REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. IJ4635458 {Efjil¥J*d and Wal#)
REGTSTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1178677
STrATECIC REPORT. REPORT OF TIIE TRu￿E￿8 AP4D
FINANCIAL ￿ATEMENrS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
FOR
BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRusf LlhUTED
{A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANfEE)
Hadkys& Co.
IM[￿ Building
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BUS USERS IIK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31 MARCH 2024
S¢r8¢¢gl¢ R¢port
I to 3
Report of the Trnstee4
Indepthdent Exgmltter's Report
Sl*temetht of Fin*llelAI Activiti
Sts¢¢meDt of FID•n¢knl Posltlon
St*lement of C**h FIOVA
10
Notes to the Sts¢¢m¢nt tyf Ckryh Flo
Notos to th• Flnaadgl Statern￿ts
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BUS USERS UK CHAIUTABLE TRUST LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR EIYD&D 31 MARCH 24124
The pff￿t th¢irstrat¢8i¢ fryort fwthe y¢ar end￿ 31 March 2024.
Our mis5iOll 15 to bring people togethtr thmugh in¢lusiv< ac¢¢wThle transwL Thi$ br￿1 remit ¢nables u5 to focus
lon¢ltnes8 isol&ion and SOCI￿ excl1￿lon.thr aim 15 to give communitie5 • voice by enswin8 they ￿ve 4¢¢￿ to t
best possible transport links what¢v¢r th eirne&tsaad whereverthcy li
We 7ADrk tr.
- M8ke public transport fvlty inclusive and 8ccessibl4 and able to mea th¢ tronspryt ne￿ of 411 q)mmunities
. PrnmotE high st8xdards of uth and nwai transport planning and s¢TV1￿ delivay
. Raise awareness of the socia] exclustcffl by • of adequa* wansport 8nd x(mrnic social fact(X5
affe£4in8 its provision
. Art on behalf of Pas￿8¢r5 to f¢5olve C￿￿laints and undulyin8 pr￿lem#
During 2023f24 our resear& Surveys and ￿lIa1￿1{￿ hI￿li8ht￿l barri￿5 to trnvel and the imtActs of transport
ecorM)mic aTMI envirnnmental benefits of bus ￿1{￿5 eulminattd in the18unth of our flm ever Cax* the Bu5 Month
wid•d support from p&wengers trwwort bodies NGOS and ¢eDtral and loAI 8ovefflrn¢nL With our newly
app)intsJ BL￿1 Memb#s and a new Chir. we will c4ntinue to press for rt 8ovunment supp)rt for bw '
PRINCIPAL IUSKS AND UNCERTAINriLs
are no rthaThl uncert8inti&s to be rep￿tal.
EVE￿8
W¢ hov¢ cJnyin8 ¢4tt rnany onlinE & in P&5Lm Prth[K￿ll8 Wtng bxk on to the bus aNI w￿]ng on a
n¢w appIl￿tion to help lyjs user5 havea bethrexwiencg.
RFSOLVING COMPLAIl￿s
As An Ait¢rnative DiSp￿e Resolution Body for the bus and industy. we handl¢ ￿npla1ftts on bus and coqch
s¢r¥ices ￿ro$S th¢ UK (outsid¢ of Lmdon 2nd Northem Ir¢iand) for pa￿￿8￿3 unhappy with the rtsponse thry￿e h¥J
Duri￿ 2023f24. we recavol 8dministeTeAI and attemptsl to fB501ve 1.087 c•rnplaints individual UK bus and
We also AS ¥ Nalion81 Enforce￿ Body for LzfflpJ8ints by ptsfew uttder the Pass￿ RI￿

BUS USERS UK CHAIUTABLE TRUST LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR EIYDED31 MARCH 2024
WORK WITH GOVERNMENT
Our Work gives us a uniqu¢ und¢Tstsnding of the needs and conc¢ns of passengers and Ioc41 L¥)mmuniti¢s. W¢
this insigh¢ with central and lo¢al governm¢nL transport brAie4 Ei]hanced Partnership5 and Service lrnprovcmc
Plwns to make sure passen8ers are at the heart of tromp0rtpl￿ttlrt￿ and delivery.
With a General Election loomin& we published our Manhfe5to for Bus Services outlining 10 key Asks of the next
Governrnent includin8 prioritisÈng bus services over private eajs. Improving fundin& access 8nd re]i8bility. and making
it aduty for l(Kai authorities to provide Soci￿(Y necessary services.
