# DEVON GENERAL OMNIBUS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153451
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 19, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1153451


## Contact

- **Address:** 22 Sandstone Road, SWINDON
- **Postcode:** SN25 2FE
- **Phone:** 07902 798370
- **Email:** enquiries@dgot.org.uk
- **Website:** www.dgot.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bournemouth
- Bristol City
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Hampshire
- Plymouth City
- Somerset
- Torbay



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £50565 | £21429 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £22525 | £18169 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £11262 | £10828 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £205623 | £36177 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £27091 | £7176 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Graham Jesse Bailey** (Chair) — appointed May 23, 2019
- Martin John White — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Paul Richard Jenkins — appointed July 3, 2018