Company No. 1061762
THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
REPORT AND FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Charity No. 1053383

THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Generdl inforniation
2to6
Trustees, report
7tolO
Independent auditors, report
Statement of financial activities
12
Balance sheet
13to21
Notes fomiing part of the accounts

THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
GENERAL INFORMA TION
CHAIUTY No.
1053383
COMPANY No.
1061762
TRUSTEES
L￿n Daniels, chairnian
John Duff. tre&surer
Peter Brown (retired 7 January 2026)
Aallah Haq
Richard Hastings (appointed l January 2025)
David Mulvey
Paul Sainthouse {retired 8 March 2025)
Richard Telling
Mark Yexley
SECRETARY
Peter Brown
REGISTERED OFFICE
Cobham Hall
Brooklands Road
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 OQS
AUDITORS
John D Kilby & Co
Mutfords
Hare Street
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 OED
BANKERS
CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ

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TRUSTEES. REPORT
The Trustees present their reN)rL together with the awlited a￿Unts for the London Bus
Preservation Trust Limit￿[ known as London Bus Museum. The Trust is an incorporated
registered charity (charlty number 1053383) as well as a company limited by guarantee
registered with Companies House (company number 1061762). The Trustees of the Museum
are also directors of the company.
The Trust has two subsidiary companies IK)ndon Bus Museum Limited (company number
5903873). which 0￿rateS the shop * the museum. and London Bus Preservation and Repair
Limited (company number 7147492), a donnant asset holding company.
Tru$t¢¢s of IAMdon Bus Museum
The Tnjstees who have served during the year and since the year end are detsiled on page l.
Trustees serve for a tern) of six years. which can be extended to a maximum terni of nine years
if authorised by an Ordinary Resolution of Members. New Trustees are c<H)pted by the
Chainnan in consulLqtion with existing Trustees in order to ensure that at all times there is the
correct balance of skills and experience available to fijrther the objectives ofthe Museum. Such
new TTUStees rnust put themselves foTwaTd forelection at the AGM. New Trustees are provided
with copies of all key documents, including Annual Accounts and Memorandum and Arti¢les
of Association. Online trainin8 is provided to eItsU￿ Trustees are aware of their responsibilities
and therefore can fully wntribute towards the Funning and future development of the museum.
The principal roles of the Trusteas are to pmvide strategic directioffj ensure the objectives of
the Museum are fully md and that ail resou￿ are managed prudently to avoid utmecessary
risk. This is achieved through the scrutiny of repK)rts submitted by the Council of Management
and regular review and consideration of the key challenges and risks facing the mu￿UM. The
Trustees met on four 0¢￿$10n5 throughout 2025. and this Includ￿ a full offsite day during
which we visited and met with the principals of The Bromley Bus Preservation Gmup with
whom we have a close working relationship.
The Council of Management is responsible forthe day to day numing of the museum on behalf
of the Trustees, and consists of department heads appointed by the Chairn)an. The Chaimian.
and Treasurer. in addition to being members of the Council of Management are also ex-officio
Trustees of the Museum. The Council of Management meets bi-monthly throughout the year
and a summary of discussions and decisions is circulated to memE*rs after each meeting.
Objectives and Acttvities
The London Bus Preservation Trust Limit¢d has been established to create and rnaintain the
most representative and authoritative collection of London buses and associated artefacts
covering the period from Victorian to modern times and to achieve the highest possible
Standards of restoration and conswvatlOD.
The Trust aims to achieve this objective through the operntion of a benchmark museum which
preserves and Presents a collection of herilage London buses and associated artefacts for
inspiration, leaming and research, the enjoyment of the public and education of future
generntions.
The museum, based on the BrookIands Heritsge site. is open seven days a week throughout the
year (except for a short c105ure over Christmas) and offers the public an opportunity to learn
about the rich history of bus transport in IA)ndon and to view and also ride on heritage buses.
Special school tours are operated throughout the yearwhere museum volunteers take a heritage

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bus to local schw14 and in collaboration with Brooklands Museum. organised guided tours of
the site are provided for s¢hool children.
The museum holds three event days each year. in Spring. Summer and Autumn where private
operators are invited to showc&se their own vehicles alongside the museum collection. There
are also opportuniti¢5 for the public to ride on these buses around the Surrey wuntryside. In
addition to stallholders selling transport related items, lamily entertainment is provided in order
to attract the widest po&8ible range of visitors and establish these events as a major fund raiser
for the museum.
The Trnst also aims to tske buses out to the community so that the greatest number of people
can experience and enjoy the heritsge fleet. During 2025, three mute running days (routes 19,
418 and 54) were organised in and around tA)ndon where museum and other privately owned
heritage buses rdn alongside TfL service buses on specTfic routes allowing the public to travel.
free of charge, and serving all standard stops on the route.
