The BUS Archive

Registered charity 1177343 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.2y median 8y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

16.5y

average years in governance

5 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 2Environment/conservation/heritage 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Transport 32Professional services 8Finance 3

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

The Omnibus Society 1 shared trustee
The Aldershot and District Omnibus Rescue and Restoration Society 1 shared trustee
Nartm 1 shared trustee
The Sutton Byre Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Worshipful Company of Carmen General Charity 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Omnibus Society 1 shared trustee
DR Buckeridge's School 1 shared trustee
The Worshipful Company of Carmen General Charity 1 shared trustee
Nartm 1 shared trustee
The Aldershot and District Omnibus Rescue and Restoration Society 1 shared trustee
The Sutton Byre Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.busarchive.org.uk
Email	hello@busarchive.org.uk
Phone	01922629358
Address	The Bus Archive, 100-102 Sandwell Street, WALSALL, WS1 3EB

Finances

£398,570 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£142,812	£89,659
2021	£359,353	£97,793
2022	£300,910	£100,516
2023	£210,596	£556,680
2024	£398,570	£129,420

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Sponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE EVOLUTION AND HISTORY OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF PEOPLE AND TANGIBLE GOODS AND IN PARTICULAR ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) COLLECTING, PROCURING AND PRESERVING, RECORDS (OF A FACTUAL AND/OR SUBJECTIVE NATURE), DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, FILMS, PUBLICATIONS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT (MATERIALS); AND (B) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING NOT LESS THAN ONE ARCHIVE AND LIBRARY PRESERVING THE MATERIALS, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR STUDY AND RESEARCH.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Feb 2018 as amended on 06 May 2026

Trustees (9)

9trustees

68median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Brian Robert Kingage 82 Chair since 2018
Julian Henry Peddleage 71 since 2018
Laurie John Powellage 64 since 2025
Leon Alistair Daniels OBE since 2018
Neil James Barker since 2021
Nigel Wilfrid Eggleton since 2025
Patrick Russell since 2018
Philip William Kirkage 64 since 2018
William Hiron since 2026

Connected charities (6)

The Worshipful Company of Carmen General Charity 1 shared trustee
DR Buckeridge's School 1 shared trustee
The Aldershot and District Omnibus Rescue and Restoration Society 1 shared trustee
Nartm 1 shared trustee
The Omnibus Society 1 shared trustee
The Sutton Byre Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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