Ourd¢tailed response to the West Yorkshire FTanchising Consultation made the point that FTanchi51n8 is not ne¢e5S8rily
th¢ b¢st option for every region. We called for grethr eonsultstion with public trnnsport users and local communiiie5 in
order to identify wh*tthey want from seThic¢s before deciding how bestts deliver these oulcomes.
We wel￿Med the commitsneni from Gov¢rnrn¢nt in its Disrfbility A¢tion Pjan Consultation to include disabled peopk
in all policy developments. In our submission. we hi8hlighted th¢ 5mpact Èmprovernents to accessibility have on All
trnnswjrt users tKJt just those of us with disabilities.
review tsf the Public Servic¢ Vehlcles Accesslbllity Re8ulgtions (PSVAR) called for evidene8 on the e￿￿1venesS
ettd poterttial evoluiion of the Regulations. We made the we to expand th¢ 5wp¢ of PSVAR ¢0 in¢lud¢ th¢ m05t
common dis&bilities and addrtss the subsequent barriets totravel thTOU8h ￿nSulta110n with pwpl¢with a ran8¢ of liv
In our response to consultations on a¢iive tsavel in S¢otl8nd we have been makinB the case that bus¢s are a vitsi p&rt of
the aetive trnvel mix 8Lvefi thlt walking and wheeling are not always viable option& We have also called ftir access to
buses to be a priority in the planning and desi￿ of road space so pa5s¢nBers board and travel safely and with
In Monmouthshire County Cowi¢il* N¢vill¢ Ho11 Hospitsl l￿blIC TransFWt Con5uitstioTh we hi8hli&ht¢d i$5u¢s trouttd
waitin8 fa¢ilitie5. and the ￿SitIOnIng of the stop its¢lf in r¢i¥tign to hospital access point
We rec4)mmended a number of fill)ding priorities for Neath Port Talbot County Coun¢il in its bus seryice wjsultstion
includan8 providin8 tT#nsport for le4rneTS goin8 to school or college. providing access kn health serviw njnning
services areas where there 15 no alt¢m￿l¥C b￿spOrt and providing transport to work.
We welcom&a ihe ¢larifJca¢ion and setting ou¢ of a tim¢lin¢ for bus franchising in ¢h¢ W¢lsh Gov¢rnment Roathnap to
Bus Refomi dO￿)enL We also welcom¢d r¢eognitiOn of the barriers faeed by many people when it eomes to ￿lessIng
%rvi¢es snd the Promise to en888e witl4 listen to passengers to build the btst P05$ible network.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Durin8 the year 2023ll4 we saw a reduaion in the gr￿1 thwarded by Welsh Gov￿)me￿ leadin8 to an overall fall '
government ixcome. There was a moderate rise in income from operath followin8 an increay in 5ybscriber5 to our
ADR seryi¢es and a reSe￿h grant frnm Motabi15ty leA to a 200% rise in income frorn other sourc
Expenditurt was 6Vo lowerthAn 2022123 du¢ to a gap in t￿rUitM￿l forth¢ Dir¢¢tor for F￿gland rol¢ 4lon8 with # staff
nwmberon maternity I￿¥¢.
While we end 2023124 with 8 surplu& there is still expenditur¢ to be mth from th¢ Mot8biiity 8rartL
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STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YE.4R ErnDED 31 MARCH 2024
FIITURF Pl•ilN'S
In 2024125 our primary focus will be on ensuring thai funding for vitsl publie transpon services does not get lost in the
runding b8¢iles bilw￿n naiional and lo¢al governments.
We will continue lo remind decision maker5 of the huge role public lrnnsport plays in the Social inclusion of 011
membets of the public, as part ol'ihe wider shared and active travel agenda.
Our annual Catch the Bus Month carnpaign will continu¢ to work wilh local communit1¢5. local lluthoriti¢s ond bus
operators lo higyhligThi the economic, Social and environmenilll importan¢¢ of bus trnvel and encourage more and more
pLopIL lu try i)Iil thi% forin i)f Irdii%pon. ¢v¢n if they have a¢¢ess 10 oiher fc)rms ofiriitispon.
A8 an or¥onis(Itian, we will continue 10 promote ih¢ di5*bilily and inclusion iieed5 of many comniunilie5 and Show how
niLLI nidlly t)r IhL)%e Tliis will also lorm pari ol. our work in res￿71]￿L lo iiew liou4L-building progyraTnm
whi¢li or¢ oll¢n built without rcterence lo the needs of residents lo get around without a car.
