BUZZER BUSES (DIAL A RIDE) LTD

Charity number: 1109107
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of transport for the elderly or disabled who are unable to use a regular bus service because of sickness, disability, age or poverty or because of a lack of availability of adequate and safe public passenger services. Training of other groups drivers for midas certificate.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £264,677
Total expenditure: £269,883

Total income includes £95,693 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

3 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Milton Keynes

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 April 2005: Standard registration
  • 26 August 2022: Funds received from 1127266 NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (LEIGHTON BUZZARD)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Pauline Lilian O'Toole Chair 27 May 2015
None on record
Sarah Wetherell Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
John Mark Freeman Trustee 27 March 2019
None on record
David Roy Pipkin Trustee 24 August 2017
None on record
John Joseph O'Toole Trustee 27 May 2015
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 £232.53k £246.44k £254.94k £238.86k £264.68k
Total expenditure £213.16k £212.40k £226.76k £237.67k £269.88k
Income from government contracts £129.94k £144.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.09k £4.10k £149.86k £159.00k £95.69k

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 14 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 August 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 07 August 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 07 August 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 JANUARY 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 15 NOVEMBER 2005 AND 27 JANUARY 2010. as amended on 28 Nov 2018

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR SUCH OF THE INHABITANTS OF LEIGHTON LINSLADE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY ( MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR POVERTY, OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LEIGHTON LINSLADE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Contact information

Address:
Buzzer Buses Office
PO Box 6491
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
LU7 6JF
Phone:
01525853566
Email:
buzzerbuses@btconnect.com
Website:

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