The Bus Stop
Report and Financial Statements for the year ending
31[st] August 2024
Charity Number 1161945
5 Weldon Court, Weaponness Park, Scarborough YO11 2UA
Trustees
Trustees during the period 1[st] Sept 2023 to 31[st] August 2024
Rev Jacqueline Cray
Rev Joanne Parker
Jonathan Price
Rev Dr Timothy Patrick Kelly
Rev Katherine McBride
Governing document
The Bus Stop is consPtuted as a Charitable Incorporated OrganisaPon registered with the Charity Commission in January 2015 under charity number 1161945. It is governed by a FoundaPon ConsPtuPon last updated in March 2020.
Ac=vi=es and objec=ves
The Bus Stop’s objects are:
To advance the Chris8an Faith and to promote community development. This will be achieved in par8cular but not exclusively by a) working in partnership with local churches and other agencies to provide youth and community provision b) working in partnership with local schools to provide educa8on on the Chris8an faith
c) crea8ng a safe space that will allow young people to explore issues of life and faith
d) objec8ves.
The vision of The Bus Stop is to see churches in isolated or deprived areas welcoming and nurturing young people as they explore issues of life and faith”. This is expressed in “Reaching young people, Nurturing young lives, Coaching churches in excellent youthwork”.
The Bus Stop works with local churches and other agencies to provide youth and community services and to further the ChrisPan faith. We use our double decker bus to facilitate youth groups, and to create a safe space that allows young people to explore issues of life and faith. Our youth workers train up local volunteers so that the bus can eventually move on to a different area, leaving the new youth group running independently. Our youth workers also mentor individual young people in partnership with local schools.
When planning our acPviPes, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, and in parPcular, the specific guidance on chariPes for the advancement of religion.
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Achievements and performance in the year ending August 2024
As no new charity manager/youth worker was found all charity work ceased.
The trustees conPnue to hold meePngs to re-establish our vision and strategy, to idenPfy how best to integrate their work with the Diocese of York Children and Youth Strategy (see next paragraph), to decide what workers we needed to employ, and to pursue fund-raising and grant opportuniPes.
The Bus Stop trustees are exploring a potenPal shi` in focus from directly delivering youth work via its mobile bus ministry to instead empowering and equipping rural churches in the Diocese of York to develop and sustain their own contextual youth mission and discipleship. This would mark a move away from short-term, externally driven acPvity towards a model that invests in local leadership through structured training, mentoring, and support from an experienced youth worker. While sPll rooted in the original vision of helping young people explore faith, this proposed direcPon would place greater emphasis on long-term sustainability, church ownership, and locally resourced ministry, reducing reliance on physical assets like the bus and focusing instead on building capacity within the church itself.
Financial Review
The Accounts run from 1 September 2023 to 31[st] August 2024.
We had £31,584.07 at the start of the year and £32,441.02 at the end.
Receipts
We had around 5 people giving regularly by Standing Order as well as a small monthly sum from Stewardship.
Payments
The biggest regular outgoing was banking and administraPon fees.
The Bus Stop is a Scripture Union Local Mission Partner
5 Weldon Court, Weaponness Park, Scarborough YO11 2UA. www.busstop.org.uk The Bus Stop is a registered Charity in England and Wales. Charity Number 1161945
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Receipts and Payments Accounts 1[st] September 2023 to 31[st] August 2024
| 2023/2024 | 2022/2023 | |||
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| Receipts | ||||
| Regular giving (see note 1) | 1505 | 1760 |
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| Grants and DonaPons (see note 2) | 0 | 5,018 |
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| Hire of Services | 0 | 0 |
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| Sale of parts | 0 | 1000 |
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| Tuck Shop | 0 | 0 |
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| Gi` Aid Reclaims | 208 | |||
| Total Receipts | 1,712 | 7,778 | ||
| Payments | ||||
| Bus Fuel | 0 | 0 |
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| Maintenance | 0 | 0 |
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| Bus Parking | 0 | 0 |
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| Tax and insurance | 96 | 1,101 |
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| Bus Resources | 0 | 0 |
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| Youth acPviPes | 0 | 0 |
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| Salaries, pensions & staf welfare | 0 | 0 |
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| Training | 0 | 0 |
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| Travel | 0 | 0 |
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| Volunteer expenses | 0 | 0 |
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| Sundry expenses | 0 | 200 |
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| Ofce | 760 | 1,307 |
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| Repayment of grant | 10,000 | |||
| Total Payments | 856 | 12,608 |
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| Net of receipts/payments | 857 | (4,830) |
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| Balances |
The Bus Stop is a Scripture Union Local Mission Partner
5 Weldon Court, Weaponness Park, Scarborough YO11 2UA. www.busstop.org.uk The Bus Stop is a registered Charity in England and Wales. Charity Number 1161945
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| Balance brought forward from last year | 31,584 | 36,414 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance carried forward to next year | 32,441 | 31,584 |
| Grants and Dona>ons | ||
| 0 | 0 | |
| Restricted Fund - New Bus | ||
| Fund at 31/08/2023 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| Grants and donaPons | 0 | 0 |
| Fund at 31/08/2024 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| Restricted Fund - Seamer | ||
| Fund at 31/08/2023 | 910 | 910 |
| Grants and donaPons | 0 | 0 |
| Fund at 31/08/2024 | 910 | 910 |
| The Bus StopStatement of assets and liabili>es | ||
| year ended 31 August 2024 | ||
| Cash at bank as at 31 Aug23 | 31,584 | 36,414 |
| Net gain for 2023/2024 | 857 | (4,830) |
| Cash at bank as at 31 Aug24 | 32,441 | 31,584 |
Jennifer Hobson, Treasurer Signature:
Date: 09/07/2025
Reserves Policy
The Bus Stop is a Scripture Union Local Mission Partner
5 Weldon Court, Weaponness Park, Scarborough YO11 2UA. www.busstop.org.uk The Bus Stop is a registered Charity in England and Wales. Charity Number 1161945
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When working out the Bus Stop’s budget, we set aside the amount that would be needed to pay a month’s salary to each of our workers. We have no specific reserves policy, but we do set an annual budget and review it regularly.
The Bus Stop is a Scripture Union Local Mission Partner
5 Weldon Court, Weaponness Park, Scarborough YO11 2UA. www.busstop.org.uk
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The Bus Stop is a registered Charity in England and Wales. Charity Number 1161945