Healthbus Trust

Analysis

Healthbus Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Healthbus Trust reported income of £663k and spending of £403k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £177k to £663k (+275%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Healthbus Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sivayogam (£662k), Step 2 Young People's Health (£663k) and Bexley Crossroads Care Limited (£662k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 58% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £21k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.