Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 8
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

BIG RED BUS CLUB

Activity of the charity is delivering a free under 5?s stay and play every week day term time,with a wide range of child led activities that support both their social and educational development. All our charitable activities focus on the delivering services to children and families and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely female?
  • 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

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
31/07/22£114£84£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£114£84£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£43£70£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£90£90£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£96£59£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years
(12 years as a company)

http://www.thebigredbusclub.com/

party@thebigredbusclub.com

07716927833

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Greenwich,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Tudor Trust£102,000
City Bridge Trust£61,966
BBC Children in Need£29,985
Postcode Society Trust£10,850
Greater London Authority£9,532
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
Co-Operative Group£3,989
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Big Red Bus Club Charlton
£2,742 21/10/2023
We would like to provide free and fun wellbeing activities, such as storytime, singing and picnics for families. We create a space where families can come along and make friends.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Big Red Bus Club Charlton
£24,450 20/06/2023
£24,450 over 2 further and final years (£12,045, £12,405) for the ?stay and play? service run by the Big Red Bus Club, including staff salaries, volunteer expenses, activity costs and marketing and publicity materials.
Greater London Authority - Big Red Bus Club
£9,532 20/12/2022
This project will fund a Volunteer Coordinator, to support 25 volunteers a year, who will each volunteer alongside their children to provide a daily free 'Under 5 Stay & Play' session in Charlton. This enables local mums to make friends, ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Big Red Bus Club - Play Plus
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Postcode Society Trust - Supporting Volunteers, Supporting Families
£10,850 27/06/2022
You funded a wonderful free daily playgroup for children under five and made sure that volunteers were able to support families.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 08/02/2022
towards stay and play sessions for under fives to be delivered over the next 12 months
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Big Red Bus Club - Play Plus
£29,485 31/01/2022
This grant will offer 75 children, aged 0-4 who live in areas of deprivation, with a stay and play facility. Children will benefit through improved well-being, child development and increased social contact.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Big Red Bus Club
£1,247 23/10/2021
Big Red Bus Club provides a safe play area for children under five to use everyday for free, and is a place for families to get involved in community projects.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Big Red Bus Club
£2,000 07/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Big Red Bus Club Charlton
£8,016 15/12/2020
0
Tudor Trust - Grant to Big Red Bus Club
£100,000 06/07/2020
36
over three years as continuation funding towards core and salary costs at an organisation supporting local communities and families in Greenwich, South London
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Big Red Bus Club Charlton
£29,500 20/01/2020
36
£29,500 over three years (£10,200; £9,600; £9,700) towards the staffing and related running costs of pre-entry level group ESOL stay and play sessions for parents of under-fives.
Sport England - Large and Legging it
£9,004 12/06/2019
24
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Large and Legging it . This project lists its main activity as Athletics
National Lottery Community Fund - Charlton Voices
£9,850 21/03/2018
12
The charity will carry out a community consultation to help develop a plan for improving personal and social outcomes for local families. The project will incorporate art therapy workshops and volunteer training, and will help the charity to build ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Big Red Bus Club Charlton
£55,000 20/02/2018
24
over two years towards running costs and the salary of a new CEO at a community wellbeing centre for families in Charlton, South East London
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Big Red Bus Club - Play Plus
£22,831 10/08/2017
36
This grant will offer 150 children, aged 0-4 who have special educational needs, with a stay and play facility. Children will benefit through improved life skills, improved emotional health and more confidence.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-53
  • AISHA SCOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee
  • CLAUDIA O'BRIEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustees
  • HELEN WARNER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Secretary
  • REBECCA MONRO-SABATIE (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2016, number: 1170704
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/07/2012, number: 08132170
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Clockhouse Community Centre
Defiance Walk
LONDON
SE18 5QL

Objectives

The objects of the charity are to enhance the wellbeing, development and education of children, their families and carers by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by- (1) Providing a range of appropriate play, education, recreation and training services, that address and support the needs of children, their families and their carers with a specific reference to parents and carers to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever race, culture, religion, sexuality, gender, means or ability; and (2) To provide a range of information, advice, support and guidance services that encourages the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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