Oiir ChiLI' ExeciilivL will Li)niiiiiie h¢r work a5 a C.abinel OITI¥L appt)iiilLd Di%abilily & Ai¢¥%5 Anibki4%iidi)r by
engag7iiig with &iroiips r¢pre£cnlii)u disllblLd people. promotin¥ thiir ri¥¥hi$ as poss¢iig¢rs and CliCOLirJging Ihcir
invi)IvLrn¢nl iii ¥()-dv%igningi Ti¢W vLliiLIL% and inierchanues. BLIS U%ers will iilw coniinue lo ensure barrier% to trnvel for
all ar¢ r¢¢obinised and desibined out of the iran5POrt network as early AS POSsibl¢.
W¢ Lonlinue 10 work wsil) l.ocal Auiliorili¢% iJn iheir Bus SeNi¢e Improv¢meiii Plons, Lnh￿inced Paniiership%. Bu5
AlliaiicLS aiid oihL'r such ￿rOL1p1nsS to kecp pas5cngeT5' nc¢ds ai ihL h¥an uf nliwork divelopnieni. We liavc dcvLlopcd
rantsie ot. leniplale I￿￿15Sen¥cr (-hart¢rs and complain15 mechanisms and will cnsure th¢s¢ are impl¢m¢nicd in ways thit
mak¢ it Lasivr lor pass¢n¥Lrb 10 ¥¢1 r¢dr¢ss ifihings. go wronu.
WL will dl vilop a munif¢s10 of requireinenls lo use in conlacLs with all polilirul pHrti¥y in lh¢ run.up 10 naiianal and
UK LleLIi0115. wi)rkiny with alliL5 aiid purin¢rs to try ¢0 ¢nsur¢ o morL joinid-up ￿pprOaCh lo inle8raiLd. su8lainabl¢
pubSi¢ irnnsport for 4LII communilics, rurnl or urban.
Above all, w¢ will ¢oniinu¢ to a¢¢ #s # pa551n8¢r advocate helpin8 to iThcr￿SL rL¥ular, EILAn, green. a¢¢es$ible and
affordable services which m¢a th¢ nc¢d5 of cornmuniiies.
Sep 11, 2024
ApprovkNi by order of thc board ofiruslccs on ............................................. and siun¢d on its bLhalf by..
Fl rk¢r- Tr1151ee
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BUS LLSERS UK CHARITABLE TRU￿ LIMITFII
REPORT OF THETRUSTEFS
DR THE YEAR EI¥DED 31 MARCH 21ll4
The tn￿e$ WI￿ ￿50 dir￿￿)19 of th¢ ¢hrity for the of th¢ corn￿]￿ Ac* 21J06. pre%nt their rryort with
the fitwKial statements of the charity for the year endd 31 Match 2024. The trLEts have adLY1￿ thc provision5 of
Aceounting and ReportÈng by Charities: strte4￿ of Rewfft￿ PA￿1￿ appIl￿tIe ￿ ¢haTities preparing their
counts in accordance with the FinarKial R¢wKtin8 StsTrJArd applith in UK arml Rwblic of Ireland (FRS IW2)
(effective l January 2019
At Bus Us¢r4 ourdwitsbi¢mis5ion is to I￿1￿8 p* ory1 ¢¢rfnmwJiti¢stO8ts. thmuth SL*iaJly incluslve tran¥Krt
(hr aim is to 8ive 0)rnMu￿1[es a voio by have *toss to pt8STble links whatevtttheir
n¢e(b •nd wherever Ilw live.
We work to:
. Mak¢ public transwt fully inclusive and able to meetthe neelts of ail comrnities
- PromLrte high SMda￿ of Urb￿ t￿1 nral traw platThingaThl seryic¢ delivvy
. Raise awareness of the social exclusic￿ <•used by 8 of ar￿ th¢ ￿Or￿1¢ and s￿141 fKto
affecting its pmvision
OWEcfivKs AND ACTivfTIES
Objectives
To promote ￿la1 in¢lusion ftr the publi¢ b¢¥*frt by KttventÉn8 peopl¢ fmm bekY)ming ￿lallY ￿cluded. Relieving the
needs ofthos¢peopl¢ or¢s￿la1]Y ¢X￿￿ •J wistin8 them to inte8rate into wciety by:
Ind to prDvid¢s8ft and convalieni ts8nsport faciliiies to meer ne&ts
- Raising &We￿ne￿ of the transport needs of pwple who are ￿tallY ¢xclutsl.
