The Connections Bus Project

Analysis

The Connections Bus Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Connections Bus Project reported income of £407k and spending of £160k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £84k to £407k (+385%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Connections Bus Project sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Stonegrove Community Trust (£406k), East Grinstead Sports Club Ltd (£407k) and Phoenix Stars (£405k).