Registered charity · Basildon
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
- Aaron WattsTrustee · since 2024
- Andrew ChurchillTrustee · since 2015
- Bola OladimejiTrustee · since 2024
- Claire Thomas MissTrustee · since 2026
- Keith William NormanTrustee · since 2011
- Michael WebbTrustee · since 2023
- Robert DartTrustee · since 2024
- Susanna KingTrustee · since 2023
- Wayne JohnsonTrustee · since 2021
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 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- BBC Children in Need · £80,281 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £70,000 (2 grants)
- Essex Community Foundation · £53,942 (8 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £47,713 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £26,594
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Places Trust
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
- Aaron Watts since 2024
- Andrew Churchill since 2015
- Bola Oladimeji since 2024
- Claire Thomas Miss since 2026
- Keith William Norman since 2011
- Michael Webb since 2023
- Robert Dart since 2024
- Susanna King since 2023
- Wayne Johnson since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Churchill since 2015
- Keith William Norman since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Aaron Watts since 2024
- Bola Oladimeji since 2024
- Claire Thomas Miss since 2026
- Robert Dart since 2024
- Susanna King since 2023
Portfolio (4)
- Andrew Churchill since 2015
- Keith William Norman since 2011
- Michael Webb since 2023
- Wayne Johnson since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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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
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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