Churchill and Langford Minibus Society
Registered Charity number 269811
Annual Report
For the year ended 30[th] September 2025
Trustees
Trevor Smallwood, Chair, Bramble Cottage, Dinghurst Road, Churchill, BS25 5PJ Peter Green
Roger Humm David Johnson Ian Mason Mark Taylor
Objectives and activities
The Society provides a community minibus service for the residents of Churchill and Langford, in North Somerset, and the surrounding villages. During the year, in addition to running its minibus operations for social, shopping and local community trips, the Society has continued to support the local hospital car service for the residents of our villages, applied for grants and donations and administered grants in particular to support the Older Peoples Support Service.
The Society operates under a constitution adopted at the 6[th] December 2022 AGM. The Aim and Object of the Society is:
‘the relief of the aged, disabled and socially isolated by the provision of community transport to residents in the villages of Churchill & Langford, Winscombe & Sandford, Banwell, Shipham and Burrington and for such other charitable purposes as may be agreed by the Management Committee’
Achievements during the year
The year ended 30[th] September 2025 has seen the Society continuing to run regular two-minibus scheduled services operation, providing shopping, social trips and outings plus transport to local events. The Society has also provided services to local groups, charities and societies with unscheduled journeys.
In the year to 30[th] September 2025 a total of 457 journeys were made, a small increase over the previous year, carrying 3,176 passengers and covering 14,041 miles.
The Older Peoples Support Services project benefited from further grants and donations enabling its work to continue with the aims of bringing friendship, support and increased wellbeing to previously socially isolated and perhaps physically isolated people.
During the year the trustees took delivery of a new, replacement minibus. Grants and donations totalling in excess of £53,000 have been received across two financial years, with the balance of about £19,000 being met from the Society’s reserves.
The backing of our local Parish Councils continues to be much appreciated, and the ongoing invaluable support of our volunteer drivers, trip organisers and all our passengers enables these services to be continued. None of this would be possible without them.
Financial Review
The Society’s total receipts for the year amounted to £67,463, including grants & donations of £51,956 (2024: £56,606, incl. grants of £41,138).
Direct receipts from minibus operations amounted to £13,486 (2024: £13,485). After payments for running costs of £10,896 (2024: £10,693) the overall direct surplus on minibus operations for the year was £2,590 (2024: £2,792). This outcome is supported each year by grants and donations, together with gift aid received and interest on reserves – an analysis of these receipts is provided in the accounts.
The new minibus project has received grants, donations and interest in the year of £38,244 (2024: £15,355). The final purchase price was of the new minibus was £72,484, leaving net payments from reserves in the year of £3,751 (2024: £15,134).
During the year the Society received income totalling £9,563 (2024: £21,115) to further extend its Older Peoples Support Service project. Project costs of £15,788 have been spent in the year (2024: £20,881) with reserves of £3,434 (2024: £9,659) remaining to be spent on this project in the following year(s).
A full summary of receipts and payments is given in the accounts for the year, which have been subject to independent review.
Reserves
As of 30[th] September 2025, the Society is carrying forward reserves amounting to a total of £60,665 (2024: £61,902).
Of this amount £3,434 (2024: £9,659) relates to the Older Peoples Support Service project which are considered to be designated funds and is expected to be fully spent during the following year.
Reserves representing unrestricted funds relating to general minibus operations totalled £57,231 as of 30[th] September 2025 (2024: £36,688). These funds are expected to be used for future minibus replacements in the coming years.
Public Benefit Statement
The Trustees consider that they have had due regard to Charity Commission guidance on public benefit as set out in section 17 (5) of the 2011 Charities Act.
