The Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust

Analysis

The Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidenhead. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05035702). It says it provides services, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust reported income of £171k and spending of £126k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £98k to £171k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gwent Area Scout Council (£171k), Alec Hunter Pre School (£171k) and St Margarets Pre-School Laceby (£171k).