As a celebration of the IIM) birthday of our Dennis D type open top bus (DI 42), we ran this
bus on route 29 fiDm Wood Green to Victoria allowing passengers to take a step back in tirne.
The rnuseum also sent buses to a number of events organised by private heTitage groups which
provided free transport across different routes through0￿ the Spring, Summer and Autumn
weekends.
In order to mark our Chairnian's year as Master of the Worshipful Company of Camien, we
sent three vehtcles to the annual Cart MarkÈng event at Guildhall in July. The regulation of
catts dates back over 750 years, and this annual ceremony sees a wide rdnge of service vehicles
being presented for marking. Finally, our Dennis (D142) made a further appeardnce at the
annual Lord Mayor's Show in November.
The museum is currently involved in the restoration of four vehicles. NS174 (an AEC open top
bus used in London between 1923 and 1937). RT2657 (an AEC Regent Ill double decker built
in 1948). T357 (a unique greenline coach built in 1931 and converted to run on gas during
WWII) and a Four-light horse bus. The horse bus is virtually complete ready for launch at our
Spring Gathering 2026.
Volunteers
All the activities and work at the museum is carrsed out entirely by volunteers, with the Trust
having no paid employees. The volunteers give freely of their time and expertise to run and
operate the museum seven days a weel to restore and maintain the heritage fleet with vehicles
only getting S¢T]I to specialist contractors where necessary. to cle8n. drive and conduct buses,
in addition to administrdtive. marketing. IT. finance and fimdrdising ￿tivIties. During 2025 we
had approximately 180 active volunteers and it is estimated that they worked the equivalent of
6,350 days both onsite and remotely. However. many of our volunteers are aging and unable
to undertake the same level of tasks &8 in the p￿. We have a need to fill several key roles and
this remains on¢ of the main challenges facing the museum.
The Trnstees are indebted to the generosity of all voluntee[5 fortheir contrtbution to the success
of the museurn and wntinue to encourdge new and younger people to come forward to leam
the many skills needed to mainlain our activities. The Trustees are very proud of the positive
welcoming culture of the museum which has been supported through the development of
specific volunteer policies. This ensures that the act ol volunteering ￿ be an enriching
inclusive experience providing benefit to the wellbeing of volunteers atid affording

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opportunities to enjoy the company of lik¢-minded people and to learn and develop specialist
skills.
Fund Raising Activitios
The Trust relics on the following SA)urces of fvnds:
(i)
Share of the Br4x>klands Museum gate enlry where all visitors to the site pay one
enty fee for access to both rnuseums,
Annual membership sUb￿riPtions. As at the end of 2025 there were 1,109 members
paying from £45 for single direct debit membership to a maxirnum of £88 for full
family membership.
(iii) Income generated from ancillary activities such as the museum shop. bus rides. bus
hire and operations.
(iv) Income derived from the three ￿ent days held each year.
(v)
Donations and legw income and interest earned on our reserves. During 2025 a
total of£99,550 was donated to the Trust wmpared to £308,318 in 2024. This figure
included a final distribution of £45.655 frorn the estste of John Hawkfftns. for which
we are very gratefvl. Thr(MJghout the year a number of artefacts are regularly
donated which will either b¢ sold or relained by the museum as appropriate. Finally.
the National AwKiation of Road Transp)rt Museums gave us a grant of £1,995 in
December to be used to acquire workshop equipment.
No funding is received from the Public PuTSe.
The Trustees are extremely grateful to the kind generosity of both members and the public in
general who continue to sUp￿rt the activities of the museum.
(li)
Future Activitios
The Trust intends to continue its main activities at the museum, including the thTee annual
events. and provtding heritage bus rides by o￿TatIng our buses on TtL routes and also at special
running days throughout the year. Exhibits at the museum are regularly rotated so a8 to provide
a new experience for membeTS and returning visitors.
The workshop will continue the restorntion of the above three vehicles with the horse bu5
having been completed other than for sign writing by the end of the year. The day to day
maintenance of the operating fleet and enhancement of the collection overdll will of course
¢ontTnue. Each year we mention the ever relevant comrnent that such work becomes more and
more challenging given the scarcity of historic parts and specialist expertise.
In addition, we will continue our work with Brooklands Museum to investigate joint initiatives
aimed at incre&sing visitor numbers and enhancing the vtsitor experience.
The Tnjstees are constantly reviewing the heritage fleet and are conscious of the need to add
more recent bus models. This is considered essential in order that the full history of transport
in London can k displayed and also to generate and maintsin the interests of younger visitors
who can be attracted to vehicles of a more r￿t er

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During 2025, two new vehicles were added to the collection.
