The London Bus Preservation Trust Limited

Analysis

The London Bus Preservation Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Weybridge. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01061762). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The London Bus Preservation Trust Limited reported income of £398k and spending of £354k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £243k to £398k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The London Bus Preservation Trust Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Romsey Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (Raods) (£398k), Experimental Psychology Society (£398k) and Gingko (£397k).