To promote for th¢ publi¢ benefit hi8h 5tsndths of wban and nEral tsw4MNt ￿lI￿]ng and service delivery .
a￿ordanCe with relevant 1¢8datioTh standar& aTrJ conditions. To ducate thB public in a brtter understanding of
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BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
OwE￿IVEs AND ACTIVITIES
SlinlfleAnt attlvltleg
- With a General Ele￿10n Icornin& we published our Monifesw for Bus knlc¢s otstlitiin8 10 k¢y osks of th¢ n¢
Gov¢rnm¢n¢ including priorili5in8 bus s¢ryi¢e$ over privok car4 improvin8 fvndins. ￿¢¢$5 aftd reliability. and making
it a dyty for local authorities to provide s￿l811Y ne¢essAry Servi￿5.
- We pArknered with Motability, Revealift8 Reality and Frontier EuJn¢)mies for 8 unique reseveh projeet upturln8 the
sclf-reported, lived travel experiences of dimbled passengers. With the findings due for publi￿•0￿ later in 2024, this
VAluable insight will help shape the future of bus accessibility in th¢ UK
- As Gov¢mm¢nt finally 4nnounrxd onboard audio and visuai alU￿U￿￿rnents were to b¢com¢ rnandptory. w¢
publish￿ the follow.up to our 2022 Acce55ibtlity Audit which found operntor5 were actin8 on our reeommendatior
8nd w¢r¢ in¢rea8in8ly coll8boAtin8 Wlth disabled passen8ers. eh¥Èties arhd loc*1 to identlty and rtmove barrie
tl) trattsport Attd improve vehlele desi￿. We also found Improvements In wheelch&ir spae4 ￿l0¢￿tIon, le8 room.
PSVAR complianc* and audio-visual announcements, as well as increased access to prln*d materfals. online resouw¢5
d apps.
- Our work wth Bus PArtner5hips acrosy Scotland has led to 4 range of priority m¢uyrtJ th•t •r¢ improvln8 journey
timu 5¢Tvi¢e Teliability for pttss¢n8ers. New bus 8ates in Aberdeen, fimded through the North East Bus Alliance.
have dellvered me4sufkble benefitg for 600.000 passen8ers. with punct￿lity up by 386 just 2 months after their launch.
- We wern among those calllng on W¢lsh Oovernment to extend post.p4nd¢mi¢ for bus wvie¢s In the eounty.
r¢sultin8 in an exlension of the Bu5 Em¢rg¢rtcy Fundhn8 S¢h¢m¢ 4nd th¢ introduetion of thé Bus Transltlon Fund.
Additional ￿ndIng is bein8 made av4ilable throu￿ the Bus Network Grnnl offerin4 ￿1¢ WAwity for in the
yeorahead.
- We hpv¢ worked eiosely art operntor followln8 the Introduetlon of Revenw FrO￿¢￿0n Offlc4rs (RPOS) to sorne
of its services. We h¢lp¢d put in pli# a $p¢eial process for hartdlin8 eomplalrtts. provided support wlth websiie copy
d 4pp¢NI l¢tt¢rs folltswin8 our reeomm*thtions. all RPOI will rthv be DBS ¢h¢ck¢d and receive DI￿111ty
Awaréness Trnlnin8.
- We jointly launched the'M•kln8 Publ1¢ Trnnsport Even Saferf umpaign wlth Wom¢n In Transport ond Tickthr.
inuta8¢ swf¢ty on boArd And en¢ourn$e female rid¢rshlp. The ¢wnpai8n offer&d on aciion plan for pass¢n8er5. 4dvice on
ttin8 si￿5 Qf abuse And what actlons io tske when abuse Is $￿tte￿ as well as 8uidance to op¢r•tors on how to make
bus travel even ￿fer to Improve the pwenBer ¢xperienc¢.
- We wtte ￿lled on by th¢ Traffic Commis5ion¢r for S¢otland, Cl4ir¢ Oilmort. to Investl8ate short-n￿lee cancellatio
one particular operntor. Following our r¢por4 the opBrn¢or r¢ceivtrJ fin*￿1&1 peMltle$ on all Ihort-noti
C4ne4llations irt lin¢ with r¢8istration 8uidelines.