(i)
A 1975 Bristol LHS BS4 generously donated to the rnuseum by Chris Stanley. The
BS Class w&$ a unique set of17 short manual buses bought by LT to replace their
Ford Trdnsits which had proved unreliable and unsuited for the demands of bus
operation in London. BS 4 was allocated to Holloway Garage in August 1975 for
route C I l and was boughi by the London Borough of Richmond in 1981 passing
into preservation in 1994.
The ownership of RT4779 was generously passed to the museum by Peter Osborn
in December 2025. This vehicle has long lived at the museum and is a frequent
operator of museum rides and also tnany running days throughout the year.
(ii)
Financial Review
Results of activities
The surplus for the year after depreciation w&8 £228.435 compared to a surplus of £370.786 in
2024. This year's surplus arose mainly as a result of the revaluation of &8sets during the year
of £194,550 (2024 £nil). Income excluding legacies w&8 £344.247 (2024 £427,678) and
expenses were £354.185 {2024 £302,712). The surplus for the year has enabled the Trust lo
annark further funds for a number of strdtegic priorities as Designated Funds. as out below
and in note 17.
Reserves Polic
The Trust aims to maintain a minimum level of Reserves as rewmmended by the Charity
Commissioners. This is equivalent to the level of General Reserves covering at least one year's
expenses in the event of a serious downturnlfailure in fund rdising. This policy is kept under
regular review. esp￿18]lY following the Covid pandemic where the cosi of pandemic insurance
cover is now considered uneconomical and therefore this risk has to be self-insured.
Reserves comprised:
2025
2024
General Reserve
Designated Funds- Fixed A&set Reserve
Designated Funds- T357
Designated Funds- Cobham Hall covering
Designated Funds- Museum development
Revaluatton Reserve
Unrestricted Reserves
Restricted Funds
Totsl R¢Yrves
£ 373,965
2,463,712
50.000
2(K),(M)O
520,IK)O
£ 359,294
2.494.556
50,000
155.000
520,000
1605 671
5.184.521
5,407,898
£5.46&460
£5240,025
Goin
Concem
The Trustees are satisfied that adequate financial teserves are available at the time of approving
the accounts. After making appropriate enquiries The Truste&8 have reasonable expectation
that the Trust can continue in operation for the foreseeable future and they can adopt th¢ Going
Concern basis in the preparation of the aecounts.

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Trustees, RespODsibilit￿ Statement
The Trusiees are reswnsible for the preparation of the accounts which have been prepared in
accordance Viith the accounting w)licies as sei out in the notes to the accounts and comply with
the Charities. 2011 and Accouniing and Reporting by Lbariues: S￿lemen[ of
Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance ￿ll￿th The
Financial R¢porting Sthndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland; published Ociober
2019.
Company law requires th¢ Trustees ¢0 prepare accounts for each fuwKial year. Under company
law, the Trnsteeg musi not approve the accounts Unle￿ that they are satisfied th8t they give a
trlte and fair ￿ flection of the sthie of affairs of the charitable wmpany and of the incoming
resources 2nd applicAtion of resources. including the income and expenditure of the charitable
company for peri(Kl. In preparing thes¢ a(￿unts. the T￿￿CeS are rcquir¢d ￿.
Select suiTabl¢ accounting wTrlicies and then applv them consistently
Observe the tneth(Kls and principle5 ofthe Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102)
Make judgements and a¢¢ounting estirnates that are rel￿nable and prudent
Stste whether applicable UK ACC￿nI1￿g Stsndards have tttn followed
Pr¢Pa￿ the accounis on th¢ concern basis unless li is inappropriate to presume
that the charitable company will continue tn operation.
The Trustees ar¢ r¢sFK>nsible for keeping adequate accountTng records thai disclose with
reasonable accuracy at ans lime the fiTJancial position ofihe charitable company and to enable
Ihem to ensure that the accounts wmply with Companies Aci 2006. They are also responsible
for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking re2sonable steps for
the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregulariiies.
The Trustees have complied with Iheir duty to havedue regard to the guidance on public benefit
published by the Charity Commission in exc￿lSing their poweT5.
Diselosure of IDforrngtiOD to the Auditors
In so far as the TNstees are awar<
there is no relevant a￿111 infornthtion of which the charirable company"'s auditors ar¢
unaware, and
each of the Truxees have taken all the steps that ought to have been tsken as a dir¢ctor
in orderio k aware ofany televant audit inforn]ation and to establish th￿ the charitable
company's auditors are aware of that infomiation.
