Registered charity · London
Sobus
- 6 trustees
- Income £684k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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
- General Charitable Purposes, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Hammersmith And Fulham, Kensington And Chelsea
- Website
- www.sobus.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Sobus
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£684k£605k
- 2024£447k£415k
- 2023£377k£403k
Earlier years
- 2022£424k£410k
- 2021£371k£432k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM AND SURROUNDING AREA INCLUDING:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS, INCLUDING BY THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND RETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING APPRENTICES;(B) THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SICKNESS;(C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OR IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING FOR THOSE IN HOUSING NEED;(D) THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE;(E) THE PROMOTION OF URBAN REGENERATION;(F) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;(G) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THOSE WHO BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.2.1.2 TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM AND SURROUNDING AREA AND PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, STATUTORY BODIES AND OTHER BODIES AS APPROPRIATE TO FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY. THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR MEANS:(A) CHARITIES WHICH ARE ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES; AND2(B) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE PUBLIC, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.
Grants received
8 grants · £1,077,340 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £699,470 (4 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £308,070 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £49,800
- The London Community Foundation · £20,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Arnaud Jay since 2026
- Liam Clipsham since 2019
- Monty Grigg since 2014
- Noushin Pasgar since 2023
- Phillip Amy since 2017
- Richard Brunwin since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Liam Clipsham since 2019
- Monty Grigg since 2014
- Phillip Amy since 2017
- Richard Brunwin since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Arnaud Jay since 2026
- Monty Grigg since 2014
- Noushin Pasgar since 2023
- Phillip Amy since 2017
- Richard Brunwin since 2014
Portfolio (1)
- Liam Clipsham since 2019
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1071089
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/11/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/08/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/03/2007AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 04/12/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/03/2014AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31/03/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/04/2014
- Companies House
- Company number 03471416 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02079521230 · sue.spiller@sobus.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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