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Devon General Omnibus Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1153451
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 19, 2013
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
22 Sandstone Road
Swindon
SN25 2FE

Contact

Phone
07902 798370
Email
enquiries@dgot.org.uk
Website
dgot.org.uk

Activities

Advancement of public knowledge of the history and evolution of the Devon General Omnibus and Touring Company Limited and preservation of surviving former Devon General vehicles

Objects: To Advance The Education Of The Public In The History Of Public Road Passenger Transport And In Particular The History Of The Devon General Omnibus & Touring Company And Its Successors Through:a) Establishing And Preserving For Posterity A Representative Collection Of Passenger Service Vehicles Formerly Operated By The Company And Its Successors In The County Of Devon And The Wider Area Covered By The South West Of England;b) Facilitating Public Access To The Collection By Providing Opportunities To View And Travel On The Vehicles And Thereby Experience An Earlier Era Of Public Transport In The County Of Devon;c) Providing A Focus For Retention, Development And Training For Students Of All Ages In The Traditional Crafts And Specialist Skills Required For The Restoration And Maintenance Of The Vehicles And Associated Relics;d) Enabling The Raising Of Funds For The Above Purposes. In Doing So, The Charity Must Not Raise Any Substantial Permanent Trading Activity.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Bath And North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Bristol City, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Plymouth City, Somerset, Torbay

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
April 5, 2025 £50,565 £21,429
April 5, 2024 £22,525 £18,169
April 5, 2023 £11,262 £10,828
April 5, 2022 £205,623 £36,177
April 5, 2021 £27,091 £7,176

Trustees

Name Appointed
Graham Jesse Bailey (Chair) May 23, 2019
Martin John White Jan. 1, 2020
Paul Richard Jenkins July 3, 2018