The Church on the Bus

Analysis

The Church on the Bus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06441203). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Church on the Bus reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £15k to £13k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Church on the Bus sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zion Free Church (£13k), Glad2share (£13k) and World Repairers Global Network Aka Christ the Repairer's Ministry (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.