Trustees, Annual Report: 2024-25 Bucklebury Community Bus BUCKLEBURY COMMUNITY BUS Registered Charity Number 1174111 The Trustees of The Bucklebury Bus Charity presenttheir annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the trust deed and the Charities SORP (FRS 102). Overview The Bucklebury Community Bu5 (The Bus) prowdes transport for secondary school pupils from the village of Upper Bucklebury in Berkshire to the Kennet Secondary school in Thatcham. some 3 miles away. The bus also receives a payment to transport a small number of pupils from Thatcham who attend the Upper Bucklebury Primary school. We have 2 bus drivers who have settled into their tenure and are liked by the pupils beingtransported In the rare occasion that our Bus Drivers are unavailable we rely on a pool of Volunteer drivers to cover a shift. This pool is shrinkin8 as volunteer drivers become unavailable so we continue to look for new volunteers from the school and local community to bolster our Volunteer Driver list. Due to a reduction in pupils needingthe bus, the service has dropped from 3 to 2 runs per morningjafternoon sessions. We have again held a successful race-night fvndraiser. We were also the recipient of a grant from the Greenham Trust to go towards a rep1a￿rnent step as the maFfunctioning step has been the cause of some minor service outages. Finances Ourfinancesshow an income of £10.125.45 and expenditureof £8.346.47 forthe year 2024-25. We therefore recorded a profft of £1,778.98. This helps offset the losses that we have recorded over the last 2 financial years. It will also contribute towards the cost of replacing the malfunctioning step. As of 31"July 2025 we held £7,595.65 in financial reserve. A local garage carries out the required 10 week checks and annual MOT. They kindly tover the cost of the MOT annually. School Bus Fee collection is managed by the Trustees, with parents reserving and paying for their child's placels) via dirert bank transfer to the Charivs Lloyds bank account. The Bucklebury Church of England Primary School pays a termly contribution for daily transportation of pupils that may otherwise be able to get to school due to a lack of transport. Bucklebury Parish Council kindly provide an annual £51XI donation in support of the eventual replacement of the bus. The Charity is registered forVAT and we claim VAT rebates usingthe HMRC electronic systems. Appointments Mr Paul Dick has stood back from his role as a Trustee. We thank him for his support and help overthe years. Governance The Trustees generally meet on a monthly schedule or more frequently if needed. Each meetin8 is minuted with the artions from the prewous meeting being reviewed at each meeting. New matters arising are recorded and assigned owners at each meeting. All Trustee5 give of theirtime freely and no remuneration or expenseswere paid in the year. Risk Management The Trustees have reviewed all dats storage and policies to ensure compliance with GDPR regulations. Parents and pupils are reminded frequently about safety whilst using the bus, for example the mandatory use of seat-belts. We renew our ICO membership / data proteciion fee on an annual basis. Future Plans Repla￿ment Bus: Whilst the bus only does very low mileage (circa 8CXXI miles / yearl we are mindful of the future need to replace the bus with a newer model in the coming years. With that in mind- we are setring aside circa £5.OCKI in a Uoyds savings account. Ongolng Bus Malntenance: As the bu5 ages, and potentially due to the short nature of the journeys, the bus requires bodywork components to be replaced. Wtth this is mind we raise money through fundraising activities and funding applications to the Good Exchange to raise sufficient funds to complete these required works. The step into the rear of the Bus is electric and has been becoming increasingly unreliable. Quotes to replace the step exceed £251xI forthe step alone so our Grant request to Greenham Trust was specificallyto provide fundingtowards its replacement. We're happy to say that we were awarded funding and plan to replace the step. Trustees The following are Trustee5 of the Bucklebury Community Bus rrtle Role Status Mrs Fay Morris Chair Active Mrs Sarah McGill Secretary Active Mr David Parson5 Treasurer Active