This report was
proved by the T￿st*S on 12 August 2026 and si&￿ed on their behalf by
Leon Daniels
Trustee
John Duff Treasurer
Trustee

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
OF THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Opinion
We have audited the accounts of The London Bus Preservation Trust Limited for the year
ended 31 December 2025 which comprise of the statement of financial activities. balance sheet
and notes to the accounts, including a suEnmary of signifiGqnt accounting ￿)litIeS. The
financlal reporting framework thai has been applied in their Preparation is applicable law and
United Kingdom Accounting Standards. including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The
Financial Rew)rting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {UK Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the accounts-
give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31
December 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources including its
income and expenditure. for the year then ended.
have been properly prepared in accordance with Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Prnciice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in a¢cordance with International StAndards of Auditing IUK) (ISAS
UK}) and applicable law. Our resw)nsibilities under those standards are further described in
the auditor's responsibilities for the audit ofaccounts section of OUT report. We are independent
of the charitable company Èn accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our
audit of the a￿Unts in the UK including the FRC'S Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our
other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtsined is suftTJcient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going toocern
In auditing the accounts we have concluded that the trnstees. use of the going concern basis of
accounting in the preparation of the accounts is appropriate.
Based on the work we have perfornied. we have noi identified any material uncertainties
relating to events or conditions thaL individually or collectively, may signtficant doubt on
the Charitable company's ability to ￿ntinUe as a going concern for a period of at least twelve
onths from when the accounts are authorised for i$5ue.
OUT responsibilities and the resw)nsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are
described in the ttlevant sections of this [C￿rt.

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Other inforniAtioD
The other inforniation comprises the inforniation included in the trustees, annual ￿￿rl other
than the accounts and our auditor's rew)rt thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other
infomiation. Our opinion on the accounts does not cover the other infomiation and we do not
express any forn) of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other inforn)ation and in doing so, cmsider whether the other
infonnation is materially inconsistent with the accounts orour knowledge obtained in the audit
or otherwise appears to be materially misslated. If we identify such material inconsistencies
or app￿nt material misstatements, we are required to deternline whether this gives rise to a
material misstatement in the accounts themselves. If, b&sed on the work we have perfornied,
we conclude that th￿C is a materlal misstatement of this other infomiation, we are required to
report that fact.
We have nothing to rew)rt ID this regard.
Matters on which we are required to rew)rt by exception
We have nothing to rery)rt in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities
(Ac¢ounts and Reports) Regulations 2(M)8 require us to rep)rt to you if, in our opinion:
the infonnation given in the trusttts. rew)rt is inconsistent in any mateTial respect with
the accounts. or
sufficient accounting records have not been kep¢ or
the accounts are not in agreement with the accounting records and. or
we have not received all the Inforn￿tion and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of truste¢s
As explained more fully in the Trustees, Responsibilities Statement (set out on page 6), the
trnstees (who are also the directOT5 of the charitable company for the PUTposes of company
law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and for being satisfied that they give a
trne and fair view, and for such internal control as the ttustees deterniine is necessary to enable
the Preparation of accounts that a￿ free from material misstatemenL whether due to frdud or
error.
In preparing the accounts, the tnjstees are resp)nsible for assessing the charitable company's
ability to continue as a going conc¢rn, di￿lOSIng. as applicable. matters related to going
eoncern and using the going concffli basis of a¢counting unle&s the trustees either intend to
liquidate the ¢haritsble company or to cease operation4 or to have no realistic alternative but
to do so.

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tNDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
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Auditor's rfsw)nsibilili£5 for the audit ofthe a¢¢ounts
We have been appointed as auditor under s¢ction 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in
accordance with the Act and relevant Tegulations made of having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the accounts as a whole are
free from material misstatem¢nL whether due to frdud or error. and to issue an auditor's report
that includes our opinion. Re&sonable assurdnce is a high level of assurdnce. but is not a
guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material
misstatement when it exists. MA&stst¢ments can arTse Gqn arise from fraud or error and are
considered material if. individually or in the aggregate. they could reawnably be expected to
influence the economic decisions of users tsken on the basis of these accounts.
Irregularities, including fraud. are instances of non-cornpliance with laws and regulations. We
design procedures in line with our reswnsibilities, outlined above. to detect rnaterial
misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. In identifying and a&se55ing risks of
material misststement in respect of Irregulariti￿ including fraud and non-compliance with
laws and regulation4 we considered the nature of the chartty. its control environment and the
industy in which it operates. We identified the principal Tisks of non-compliance with laws
and regulations relating to charity law. company law. taxation legislation and the requirements
of the Charities SORP. Our procedures included. enquiries of management and thos¢ charged
with governance regarding known or suspected instances of fraud and non-compliance with
laws and regulations, reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance,
reviewing correspondence with regulators and r¢levant authorities, evaluating the design and
tmplementstion of controls relevant to the prevention and detection of fraud. testing journal
entries and other adjustments for appropriatene&s and indications of managernent ove￿Ide of
ontrols. awssing accounting estimates and judgements for evidence of bias. kind perfomling
substantive testing of transactions and balances including testing Trvenue recognition where
Considered to be a signifI¢ant fraud risk.
We also communicated relevant laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to the
engagement team and remained alert throug1￿Ut the audit to any indications of fraud or non-
compliance with laws and regulations.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audiL there is a risk that we will not detect all
irregularities. including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or
non-compliance viith regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or
regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the fll]ancial thtements. as
we will be less likely to 1￿cOme aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater
regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional
concealmenL forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresenlation.
A further description ofour reswnsibilities forthe audit of accounts is located on the Financial
Reporting Council's webslte at.- w*w.fr¢.or
.uklauditorsres
foms part of our auditor's rep)rL
nsibilities. This description

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Use ofour rewbrt
ThTS report is made solely to the charitable company's tTUStees, as a body. in accordance with
Part 4 of the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been
undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's trustees those matters we are
required to state to them in an auditor's ￿Ex￿rt and for no other pur￿)Se. To the fullest extent
perynitted by law. we do not accept or ￿ume responsibility to anyone other than the charitsble
company and the charitable company's trustees 2$ a b¢xly, for our audit worL for this reporL
or the opinions we have fonned.
Mutfords
Hare Street
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 OED
John D Kilby & Co
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
12" August 2026
John D Kilby & Co is eligible to act Is auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for
appoinlment as auditor of a company under sectton 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Unrestricted Restricted
fimds
funits
Total
2025
Total
2024
Note
INCOME FROM:
Donations, legacies and grdnts
Charitable activities
Visitor income
Income from events
Membership In￿Me
Bus hire and rides
Investment income
Other
Gift aid recover
Miscellaneous
£ ￿,026
£ 9.524 £ 99.550
£308.318
117.105
21.468
56,151
35.135
37.436
117.105
21,468
56.151
37.025
37.436
145,324
34.503
54,453
37,801
25,800
1,890
35,418
19.450
21.167
21,167
Total incoming resources
378.488
11.414
389.902
661,067
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Raising funds
Governance costs
338,428
4.839
4,562
6.281
75
344.709
4,914
4,562
302,009
(3,457)
4.160
Total resources expended
347.829
6,356
354,185
302,712
Net income / (expenditure)
30.659
5.058
35.717
358,355
Gains / (losses) on investments
Gains on revaluation of heritage assets
Impairnient reversal on heritage
(10.217)
194.550
8,385
{10217)
194,550
8,385
12,431
Net movement in funds
223,377
5.058
228,435
370.786
RecoDciliation of fund$
Funds brought forward
5,184,521
55.504 5,240,025
4.869,239
Funds as at 31 December 2025
£ 5.407.898
£ 60.562 £ 5.468,460 £ 5,240.025
The Ststement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a
statement of recognised gains and lo&ses h&8 not been prepared. All the above amounts relate
to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 13 to 21 forn) part of these accounts.

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BALANCE SHEET
J I DECEMBER 2025
Noie
2025
2024
FIXED ASSETS
iangiblc asset5
heritsge assets
investments
10
£ 1,843.435
2.420.51KI
,021.614
£ 1,882,662
2.217.565
892,722
12
5285.549
4,992.949
CUiiRENT ASSETS
debtors and prepayments
investments
bank balances
13 £ 79.829
14
58225
108,176
£ 104,901
55.932
128,832
246.230
289.065
CREDITORS - amounts falling
within one year
15
63.319
42,589
182,911
247,076
NET ASSETS
£ 5,468,460
£ 5,240,025
Represented bv:
Restrteted funds
Unrc5triclcd funds
General funds
Dc5ignatcd funds- fixcd as5cts
Designated fvnds- other
16
60.562
55,504
16
373.96)
10 2.463,712
16
770,000
359.2Y
2,494.558
725.000
3.607.677
1.8(Ki,221
3.578.850
,605,671
Revaluation reserve
17
£ 5.468.460
£ 5.240.025
Thc arrounts w¢
signed on their
approved and authoris¢d for i&sue by th¢ trustces on 12 August 2026 and
alf by=
Leon D
TTh￿tee
els, Chaftrman
John Duff. Treasurer
TrUS￿e
Company registration number 1061762
Thc nolcs on pages 13 to 21 fonn part of these accoun
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Notes fonning part of the accounts
for the year ended 31 D¢cember 2025
l. Accounting policies
. Basis of preparation of ¥¢¢ouRts
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. These accounts have
been prepared in accordance with the Accounting and Rep)rting by Charities: Ststement of
Recommended Accounting Practi¢¢ applicable to charities preparing their accounts in
2¢wrdance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
In the opinion of the trustee& the charity and its subsidiary undertakings cornprise a small
group. The charity has therefore laken advantage ofthe exemption provided by section 398
of the Charities Act 2011 not to prepare group accounts.
b. Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the
trustees in fiwtherance of the general objectives of the c4)mpany and which have not been
designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed
by donors or which have been raised by the company for particular purw)ses. The aim and
use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the accounts.
. Income recognikn)n
All incoming resources are included in the Ststement of Financial Activities when the
company has entitlement to the funds. certainty ofreceipt and the amount can be me&sured
with sufficient reliability. For legacies. entitlement is th¢ earlier of the company being
notifIed of an impending distribution or the lega¢y being received.
Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid is recognised when
the amount of the claim is established.
d. Expenditure recognition
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment
to a third party. it is probable that settlement will be required. 2nd the amount of the
obligation can be measured reliably. Governance costs are those incurred in connection
with administration of the company and compliance with constitutional and statutory
requirements.
. Tangibk fixed gs8ets and depreciation
All tangible fixed assets costing more than £5.000 are capttaltsed and stated at cost less
depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cosi of fixed
assets, less their estimated residual value. over their expected useful lives as follows:
Freehold and long le￿hOld property
Leasehold improvernents
Fixtures. fittings and machinery
2/0 on cost
I￿/0 on cost
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THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Notes fomiing part of the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2025
£ Heritage a￿ets- museum bus08 and xrtefacts
The buses and other artefacts owned by the charitable company have been capitalised, as
the trustees consider the vehicles 2nd artefacts are heritage assets, as defjned by the
Ststement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 2019.
The heritsge &ssets are stated at their insured value. The trustees consider the insured value
is a reasonable basis for valuation. The tn￿teeS consider that the vehicles and museum
artefacts have an indefinite useful life and high residual value which would result in any
depreciation charges being immaterial and hence no depreciation is provided on such assets.
The continuing retention and use of this collection of vehicles and museum artefacts is in
direct furtherance of the charitable company's objects.
If at the time of acquisition buses and other artefacts require restoration to bring them to a
state where they can be considered as heritage &&sets. the restoration costs are expensed as
incurred. After restoration is complete and ifthe buses and other artefacts are in the opinion
of the trustees a heritage assct they are included in heritage assets at valuation.
g. Investments
Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is nornially the transaction pr&ce
excluding transaction Costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value with changes
recognised in 'net gains / (losses) on investments. in the SOFA if the Shar￿ are publicly
traded or their fair value can otherwise k meawed Teliably.
Investments in subsidiaries are me&sured at cost less impairnienL
Fixed &sset inv¢stments include cash on dqM>sit and c4sh equivalents with a maturity of
more than one year.
Current asset investments are short terni highly liquid investments and ￿ held at fair value.
These include cash on deposÈt and equivalents with a maturity of less than one year
and held for investment purFrf)ses.
h. Taxation
The charity is exempt frorn Corporation Tax on tts charitable activities.
i Voluntary help
Volunteers contribute a signifIcant amount of time towards the operation of the charity's
activities, which is donat¢d free of charge. It is not possible to quantify the valu¢ of the
time given and accordingly it is neither recorded &s donated incorne. nor as an expense in
the accounts.
j. Going concern
The accounts have been prepa￿d on the going concern basis as the trustees believe that the
trust holds sufficient funds in the face of the current uncertainties. The ITUStees have
consldered the level of funds held and the exP￿ted level of income and expenditure for 12
months from authorising these financial statements.
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THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Notes fomiing part of the accounts
for the year ended 31 D￿ernber 2025
2025
2024
2. Income from donations legaci&% and grants
Restricted donations (see note 16)
Restricted Grants
L¢gaeies
Donation from trading subsidtary
Other cash donations
Sale of donated items
£ 7,529 £ 16,405
1,995
45.655 233.389
20.446
31,238
9,661
13.084
14,264
14.202
£ 99,550 £ 308,318
3. Income from Charitabk Activities
Visitor enlry - general
Visitor entry - events
Bus rides - events
Stall rent- events
Other event income
Memkrship subscriptions
Bus rides- general
Bus rides- restricted
Film and other hires
£ 117,105 £ 145,324
10,408
18,014
5.613
7.983
5,242
7,825
205
681
56.151
54.453
31.879
22,433
1,890
12,033
3,256
3.335
£ 231,749 £ 272,081
4. Investtnellt iD¢ome
Dividends- equities
Interests- deposlts
£ 5,966 £ 5,810
31,470
19,990
£ 37,436 £ 25,800
5. ￿pendIture on charitable 2clivitios
Museum operations and displays
Vehicle restoration and operdtlon
Membership costs
Event costs
Volunteers and administration
D¢preciation of tangible fixed a&s¢ts
106.836
99.957
134,339 101,103
13,637
17.050
13.583
17,434
37,087
27,239
39.227
39.226
£ 344.709 £ 302.009
Expenditure on charitable activities includes £6.28 l from Restricted Funds- see Note 16.
