Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE THAMES VALLEY AND GREAT WESTERN OMNIBUS TRUST

ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE HISTORY OF THOSE COMPANIES AND TYPES OF VEHICLES OPERATED THROUGH THE THAMES VALLEY AND GREAT WESTERN ROAD TRANSPORT CORRIDORS. CURRENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE VINTAGE BUS RUNNING DAYS WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN EXPERIENCE BYGONE TRAVEL, RESTORATION OF HERITAGE VEHICLES, AND RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
28/02/23		£114	£97	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	212
28/02/22		£114	£90	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	198
28/02/21		£98	£80	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
29/02/20		£101	£80	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	246
28/02/19		£90	£87	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	210
28/02/18		£108	£89	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/17		£75	£80	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/16		£80	£85	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/15		£76	£69	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/14	*	£280	£83	£197	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/13		£164	£85	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/12		£37	£29	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/11		£33	£31	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/10		£7	£6	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years
(20 years as a company)

www.tvagwot.org.uk

enquiries@tvagwot.org.uk

07990505373

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Devon, Reading, Slough, Somerset, West Berkshire, Wiltshire, Windsor And Maidenhead,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
212 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-79

PETER SNOWDEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

DAVID SHEPPARD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Radio Presenter

DR HELEN BOLT, Occupation: Engineering Consultant

GRAHAM GILBERT GREEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Engineer

MELVYL JAMES WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Transport Manager, Other trusteeship: CORNWALL BUS PRESERVATION SOCIETY,

PETER MICHAEL DELANEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE BEDFORD COLLEGE ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FUND,

DR COLIN JOHN BILLINGTON (Chair), Occupation: Engineering Consultant, Other trusteeship: NARTM,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2008, number: 1125980
Registered at Companies House on 05/02/2004, number: 05035702

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR14: 1 days late,

Main office

LEDGER FARM
FOREST GREEN ROAD
FIFIELD
MAIDENHEAD
SL6 2NR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE HISTORY OF THOSE COMPANIES AND TYPES OF VEHICLES OPERATED THROUGH THE THAMES VALLEY AND GREAT WESTERN ROAD TRANSPORT CORRIDORS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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