The Hayes Community Minibus Trust

Analysis

The Hayes Community Minibus Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beckenham. It was registered in April 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hayes Community Minibus Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £46k, spending 190% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £690 to £24k (+3449%), an average of +144% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1310%. Over the whole period it spent 196% 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 Hayes Community Minibus Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southery Village Hall (£24k), Tunbury School Association (£24k) and Isle of Axholme Lions Club CIO (£24k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.