THE BUS SHELTER KENT COMMUNITY HUB
Founded by current Trustee Tony Cooper in 2016 the organisation provides poverty, financial and sickness relief to the homeless, vulnerable or low income families within the Swale and adjoining areas.Our services include our Sittingbourne food kitchen and food parcel services with a free clothes bank, training room and focus on providing community capacity building.
Objects
1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN KENT BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF WELFARE SUPPORT, EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.2. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 37% of the £13,345 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2022
- Government income: £1,050 — grants £1,050 (3); 6% of the £18,249 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2024 (received 26/09/2025, 58 days after the 30/07/2025 due date); year ending 30/09/2023 (received 19/02/2025, 204 days after the 30/07/2024 due date); year ending 30/09/2022 (received 31/05/2024, 306 days after the 30/07/2023 due date).
1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/07/2022)
Trustees
- ANTHONY COOPER
- Cally-Anne Holmes
- Kayleigh Mallon
- Kenneth Frederick Rowles
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | — | — |
| 30/09/2024 | £6k | £6k |
| 30/09/2023 | £13k | £19k |
| 30/09/2022 | £18k | £22k |
Common questions
Who funds THE BUS SHELTER KENT COMMUNITY HUB?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BUS SHELTER KENT COMMUNITY HUB as a grant recipient include THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £3k |