North East Bus Preservation Trust Limited

Analysis

North East Bus Preservation Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04961248). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, North East Bus Preservation Trust Limited reported income of £41k and spending of £28k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £41k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, North East Bus Preservation Trust Limited sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woburn Village Hall and Recreation Association (£41k), Sapphire Supremes (£41k) and Bulphan Village Hall CIO (£41k).