricted reserves increasing to £234,893. The trustees confirm that the balance of unrestricted, readily available reserves of £210,262 is in line with their policy target of three to four months of running costs. The going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to four months of full running costs (held: £210k)

“the charity regards it to be prudent to have available funds of between three and four months of full running costs as forecast at least four months ahead.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — AT The Bus (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Clore Duffield Foundation — “We are grateful to the following organisations for their generous support of AT The Bus: Clore Duffield Foundation” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£789k

Total spending

£717k

Cost of raising funds

£34k

Reserves (reported)

£210k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% 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: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Deryn Mary Harveychair
Anthony Mannix
Bernadette Gloria Olabisi Lowe
Graeme Jones
Nelly-Sabine Rachel Cecile de Rothschild Munthe
Susanna Rose Lawson

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£789k	£717k
31/08/2024	£583k	£616k
31/08/2023	£283k	£289k
31/12/2022	£318k	£278k
31/12/2021	£251k	£225k

Common questions

Is AT THE BUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved steady growth with total income rising to £788,926 and unrestricted reserves increasing to £234,893. The trustees confirm that the balance of unrestricted, readily available reserves of £210,262 is in line with their policy target of three to four months of running costs. The going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AT THE BUS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AT THE BUS as a grant recipient include THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATION, THE PRUDENCE TRUST, PADDINGTON CHARITABLE ESTATES EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, THE HEADLEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATION	FY2024	£200k	Arts, heritage and education
THE PRUDENCE TRUST	FY2023	£150k	Delivery of a new business plan
PADDINGTON CHARITABLE ESTATES EDUCATIONAL FUND	FY2025	£102k	to assist with art session for school children
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£60k	Core costs
THE HEADLEY TRUST	FY2025	£60k	Towards the development of art therapy services in schools.
COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£35k	Mental Health
THE MILA CHARITABLE ORGANISATION	FY2024	£30k
THE MILA CHARITABLE ORGANISATION	FY2025	£30k
Charity of Thomas Dawson	FY2024	£30k
IGY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£30k
COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£28k	Mental Health
COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£26k	Art as therapy programmes
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	FY2025	£25k
OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND	FY2022	£25k	Art as therapy, on a double decker bus
COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£25k	Mental Health
THE PRUDENCE TRUST	FY2022	£25k	Developing a growth plan
OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND	FY2023	£25k	AT The Bus
Charity of Thomas Dawson	FY2025	£24k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE BEHRENS FOUNDATION	FY2026	£8k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2023	£8k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2022	£5k
THE PIXEL FUND	FY2025	£5k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2025	£5k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2024	£5k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	FY2024	£5k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Ann Rylands Small Donations
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2022	£2k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£2k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£1k
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)	FY2025	£1k
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k	Community Spirit Fund
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Single payment
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	Single payment
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Charitable purposes in and around the City of Oxford
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE	FY2025	£750

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	07/09/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	2	£25k
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	2	£6k
JERWOOD FOUNDATION	1	—
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£503k
THE GEORG AND EMILY VON OPEL FOUNDATION	1	£185k
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£70k
GIRTON TOWN CHARITY	1	£32k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£18k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAGIC BUS UK.

MAGIC BUS UK income £494k
THE CONNECTIONS BUS PROJECT income £407k
THE BUS ARCHIVE income £399k
UTTLESFORD BUFFY BUS ASSOCIATION income £113k
PENTABUS ARTS LIMITED income £549k
BUZZER BUSES (DIAL A RIDE) LTD income £285k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AT THE BUS	£789k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MAGIC BUS UK FY2025	£494k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE CONNECTIONS BUS PROJECT FY2025	£407k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BUS ARCHIVE FY2024	£399k	—	above	—	no doubt
UTTLESFORD BUFFY BUS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PENTABUS ARTS LIMITED FY2025	£549k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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