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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

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

Areas of operation

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