CHURCHILL AND LANGFORD MINIBUS 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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The Society’s total receipts for the year amounted to £67,463, including grants & donations of £51,956” — page 2
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Trustees
- Trevor Smallwoodchair
- David Edward Johnson
- Mark Taylor
- Roger James Humm
- Samantha Melanie Lawn
- ian mason
- peter james green
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/08/2024 | £25k | The purchase of a new 12 seater Citroen minibus |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/08/2021 | £1k | New community minibus services |
| UK government | 01/04/2020 | £258 | Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21 |
| UK government | 01/04/2020 | £351 | Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Greatham Foundation Ltd | 1 | £100k |
| THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| THE JOICEY TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS YATELEY | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- BISHOP'S WALTHAM MINIBUS GROUP
- THE CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT TRANSPORT FOR THE DISABLED SOCIETY
- COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD
- HILLINGDON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED
- HOLSWORTHY RURAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED
- WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCHILL AND LANGFORD MINIBUS SOCIETY | £67k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BISHOP'S WALTHAM MINIBUS GROUP | £26k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT TRANSPORT FOR THE DISABLED SOCIETY | £91k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD | £450k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HILLINGDON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED | £573k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HOLSWORTHY RURAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED | £173k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |