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BAR-N-BUS Trust

(1) to promote and maintain values found in Christianity through supporting and encouraging young people (predominantly11-18 year olds) to embrace those values in their own lives.(2) to relieve need and advance the life chances of young people...

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £256k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Religious Activities, Amateur Sport
Where
Essex
Website
www.barnbus.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
BAR-N-BUS Trust
Registered
1996

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£256k£279k
  • 2024£194k£243k
  • 2023£387k£352k
Earlier years
  • 2022£184k£156k
  • 2021£100k£114k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 85%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

(1) to promote and maintain values found in Christianity through supporting and encouraging young people (predominantly11-18 year olds) to embrace those values in their own lives.(2) to relieve need and advance the life chances of young people through: a. providing a listening ear, practical help and wise counsel to enable them to gain a sense of purpose, value, responsibility and self-confidence and thereby promote and stimulate their overall maturity and personal, social, emotional and spiritual development. To nurture personal resilience and help them develop a contributing role within the wider community.b. providing engagements and positive activities that offer a safe and supportive environment, giving new opportunities and, as appropriate, alternatives to behaviours and actions which could be detrimental to fullness of life (e.g. abuse, substance misuse, criminal behaviour etc.).(3) to promote equality, diversity and inclusion through: a. providing opportunities and an environment for young people to develop effective, lasting personal relationshipswith others, and to enable individuals from different backgrounds to get along together in a spirit of tolerance and mutual understanding

Grants received

17 grants · £303,530 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

9 trustees on the board

4.8y median 3y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 9Amateur Sport 8Religious Activities 8General Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 7Education 2Business services 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£256k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1055210
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 AUGUST 1994 AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 23 APRIL 1996 AND 9 MAY 2009 as amended on 16 Mar 2021
Companies House
Company number 02961054 · Active
Contact on the register
01268543304 · susieking@barnbus.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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