Bus Users UK Charitable Trust Limited

Analysis

Bus Users UK Charitable Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04635458). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bus Users UK Charitable Trust Limited reported income of £811k and spending of £801k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £756k to £811k (+7.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bus Users UK Charitable Trust Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swindon Carers Centre (£808k), Luminary Limited (£812k) and As-Siraj Trust (£807k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, trading 31% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.