# UTTLESFORD BUFFY BUS ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180905
- **Other names:** BUFFY BUS, BUFFY PLAYBUS, UBBA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 29, 2018
- **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=1180905


## Contact

- **Address:** WALNUT TREE COTTAGE, LITTLEBURY GREEN, SAFFRON WALDEN
- **Postcode:** CB11 4XB
- **Phone:** 01799522130
- **Website:** http://www.buffybus.com/home



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR GROUP PLAY AND THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND STIMULATING TOYS AND EQUIPMENT. TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN MAINLY WITHIN THE UTTLESFORD DISTRICT, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THAT THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH CHILDREN MAY BE IMPROVED. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF AN INFORMATION AND ADVICE CENTRE.

**Activities:** Buffy Playbus is a local, community based, charity, established in 1994. A playbus designed to bring to the under-5s and their carers an opportunity to paint, play and socialise in a playgroup environment on board our double-decker bus.Buffy Playbus relies on grant  aid, charitable donations  and fund raising efforts to continue to serve our community.OUR WEBSITE https://www.buffyplaybus.org/




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £113269 | £107489 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £79255 | £108243 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £94766 | £101278 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £79321 | £88372 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £77971 | £60394 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Catherine Rose Fenn-Smith** (Chair) — appointed May 2, 2019
- JANET ELIZABETH MENELL — appointed Sept. 27, 2018
- Lucy Charlotte Russell — appointed Nov. 27, 2019
- Lucy Starte — appointed Sept. 30, 2024
- MARGARET ANN SHAW — appointed Sept. 27, 2018
- Richard Edward Jones — appointed Sept. 30, 2025
- Rosemary Anne Juhl — appointed Jan. 1, 2024