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THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Notes fomiing part of the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2025
2025
2024
6. Raising funds
Advertising and publicity
£ 4,914 £ (3,457)
Expendituff on raising funds includes £75 frorn Restricted Funds" see Note 15.
7. Governance costs
AuditOTS' remuneration
£ 4,562
£4,160
8. N¢t incoming resources
Net incoming resources are ststed after charging:
Depreciation and loss on disposal of tangible r￿ed assets
£ 39,227
£ 39,226
9. Employff5
During the year. there were no employees and no truste¢s re¢¢ived any remuneration or
benefits in kind in respect of their roles as trustees (2024- nil).
10. Tangible r￿ed
Freehold &
long terni leasehold
property &
improvements
Fixtures,
fittings &
machinery
Total
Cost
As ai l January 2025
Additions
Disposals
£ 2.228.260
£ 82,995
£2,311,255
As at 31 December 2025
2228.260
82.995
2.311,255
Depreciation
As at l January 2025
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposals
345.598
39.227
82.995
428,593
39,227
As at 31 December 2025
384,825
82,995
467,820
Net book value
As at 31 December 2024
£ 1,882.662
£ 1.882.662
As at 31 December 2025
£ 1,843,435
£ 1,843.435
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THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Notes fomiing part of the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2025
11. Heritage 9&8ets
Museum
artefacts
Buses &
vehicles
Total
As at l January 2025
Additions
Impainnent reversal
Revaluation
£ 250,565 £ 1,967.000
£ 2.217,565
8.385
145.115
8,385
194,550
49,435
As at 31 December 2025
£ 3(K>.0￿ £ 2.120.500
£ 2,420,500
The collection of 49 vehicles (2024: 47 vehicles) and museum artefacts are stated at their
insured value. An impairni¢nt review was carried out and previous costs written off were
reversed. The last vehicle valuation was on 14 October 2025 with the next valuation due
in 2028. Further inforniation on heritage assets Can be found in the trustees, reFK)rt.
12. Fixed ass¢t inve8tmeDts
Listed
investments
Cash Substdiary
deposits undertakings
Total
Cost or valuation:
As at l January 2025
Additions
Disposals/mati￿itles
Revaluation losses
£ 213,431 £ 679.289
196.412
(57,303)
£ 2 £ 892.722
196,412
(57,303)
{10,217)
{10217)
As at 31 December 2025
£ 203.214 £ 818,398
2 £ 1,021.614
Subsidiary undertakings
The following were subsidiary undertakings of the company:
Name
London Bus Museum Limited, Co. No. 5903873
London Bus Preservation & Repair Limit￿ Co. No. 7147492
Holding
loo%
I OOO/o
The aggregate of the share capitsl and reserves as at 31 December 2025 and of the profit
and loss for the year ended on that date for the subsidiary undertakings were as follows:
Agg￿gate of
share capital
and reserves
Profitl(loss)
London Bus Museum Limited
London Bus Preservation & Repair Limited
£ 11.396
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THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Notes fonning part of the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2025
2025
2024
13. Debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Other debtors
£ 13.743
4,168
41,178
20,740
£36,311
5,454
31.148
31,988
£ 79,829
£ 104,901
14. Current knet Invostments
Short temi deposits
£ 58.225
£ 55,932
15. Creditors: falling due witbiD one y¢ar
Accruals
Incoffte in advance
£62,318
£ 40,902
1,687
£63J19
£ 42.589
16. Fund Reconciliation
Restricted funds
Asat
Incoming Resources Transfer
l Jan 25 resources expended between
funds
Asat
31 Dec25
Current
Vehicle acquisition
BS4
T357
NARTM
410 £ 2.480
£ 2,890
2,000
53,677
1,995
55.094
4,939
1.995
(6.356)
Totsl restricted funds
£ 55.504 £ 11.414
£ (6.356)
£ 60,562
Asat
lJan24
Incoming Resources
Transfer
resour￿$ expended between
funds
Asat
31 Dec24
Prior
Vehicle acquisition
Horse buses
4.700 £ 2.353
908
29,339
5,012
£ (6,643)
410
(908)
(180)
(5,162)
T357
T448
25,935
150
55,094
Total reslTiCted fijnds
£ 39.959 £ 28.438
£ {6.250) £ (6.643)
£ 55,504
The transfer of £6.643 between Trstricted and Unrestrict￿ funds relates to the use of the
vehicle acquisition fund to part-fund the purch&%e of a vehicle.
