Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 5

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +5

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.

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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 has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 23 years

www.usinabus.org.uk

info@usinabus.org.uk

01737 823310

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£289	£304	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/22		£284	£251	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/21		£400	£337	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/20		£425	£420	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19		£388	£411	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/18		£408	£416	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£435	£393	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£425	£410	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£395	£333	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£299	£328	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£315	£314	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£286	£289	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£280	£298	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£325	£278	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£242	£251	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£229	£218	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£207	£207	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£190	£185	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£176	£157	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£138	£137	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, Throughout London,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Masonic Trust	£15,000
Community Foundation for Surrey	£10,000

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 ....more 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
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 ....more 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 and carers.
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 ....more 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 ....more 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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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-66

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

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