THE BIG YELLOW BUS PROJECT

Registered charity 1186515 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COTSWOLD COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDING SERVICES

Supporting the homeless and to provide a platform offering financial support to local organisations that work with vulnerable individuals within the community.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY WAY OF BEING HOMELESS, PRIMARILY(BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD FOR HOMELESSPEOPLE AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER AND ASSISTING THEM WITH WIDER HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDSTHROUGH DIRECT SUPPORT OR BY PROVIDING INTRODUCTIONS TO OTHER AGENCIES OR CHARITIESTHAT CAN ASSIST.

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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Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that for the 14-month period ending 31 December 2024, the project incurred a loss of £34,180.07, with total expenses of £117,315.24 exceeding total income of £83,135.17. The document lists various income and expense items but does not provide unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£85k£119k
31/10/2023£72k£109k
31/12/2022£78k£69k
31/12/2021£87k£86k
31/12/2020£154k£54k

Common questions

Is THE BIG YELLOW BUS PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that for the 14-month period ending 31 December 2024, the project incurred a loss of £34,180.07, with total expenses of £117,315.24 exceeding total income of £83,135.17. The document lists various income and expense items but does not provide unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy.