The Bus Shelter MK

Analysis

The Bus Shelter MK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 Bus Shelter MK reported income of £383k and spending of £373k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £268k to £383k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Bus Shelter MK sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% 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 Sir E D Walker Trust (£383k), Maidstone Community Support Centre (£386k) and Thomas Philipot's Almshouse Charity (£379k).