THE CONNECTIONS BUS PROJECT

Charity number: 1168343
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity is a provider of youth work services across Cambridgeshire. This includes rural youth clubs in buildings and on our converted double-decker youth buses, a babysitting course and the Generation game course (volunteering with older people).

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £160,112
Total expenditure: £159,269

Total income includes £111,984 from 10 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 July 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Edward John Cameron Chair 25 October 2016
BLUNTISHAM TOWN ESTATE (KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE FEOFFEES CHARITY)
Received: On time
Jillian Jane Slater Trustee 24 October 2023
None on record
Anna Rachel Jolly Trustee 25 October 2022
None on record
MARK DOMANIC STANYER Trustee 28 October 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £144.99k £83.84k £95.11k £136.59k £160.11k
Total expenditure £139.29k £78.66k £110.14k £126.37k £159.27k
Income from government contracts £43.54k £23.61k £70.38k £25.58k £111.98k
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k N/A £9.75k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 September 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 September 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 20 Jul 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 19 LIVING IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: 1. ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; 2. ADVANCING EDUCATION; 3. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS.

Contact information

Address:
P.O. BOX 344
HISTON
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB24 9WZ
Phone:
07853795256
Email:
admin@connectionsbusproject.org.uk
Website:

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