Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

US IN A BUS

We specialise in providing services for people who have profound learning disabilities and/or complex needs, can seem to be "difficult to reach" and all of whom find communication a challenge. The aim of our work is to create opportunities for people to fully express themselves. The therapeutic impact of this can be seen in people's increased confidence and willingness to engage with others.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£289£304£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£284£251£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£400£337£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£425£420£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£388£411£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£408£416£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£435£393£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£425£410£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£395£333£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£299£328£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£315£314£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£286£289£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£280£298£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£325£278£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£242£251£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£229£218£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£207£207£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£190£185£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£176£157£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£138£137£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.usinabus.org.uk

info@usinabus.org.uk

01737 823310

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bracknell Forest, East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£29,997
Masonic Trust£15,000
Community Foundation for Surrey£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Lives and Reducing Isolation
£9,999 24/02/2023
The funding will contribute towards running costs for this group that supports people living with profound learning difficulties. The project aims to continue improving their communication skills social engagement and emotional wellbeing
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Us in a Bus
£2,600 09/02/2023
0
Purchase of the printer for a charity which works with adults with a disability in Surrey
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 22/04/2022
Connecting Lives and Reducing Isolation
Community Foundation for Surrey - Connecting lives and reducing Isolation
£10,000 29/11/2021
12
Funding toward the essential running costs of an organisation that support people living with severe learning disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting lives and reducing isolation
£9,999 12/11/2021
The funding will be contribute towards running costs for this group that supports adults and young people with profound learning difficulties. The project aims to continue to provide opportunities for clients to connect and communicate with family ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Us in a Bus - 04/10/21
£1,500 19/10/2021
Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Lives and Reducing Isolation
£9,999 29/10/2020
6
The funding will be used to cover the running costs of the group which provides developmental support to people living with learning disabilities. The project aims to continue their service and improving people’s communication sociability skills.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 14/10/2020
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 10/07/2019
Connecting Lives and Reducing Isolation
DCMS - Us in a Bus
£15,000 01/04/2019
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Us in a Bus
£40,000 07/03/2019
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
DCMS - Us in a Bus
£15,000 01/04/2018
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/03/2018
Keep Us Connected
National Lottery Community Fund - Keep Us Connected
£9,978 10/01/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to continue to run the mobile outreach programme to help people in the community with learning disabilities to connect with others.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Us in a Bus
£5,056 29/11/2017
New equipment will enable us to start conversations and build connections with some of the loneliest people in our community.
DCMS - Us in a Bus
£15,000 14/06/2017
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
Dunhill Medical Trust - Reigate & Banstead Interaction Session
£21,000 06/12/2016
36
At the heart of Us in a Bus's work is intensive interaction which is a simple, intuitive way of exploring early stages of communication with people whose learning disabilities and complex needs can throw up barriers to connection
Masonic Trust - Intensive Interaction Sessions
£15,000 20/07/2016
Intensive Interaction sessions designed to help people with severe learning disabilities and complex needs to communicate and express themselves.
Community Foundation for Surrey - East Surrey Interaction Sessions for adults
£5,000 19/05/2016
12
East Surrey Interaction Sessions for adults with profound learning disabilities.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Us in a Bus
£28,400 29/06/2011
the salaries of the Senior Interaction Practitioner and the Interaction Practitioner
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-67
  • DOUGLAS JOHN BENNETT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Financial Advisor
  • FRANCESCA AROCAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Teacher
  • KENNETH MCRAE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director/Chief Executive
  • NIGEL JACKSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • TOBY WELLS Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2001, number: 1088570
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/04/2001, number: 04207000
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 54 days late, AR09: 3 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from EAST SURREY MENCAP on 20/07/2022
Main office

US IN A BUS
Redhill Aerodrome Business Centre
Redhill Aerodrome
Kings Mill Lane
Redhill
RH1 5JZ

Objectives

(1) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEVERE LEARNING AND/OR MULTIPLE DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (11) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION CONCERNING THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEVERE LEARNING AND/OR MULTIPLE DISABILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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