The Coleridge Bus

Analysis

The Coleridge Bus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in May 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Coleridge Bus reported income of £17k and spending of £25k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,876 to £17k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Coleridge Bus sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redz Charity (£17k), Women's Institute-Carterton (£17k) and Feoffees Charity (£17k).