We held 4 3¢riu of consultation tvents In Conwy to assess the impo¢l of th¢ withdrawn T19 servlce on local
commuttities. We shtred our findings with Conwy Council. Gvrynedd Council, Tfw Welsh Govemmertt and in
September 2023. FflKsi Dyfftyn Conwy w4$ ¢xt¢nd¢d to Include Dolwyddelan. provldlTh8 re51d¢nts with vitsl tr4n¥
links.
r monltorfn8 of seThlces In a rural area of Scotland idethifi¢d i5SU¢5 With vehieles, poor tlmekeepin& excessive
speeds and stops being missed compl¢¢¢ly. W¢ $hw¢d our fJndin8s with the Traffic Commissioner and ahud of the
l>ubli¢ Inquiry, the operatorwu already adjusting tiMthb1￿ to Improve Servi￿ r¢li4bility.
- Followin8 a short&8¢ of drivers and sp4r¢ bus parts in Wales. we ertCOUrn8ed operators to toke a Multi-m￿la appro¥h
to notifying pass¢n8¢rs of s¢rvic¢ changes using posters, apps and social media.
We were CAlled irt by several local authorities in Wpi¢s to inve5tiwe why pass¢n8ers usin8 early mornin8 aervlces
unable to travel. We iderttificd a number of nonryopera¢in8 %rvÈces. all of which wer¢ subsequendy reinstst¢d
th￿kS to the work of our Complianc¢ Monitorin8 TMM.
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BLS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUS'I. LIMITED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YLAR EIYDED 31 ￿lAKeH 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERISANCE AND MANACEMENT
Governing document
Th¢ Ch￿stY is contri¥lled by tts goveming doLiimen4 8 deed of tnjst, and consliiute5 a limited company, limited by
guarani¢¢, as d¢tined by the CornpaniL￿ Act 2006.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Regi5tcred Comp#Dy number
04635458 {England and Ivaltsl
Registered Chxrity number
1178677
Registered office
22 Greencoat Place
London
SWIP IPR
Trustees
H BaTker
J R Anderson
Ms J K Manin
C Bames
L Crcaven
C Osakwe
T Quay
J Aitken (appointed 18.6.241
Company Secretfiry
MsKEDonn
Independent Ex#miD¢r
Khalid Mehmood
Hadleys & C.0.
Grouiid Floor
Import Building
2 Clove Crescent
London
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Sep 11, 2024
Approved by order of the board of trust¢e5 on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by..
H Barker- Trustee
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INDEPENDENf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO TIIE ThusfEES OF
BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRU￿ LIMITED
lThdepefydent exAm1&e￿i bW>Ort to the trwteu of Bus Uxrs Uk CbarltsbleTrMt UM1t￿ Cthe com￿ny.)
I r¢p)rt to the dwity trusteuon rny ¢¥•rnlnat1￿ of the X4XMLnts of the Comp•ny ftyth¢y¢•r¢ThJed 31 M•rth 2024.
R#ptyts$lbilitlts bAsls of ftj
As the charity's trustr¢s of the Company {and also ity ¢kn forth¢ pwwjses of wmporry18w} you are r¢sw￿]bl¢
the pr¢paNion of the acmunts in aco)rdw with th¢ reqUir￿ts of th¢ Comp•ni¢s Act 2006 Cth¢ 2006 AI*).
Havin$ ytisfied myself that the I￿￿0￿nts of the Ccffjpny are requir*1 ￿ be *Mli*d under Pan 16 of the 2006 Act
d #re eligible for irwjepthdcnt examin￿1(￿ I rep)rt in resF*rt of my exaMin￿lOn of your charity's ac¢ounts as ￿rIed
out under se￿1¢￿ 145 of the Chtiriiies Aa 2011 Cthe 2011 ACV). In out my examination I hove follow¢d th¢
DI￿lon9 given by the Charity Commission w¥lv 145{5) Ib) of the 2011 Art
Ind¢puJd•nt ￿4*￿¢￿1
Sin¢¢ y¢)ur tlthrity's ws in¢*ne exctedtsl £250,(IXI your examirter mum be • member of a lixe4J body. I confwm
that l qu￿lfied to und¢rth th¢ txamimiiott Ettause l am A manb¢T of the IrAtitu* of Chartered bh
En8lwLd knd W4]4 which is on¢ of th¢ listed tKdie5.