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THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Notes fomiing part of the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2025
Unrestricted funds
Asat
lJan25
Incoming Resources
Transfer
resources expended between
funds
£ 359.294 £ 376.656 £ (347,829) £{14.156) £ 373,965
Asal
31 Dec25
Current
ear
General fund
Designated funds:
Fixed asset reserve
T357 restoration
Cobham Hall covering
Museurn development
2.494,556
50.0(K)
155.000
520,0
(30.844) 2.463.712
50.000
200,000
520,000
45,000
Total unrestrictd funds £ 3.578.850 £ 376.656 £ (347,829) £
£ 3,607.677
Asat
Incoming Resources
Transfer
l Jan 24 resources expended between
funds
£ 476,133 £645,060 £ (296.462)£ (465.437) £ 359,294
Asat
31 Dec24
Prior
General fund
Designated funds:
Strategic reserve
Fixed asset reserve
T357 restoration
Cobham Hall covering
Museum development
235,192
2.512284
(235,192)
(17,728) 2,494,556
50.000
50,000
155.000
155.000
520,000
520,000
Total unrestricted fimds £ 3.223,(A19 £ 645,060 £ (296.462) £ 6,643 £ 3.578.850
Fund descri
tion$
(a) Restricted funds
The vehicle acqulsition fund relates to money received in respect of unspecified vehicles.
Regular donations enable the fund to be replenished following additions to the vehicle fleet.
The BS4 and T357 fund relates to funds raised specifi￿llY for the restoration of these
vehicles. The NARTM fund relates to a grant received for the purchase of equipment.
(b) UnrestrRcted funds
Fixed ass¢ts ro¥erve fuDd
A separate designated reserve (the fixed assets reserve) has been set up to distingutsh the
"free" reserves from those locked up in fixed assets. The balance on this reserve taken
with that on the revaluation reserve reflects the b(K)k value of fixed and heritage assets.
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THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LtMITED
Notes fonning part of th¢ accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2025
T357 fund
This fund has been set up to eannark resources for the restoration of T357 - there is a
separate restricted fund for this but the restoration cost is expected to exceed the restricted
funds secured.
Cobham Hall covering hnd
The covering of the Museum building will become time<xpired in due course and will
requlre replacement. Funds are being set aside for this purpose.
Museum d¢velopment fund
Funds have been designated to fund strategic priorities such as additional space as the
vehicle collection grows. future vehicle purchases and other expansion of the museum
collection and facilities.
General reserv
The general reserves reflect the remaining unTestri¢ted net current assets.
2025
2024
17. Revaluation reserve
As at l January 2025
Revaluation in year
£ 1,605,671 £ 1,605,671
194.550
As at 31 December 2025
£ 1,800,221 £ 1,605,671
18. CompaDy Status
The company 15 a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the
trustees named on page l. In the event of the company being wound up. the liability in
respect of the guarantee is limited to £ I per meTnber of the company.
19. OperatlDg lease eommitments
At 31 December 2025 the company had no operating le&se commitments.
20. Related party transactiollx
The exhibits in the museum include vehicles not owned by the Gharity. but made available
on loan for display and use.
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THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Notes fornling part of the accounts
for the year ended 31 D¢c¢mber 2025
Trustees may ch(x)se to claim reimbursement of out-of-FKKket expenses they have
incurred on behalf of the charity. No trustee has been paid for thelr time or expertise.
Certain other members may frorn time to time be paid for services undertaken on behalf
of the charity on maintenance and restoration WOTk" where any such sums may be
significanL such payments will only ￿ made following a competitive tendering process.
During the year, the aggregate of transactions, including funds recetved and payments
made on behalf of London Bus Museum Limited which is wholly owned by the TNst
and operates the mu5eurn shop. amounted to £82.430 (2024 - £106.923). At the balance
sheet date the Tn￿t was owed £41,178 by London Bus Museum Limited (2024- £31.148).
The Trust h&s accrned for donations of £20,446 (2024 - £31,238) from London Bus
Museum Lirnited. Thi5 amount will be paid to the Trust after the approval of the accounts
of London Bus Museum Limited and within nine months of the financial year end.
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