THE EASTERN TRANSPORT COLLECTION

Registered charity 1203925 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity acquires, restores and maintains a fleet of historic buses which saw service in East Anglia, together with relevant memorabilia from their years of operation.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ACQUIRING AND RESTORING A MOBILE COLLECTION OF HISTORIC VEHICLES AND ESTABLISHING FACILITIES FOR THEIR PUBLIC EXHIBITION.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £325,267 to £366,487, with the trustees reporting that finances are in a stronger position than ever before. The charity holds £99,109 in cash and has minimal current liabilities of £2,909, resulting in net assets of £366,487.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Peart
• Nicholas Pike
• Richard Alger
• Sydney Eade

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

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