I Imve compl¢t¢d my ¢X#mInatS￿. 1 ts)nfimi th•t Th) ￿¥¢ Li)me to my •ttemion In with the
mlnation 8ivin8 m¢ to belic
aecountSn8 reco￿1 were not keo in Yupertof the cOmp￿Y a5 ￿qUired by S)Xion 386 of the 2fy)6 Ad;
the accounts do not accord with tho% reojrt. or
the aeeounts do comply with the Kc4yJntin8 requirrnts of seth1￿ 396 of 2006 Art othtr any
4uiremeTht that th¢ a¢¢>)unts Blv¢ • In￿ Ind f•ir vi¢w whieh li eonsidernd u pKI of
independent exarninplion: or
th¢ Jccounts have not been in with the m#hoth and prin¢1pl￿ of IIK Sthtement of
Rxommended Prtttie¢ for aLX0￿lIng and wing by chwilia {•ppliubl¢ to chorities prepuing thelr
accounts in acc4yth with the YMJwKial Ryrtin8 Stsndard ¥pl1¢￿Ie in UK Republic of Ire1w￿l
(FRS 102)).
I have M corKern$ and hav¢ corne amss no other rn4t¢us in ￿)￿n￿liOn with the examin￿10￿ ￿ whKh attenti(ffi should
bedrnwn in this Twn in ord¢r to ¢nIb￿ • W￿¢￿￿dIng ofthe to be re4ched.
Khalid Mehmecd
The In*itut¢ ofChvt¢r@l Attclmtsnts in F4land4nd W•le5
Hadleys & Co.
Ground Floor
Import Buildin8
2 aovt Cres¢ent
Ll￿dOn
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BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FtNANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2024
2024
Unr¢strid¢d
nd
2023
Total
nds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FIIOM
Don￿lOn$ and lewi¢s
822.722
789.432
Investsnent in¢cTh¢
Totsl
EXPENDITURE ON
Cha￿￿ble aetlvltlej
Salaries
Telephone
581 J28
629.786
8a74
2,496
9.017
3.030
Adverti#lng
Postage & 3taiionery
3.810
4,176
3.945
3.928
2.540
SundT105
Insur4nc¢
Trnvellirt8
39.883
36.491
ITCO
1 &303
13,372
Oth¢r
Totsl
748 388
773 988
NET INCOME
89.334
30.444
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brots8hi forniard
137,671
107227
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
227 005
137671
Th¢ notes f¢Jnn part of these financial statemerrts
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BUS USERS IIK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
STATEMENT or FIN'ANCIAL POSITION
31 MARCII 2024
2024
2023
Total
fund5
Unresiricied
fund
Noi¢s
CIIRRFNT ASSF.TS
Debior5
Cash at bank
64.518
?47,585
106.180
156,827
312,101
263,007
CRF.DITORS
Aniolinis fallins due wiihin one year
10
159,?651
190.-1.161
NET CURRENT,ISSETS
?$2.8.18
172.671
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CIIRRENT
LIABILITIE.5
252.838
172.671
CREDITORS
Aniouiiis fallinsy due aft¢r more Ihlln one ycar
125.8331
135,0001
NET ASSEI'S
227.005
1.17.671
FUNDS
UnT¢siricied funds
13
227,005
137.671
TOTAL FUNDS
??7.005
137.671
Tlie charitable company is en¢itled io exempiion from audii under S¢¢lion 477 of lh¢ Comp811i¢5 A¢1 2006 for the ye4r
endcd 31 MArth 2024.
The rnernb¢r5 hav¢ not required the ¢ompany 10 obidin an audit of its financial silllemen15 for the year cndcd
31 March 2024 in ￿cOrdan¢¥ with S¢¢iion 476 0l.ihe Companics Aci ?006.
The trustees acknowlcdme th¢iT re5poiibibilitiV5 for
cn5uring Iliat ihc churitabl¢ compony keeps accoun¢ing records that ¢omply with Section$ 386 and 387 of thc
Cornpani¢s Act 20U6 And
pr¢pariiig lin£lnLial siaietnelils whicli 8ivc a true and fair vicw of Ihc State of affairs ofthe charitabl¢ ¢ompany 95
at the ¢nd of each finJnLial year and of its surplL15 or deficii for Cach fiiiuncial yeur in accordan¢¢ with lh¢
requireiiienis ofseciions 394 and 395 and whicli oilierwi5L comply wilh the requir¢Di¢nis of th¢ Campaniey Aci
2006 relatin8 to financial statemcnts, 50 far a5 applicable to the ¢h4ritsble compaoy.
{b)
These fInart¢ial 51aiemenis have been prepared in accordance with th¢ provisions applicBble to chAriiable Companies
subject to the small companie5 regime.
