Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 12

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 18

THE BUS SHELTER MK

We will provide shelter and support to homeless rough sleepers within the Borough of Milton Keynes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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
31/03/23	£222	£165	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/22	£211	£107	£104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/21	£268	£300	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/20	£192	£62	£130	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	114
31/03/19	£90	£57	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	121
31/03/18	£105	£41	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.thebussheltermk.org

info@thebussheltermk.org

01908429889

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Milton Keynes,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
45 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

Lloyds Bank Foundation	£102,250
DCMS	£32,490
Masonic Trust	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to The Bus Shelter MK
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Bus Shelter MK
£50,000	07/12/2022 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of The Bus Shelter MK
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to The Bus Shelter MK
£50,000	03/12/2020 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of The Bus Shelter MK, awarded under the Foundation's Homeless and Vulnerably Housed funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to ....more Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of The Bus Shelter MK, awarded under the Foundation's Homeless and Vulnerably Housed funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£32,490	03/12/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£30,000	03/12/2020	The grant will be used to contribute to the creation of a new seven bedroom unit to provide temporary housing and support to homeless people in Milton Keynes. Shipping containers will be converted by ....more The grant will be used to contribute to the creation of a new seven bedroom unit to provide temporary housing and support to homeless people in Milton Keynes. Shipping containers will be converted by a company that has offered to complete the work at cost price. The unit has been designed with a similar footprint to that of the bus but provides COVID-19 safe sleeping arrangements.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to TheBusShelterMK
£5,452	19/11/2018	We are raising money to open a 24/7 mobile temporary shelter, kitchen and bathroom facilities for 16 homeless people at a time.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAMERON JAMES WOOD Appointed: 2022

DAVE PICKERING Appointed: 2017

ELLIS RUST Appointed: 2018

JAMES ALBERT YOOFI CLARKE Appointed: 2021

MICHAEL STEPHEN THOMPSON Appointed: 2021

PETE SMITH Appointed: 2018

SHIRLEY LYN DAVIES Appointed: 2023

FRANCES ELUNED PARRY Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: EMMAUS TURVEY,

PAMELA WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/07/2017, number: 1173705

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Management Office
George House
Crosslands
Stantonbury
MILTON KEYNES
MK14 6DB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS, OR THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MILTON KEYNES, BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, SHELTER, WARMTH, FOOD, ADVICE, SIGNPOSTING AND SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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