At the Bus

Analysis

At the Bus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, At the Bus reported income of £789k and spending of £717k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £251k to £789k (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, At the Bus sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Alice's Arc (£788k), Bild Association of Certified Training (£789k) and The Missionary Society of St Paul (£787k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73% and charitable activities 26%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £210k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.