Th¢ financial sialemenls were approved by the Board of Tru$i¢es and aulhorised for 155ue on
and were 5ign¢d on its behalf by:
HARRY BARKER
The notes forin part of IhesE finuiitial siAtemenis
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BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
STATEMET4T OFCASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3] MARCH 2024
2024
Notes
Caih flows from op¢rBtlngMetlwltks
Cosh generated fmm op¢ratÉons
Interest paid
100,781
855
84,315
51
Netwh Provid￿ by opernting activitie5
c￿ flo￿ from Ilnan¢lng actlvltl
LO￿ rq>ayments in year
Net used in financing activitieB
10741>
Change In cash And cub qulvalents In
¢b* r•portln8 p•rlod
Cosh •nd oqulv4l¢Dts At th•
b4lDnlug of the reportlD8 perlod
90.758
73,523
Cash and eA$h equlv&lents At th• ond of
¢h¢ reportlng perfod
247 585
7he notss forni pArtof the5¢ fin8n¢iAI 5thtrm
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BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
NOT￿ TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
AcfiviTILS
2024
2023
N¢t in¢om¢ for tts¢ reportln8 perlod (#s per the Statsm•nt of Fln#ntl81
Actlvltle4)
Adju5trne￿ts for:
Intrrest paid
Dxrtw in d¢btors
{DecreBseyin¢rwe in creditots
89,334
30.444
855
41.662
25.843
Net cBsh prnvlded by OPET8tIoTr•
100781
ANALYSIS OF CHAf4GES IN NLT FUNDS
At 1.423
Cash flow
Ai 31.3.24
Net
Ca8h at bank
156827
156 827
Debt
DelAs falling due after l y￿r
Tol*l
121827
Th¢ not¢s forn) part of th¢5¢ fin￿¢181 thm¢nts
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BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCL4L STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR EP4DED31 MARCH 2024
AccouNfiNG POLICIES
BASIS of prepgrlng tbe finand81 Jtst¢m¢nts
Th¢ financi415tat¢rnents of the charit4bl¢ ¢omp3ny, which 15 8 publi¢ b¢n¢fit ¢ntity under FRS 101 hav¢ b¢
prepared in ￿Corda]Ke with the Chariti¢s SORP (FRS 102)'Ac¢ounting &nd Reporting by Charities.. Sthtement
of Recommended Prnctice Appli￿ble to charities prep￿tng their ￿Counts in accordance with the Financi
Reponing Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019y.
Financial R¢porting Standard 102 The Financial R¢porting Standard 8pplicable in the UK and Republic of
Ir¢laThd' and th¢ Companies Ac¢ 2006. Tr finon¢iai statements h4ve b¢¢n prepar¢d under th¢ hi#orical co#
convention.
l#come
All income is recognis&l in the Sthtemem of Financia] Activiiies once the charity has et)titlement w the it
is prob&ble th￿ the income will be ￿¢¢Ived And the amount Can be measured relihbly.
ExptDditure
Liabilities are reeognised as expertditure as soon as there is a leg&1 or construetive obligation committing the
Charity to that expenditkn it is probable that & transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and
th¢ amount ofthe obligation be m¢&sur¢d r¢li4bly. Exp¢nditwe 15 a￿ynt￿ foron an awruals b&8iS and h•$
been Classifi￿ under headings that aggre8ate all cost related to the cale80ry. Where costs cannot be dirtctiy
4ttributed io particular headin￿ they have been dlocat&l to aetiviti&% on a b&sis eonsisterit with the use of
Taxatlon
The ¢harity is ¢x¢mpt fmm corp¢)Mion tsx on its ¢horitabl¢ a¢tivitie8.
Futtd wrcountiDg
Unres¢rictrd fvnd$wi be used in &c￿ldance with the Ch￿l￿b]e obj¢¢¢iv¢s at the dIsU￿10n of the tnLsIxs.
Restricted fvnds only b¢ u59J for p4rti¢ular r¢stri¢ted purpw within the objects of th¢ charity.
liestrirtions arise when Specifi￿ by the donor or when fijnds roised for particular restricted PUTPOS¢&
Further expl8TMtiort ofthe nature artd purpose of each furtd is included in the notes to the fiTbftncial statements.
