CHURCHILL AND LANGFORD MINIBUS SOCIETY

Registered charity 269811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCHILL & LANGFORD MINI BUS SOCIETY

minibus for elderly/old people, people with disabilities. To provide transport in the 5 parishes we cover to those who have special needs have young children or are socially isolated, as agreed by the committee.

Objects

THE SOCIETY’S OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF THE AGED, DISABLED AND SOCIALLY ISOLATED BY THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY TRANSPORT TO RESIDENTS IN THE VILLAGES OF CHURCHILL & LANGFORD, WINSCOMBE & SANDFORD, BANWELL, SHIPHAM AND BURRINGTON AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE AGREED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

Area of benefit: VILLAGES OF CHURCHILL AND LANGFORD

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

Causes: Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£67k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £57,231 as of 30th September 2025, with total reserves at £60,665. The charity reported a surplus excluding new minibus and grant operations of £76.03, indicating operational stability supported by grants and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants & Donations (77% of income)
“The Society’s total receipts for the year amounted to £67,463, including grants & donations of £51,956” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £12,750 — grants £12,750 (9); 19% of the £67,464 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 30

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£67k£69k
30/09/2024£57k£62k
30/09/2023£27k£36k
30/09/2022£43k£18k
30/09/2021£23k£21k

Common questions

Is CHURCHILL AND LANGFORD MINIBUS SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £57,231 as of 30th September 2025, with total reserves at £60,665. The charity reported a surplus excluding new minibus and grant operations of £76.03, indicating operational stability supported by grants and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2024£25kThe purchase of a new 12 seater Citroen minibus
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2021£1kNew community minibus services
UK government01/04/2020£258Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
UK government01/04/2020£351Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BISHOP'S WALTHAM MINIBUS GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHURCHILL AND LANGFORD MINIBUS SOCIETY£67k—0unclear—no doubt
BISHOP'S WALTHAM MINIBUS GROUP FY2025£26k—0above—no doubt
THE CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT TRANSPORT FOR THE DISABLED SOCIETY FY2025£91k—0unclear—no doubt
COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD FY2025£450k—0above—no doubt
HILLINGDON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED FY2025£573k—0above—no doubt
HOLSWORTHY RURAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED FY2025£173k—0above—no doubt

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