Urban Blue Bus (Maidstone) Ltd

Analysis

Urban Blue Bus (Maidstone) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08384682). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Urban Blue Bus (Maidstone) Ltd reported income of £25k and spending of £25k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,044 to £25k (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Urban Blue Bus (Maidstone) Ltd 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 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grove Road Schools' PTFA (£25k), Alwyn and Courthouse Schools Parent Teacher Association (£25k) and Lancing Prep at Worthing Association (£25k).

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.