BARBARA BUS FUND

Registered charity 257507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARBARA'S BUS' FUND, THE B B FUND

To provide specially adapted vehicles for the use of persons whose disability confines them to a wheelchair, to allow them to undertake journeys for pleasure or necessity which might otherwise be impossible. It also assists other Charitable Organisations with similar objectives.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES BY ASSISTING THEM TO TRAVEL, PRIMARILY BY PROVIDING SPECIALLY ADAPTED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT,

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £14,964 for the year, reducing total funds from £1,180,216 to £1,111,794. The trustees note that performance has been satisfactory and they hope to extend services, while total unrestricted reserves stand at £1,032,527.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Barbara Bus Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (31/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Wrightchair
• CAROLYN MOIRA BUNTING
• Clive Zane
• RICHARD PAUL HOLLAND
• VALERIE SUSAN WALL

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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