Cornwall Bus Preservation Society

Analysis

Cornwall Bus Preservation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Camborne. It was registered in February 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cornwall Bus Preservation Society reported income of £29k and spending of £24k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2026, income grew from £19k to £29k (+51%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cornwall Bus Preservation Society sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birkenhead School Endowment Fund in Connection with the Birkenhead School Limited (£29k), Newby and Scalby Library and Information Centre (£29k) and South Ferriby Pre-School (£29k).