Roger Humm, Treasurer and Trustee
November 2025
Churchill & Langford Minibus Society Registered Charity No. 269811
Receipts & Payments accounts
1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025
Year-ended Year-ended 30th Sept 30th Sept 2025 2024
| Minibus Operations Payments Maintenance Fuel Insurance Sundry costs incurred Less Grants & receipts towards costs Net Sundry Costs Replacement minibus Payments made Grants & Donations received Gift Aid on donations Interest received on donations Net payments for new minibus Total payments for minibus operations Receipts Receipts - Scheduled Journeys Receipts - Additional Journeys Fuel Rebate (BSOG) Total receipts for journeys etc Deficit of payments over receipts for Minibus operations Surplus excluding new minibus monies Grants & Other Income Grants & Donations - minibus CCLA interest received Gift Aid on minibus donations Bank interest received Older Peoples Support Service grants received Gift Aid on project donations Interest on grant deposit Income from grant operations Grant costs Net income from grant operations Miscellaneous income Total net other (payments) / receipts Deficit of payments over receipts - Minibus & Grant operations Surplus excluding grant operations & new minibus monies Food Bank operations Donations - Food Bank Gift aid on Food Bank donations Interest on Food Bank deposit Food bank expenses Deficit of receipts over payments - Food Bank operations Cash & Bank Balances held at year end Unrestricted funds: Current Account Cash on hand Minibus Deposit account CCLA Deposit Account Restricted and/or Designated funds: New Bus Deposit Account Grant Deposit Account Total receipts Gross receipts: Journeys & BSOG Gross receipts: New bus Gross receipts: Grants & Donations Gross receipts: Food Bank Miscellaneous grants towards sundry costs Total gross receipts for year |
625.22 22.00 - 41,994.50 38,103.66 - - 140.06 - 9,500.00 - 62.54 9,562.54 15,787.81 |
3,452.58 3,626.08 3,214.54 603.22 3,750.78 14,647.20 £ 7,953.75 4,031.00 1,501.36 13,486.11 £ 1,161.09 -£ 2,589.69 £ 4,308.95 1,680.97 119.76 39.56 6,225.27 - - 76.03 -£ 1,237.12 -£ 8,738.93 £ - - - - £ - - £ 673.84 998.21 8,982.42 46,577.04 0.00 3,433.61 60,665.12 £ 13,486.11 38,243.72 15,711.78 - 22.00 67,463.61 £ |
642.30 201.00 - 30,489.50 14,363.99 - 937.50 - 53.73 - 19,000.00 2,000.00 114.62 21,114.62 20,881.47 |
3,916.13 4,211.34 2,123.98 441.30 15,134.28 25,827.03 £ 5,762.11 6,549.00 1,173.65 13,484.76 £ 12,342.27 -£ 2,792.01 £ 4,679.71 1,522.15 157.75 91.03 233.15 - 6,683.79 £ 5,658.48 -£ 9,242.65 £ - - 0.15 0.15 £ 13.99 13.84 -£ 1,264.11 377.41 150.55 34,896.07 15,555.22 9,658.88 61,902.24 £ 13,484.76 15,355.22 27,565.26 0.15 201.00 56,606.39 £ |
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Produced by: Roger Humm, Treasurer, 1st November 2025.
Independently Reviewed by: Ian Beadle, 5th November 2025.
Churchill & Langford Minibus Society Registered Charity No. 269811
Receipts & Payments accounts
1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025
Year-ended Year-ended 30th Sept 30th Sept 2025 2024
| Minibus Operations Payments Maintenance Fuel Insurance Sundry costs incurred Less Grants & receipts towards costs Net Sundry Costs Replacement minibus Payments made Grants & Donations received Gift Aid on donations Interest received on donations Net payments for new minibus Total payments for minibus operations Receipts Receipts - Scheduled Journeys Receipts - Additional Journeys Fuel Rebate (BSOG) Total receipts for journeys etc Deficit of payments over receipts for Minibus operations Surplus excluding new minibus monies Grants & Other Income Grants & Donations - minibus CCLA interest received Gift Aid on minibus donations Bank interest received Older Peoples Support Service grants received Gift Aid on project donations Interest on grant deposit Income from grant operations Grant costs Net income from grant operations Miscellaneous income Total net other (payments) / receipts Deficit of payments over receipts - Minibus & Grant operations Surplus excluding grant operations & new minibus monies Food Bank operations Donations - Food Bank Gift aid on Food Bank donations Interest on Food Bank deposit Food bank expenses Deficit of receipts over payments - Food Bank operations Cash & Bank Balances held at year end Unrestricted funds: Current Account Cash on hand Minibus Deposit account CCLA Deposit Account Restricted and/or Designated funds: New Bus Deposit Account Grant Deposit Account Total receipts Gross receipts: Journeys & BSOG Gross receipts: New bus Gross receipts: Grants & Donations Gross receipts: Food Bank Miscellaneous grants towards sundry costs Total gross receipts for year |
625.22 22.00 - 41,994.50 38,103.66 - - 140.06 - 9,500.00 - 62.54 9,562.54 15,787.81 |
3,452.58 3,626.08 3,214.54 603.22 3,750.78 14,647.20 £ 7,953.75 4,031.00 1,501.36 13,486.11 £ 1,161.09 -£ 2,589.69 £ 4,308.95 1,680.97 119.76 39.56 6,225.27 - - 76.03 -£ 1,237.12 -£ 8,738.93 £ - - - - £ - - £ 673.84 998.21 8,982.42 46,577.04 0.00 3,433.61 60,665.12 £ 13,486.11 38,243.72 15,711.78 - 22.00 67,463.61 £ |
642.30 201.00 - 30,489.50 14,363.99 - 937.50 - 53.73 - 19,000.00 2,000.00 114.62 21,114.62 20,881.47 |
3,916.13 4,211.34 2,123.98 441.30 15,134.28 25,827.03 £ 5,762.11 6,549.00 1,173.65 13,484.76 £ 12,342.27 -£ 2,792.01 £ 4,679.71 1,522.15 157.75 91.03 233.15 - 6,683.79 £ 5,658.48 -£ 9,242.65 £ - - 0.15 0.15 £ 13.99 13.84 -£ 1,264.11 377.41 150.55 34,896.07 15,555.22 9,658.88 61,902.24 £ 13,484.76 15,355.22 27,565.26 0.15 201.00 56,606.39 £ |
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Produced by: Roger Humm, Treasurer, 1st November 2025.
Independently Reviewed by: Ian Beadle, 5th November 2025.