DONATIONS AIYD LEGACILS
2024
2023
Grants
Subscriptions
Other In￿Me
586.904
235.195
623
554,089
231.927
789 432
Cnnts re£eiveA. ind￿ in the &bov4 #s follows:
2024
2023
Gov¢mm¢ni Br￿$
586.905
i)
554.088
554 089
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BUS USERS uKCHARITABLETRu￿ LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ￿ATEMENTs- coBIIDu4
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2024
INVLSfmE￿ INCY)ME
2024
2023
CHARfTABLE ACTivmLs cosrs
Di
ci)sts {
note 5)
Totsis
Salari
T8]¢phone
581J28
581J28
8J74
1496
8J74
1496
Advertising
3.810
4.176
1696
3,810
4.176
1696
Sundries
Tr￿lI]ng
39.883
39.883
SiIPPORT COSTS
Tot•l$
11.152
76.110
87J22
IT¢0
18
TRUSTEESI REMUNERAnoN AND BENEFITS
Th¢re were no trus*u' remwKrnIi￿ or (thz buKfits for the ￿ thdod 31 M•r¢h 2024 nor for the year ¢nd¢d
31 Mareh 2023.
Trusteu, up¢w
There were no In￿e￿. ￿ld for the ye4r ¢th 31 m￿h2O24 nor for the year ended
31 M•rth 2023.
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BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE Illu￿ LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEP*IEi￿- cotttltslltd
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
2024
Wa8e5 and saiaTie5
581328
629 786
581
The aver•8e monthly numb¢rof employeudurin8the ytarwas 15 follows:
2024
21
21)23
Administr•ii¢)n
No employ￿ ree*ived UhY)luments in of£6).(W.
COMPARATIVLS FOR THE STATEM8Nf OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unr¢5tri¢t¢d
nd
INCOME AND ENtM)WMENTS FROM
DonI￿on9 arKI I¢yci¢s
789,432
Imieslmeni Income
T•t•l
EXPENDITURE ON
Charft*bl• athltl
Salaries
T¢lepknne
629.786
9.017
3.030
Advertisin8
3,945
3.928
s￿￿e$
Tr4v¢llin8
36.491
IT¢0
13.3r2
Totsl
NET INCOME
30.444
RECONCILIATION OF FUNTKS
107227
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BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- conllnued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL A￿1VITIEs- ¢oNtlnu¢d
Unrtstri¢*d
fund
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
137671
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Tr￿¢ debto
Other debiors
Prephym¢nts ond incom¢
38,711
2.200
84.067
1.900
64
10. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxe5
VAT
Other eredltors
Accrued exp¢ns¢s
4.957
32.896
8201
60.574
7.981
14,178
11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE A￿ER MORE ThAN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Bank lo￿9 (se¢ note 12)
12.
InANS
An analysis of the moturity of loans is given below..
2024
2023
Amounts hlllng due betweeft two and flve years..
B￿k loang- 2-5 yelrs
Pa8¢ 15
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BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE Illu￿ LIMITED
NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. fonllTh¥ed
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21)24
II MOVEME￿ I]Y FUNDS
Nd
At
31J24
At 1.423
In ffiJt)ts
UDrnlrkt•d fllDth
Genml fijnd
137.671
89J34
227.￿5
TOTAL FUiYDS
137 671
N¢t in fu￿ in¢lth in Ar¢ u follows".
Intirfnini Rwourtts Movernent
ID funds
UDryslrkt¢d
Getkrnl fijnd
837.722
(748J88)
89J34
TOTAL FUNDS
88
89
837 722 LL) a34
Compr•tlvu for mov•we*¢ Iw fvnd•
Net
At
31.3.23
At 1.4.22
In
UAr•glrlct•d
107227
30.444
137.671
TOTAL FUNtKS
107
137671
Cornp4Tativ¢ n¢t in irt the above I￿ ￿ follo
in fvrmls
Unremrleted f4n
GuKrnl fund
804.432
(773.988)
30.444
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BUS USERS UK CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINAiYCIAL STATEMENTS- contlnlled
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21124
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- eotttinued
A owrw¢tye4r 12 Mon￿ and priory¢ar12 months 9)mbIn￿ position 15 as follows..
Net
movern¢nt
in furbjs
At
31.324
At 1.4.22
Unrestrfcted fuDth
107227
119.778
227.005
TOTAL PIJNDS
A current yetr 12 months and priorytar 12 months tornbined net rnovemcnt in fund& itteluded in the above are
as follows:
Incoming
R¢sourvs
ex￿nded
Movement
in furtds
Utsrestricted funds
1.642.154
(1.521370)
119.778
TOTAL FUNDS
1642 154
76
I& RELATED PARTY DISCLA)SURES
There w¢r¢ r¢]ateJ pjrty trnn5aetions for theYe￿ end&d 31 Mwch 2024.
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