THE OXFORD BUS MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED

Active
Company number 04228899Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2001

Key figures

£420,505+3.9%
Net assets 2025
+3.9%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
0200 k400 k600 k20242025

Like most small UK companies, THE OXFORD BUS MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 91020

Where the company stands among the 864 active companies whose first SIC code is 91020 (Museums activities).

Net assets£420,505
Higher than 73% · median £43,012
Total assets£425,286
Higher than 70% · median £86,121
Cash£208,142
Higher than 66% · median £77,512
Employees0
Around the median · median 0
Company age25.4 years
Older than 65% · median 18.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS£85.9m
  2. THE HORNIMAN PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PUBLIC PARK TRUST£56.1m
  3. HARLOW ART TRUST£47.9m
  4. IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED£46.4m
  5. PALLANT HOUSE GALLERY£45.8m
  6. BEAMISH MUSEUM£40m
  7. THE TANK MUSEUM LIMITED£29.8m
  8. DEEP-SEA LEISURE PLC£28m
  9. THE POWELL-COTTON TRUST£27.3m
  10. LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED£26.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 864. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE OXFORD BUS MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

THE OXFORD BUS MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 04228899. It was incorporated on 5 Jun 2001. Its status is active. The registered office is in Witney (OX29). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is museums activities (91020).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £420,505, up 3.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £208,142. Total assets were £425,286 and total liabilities £4,781. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 864 active companies whose first SIC code is 91020: By net assets it ranks higher than 73% of them (median £43,012). By total assets it ranks higher than 70% of them (median £86,121). By cash it ranks higher than 66% of them (median £77,512). By number of employees it is around the median of them (0). It is older than 65% of them (median age 18.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1088389) with a latest reported income of £94.5k.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 11 current directors.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
20242025
Cash at bank and in hand176,544208,142
Total assets409,484425,286
Total liabilities4,7124,781
Net assets / total equity404,772420,505
Average number of employees00

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1088389
Registered with the Charity Commission
12 Sep 2001
Income, year to 31 Dec 2025
£94.5k
Spending
£78.8k

Maintaining for the benefit of the public a museum of transport containing vintage buses, morris cars and bicycles. Maintaining vehicles in running order and restoring acquired vehicles. Promoting the permanent preservation of buses and other vehicles of local interest, of actual or potential histo…

View on the register of charities

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

History

83 events
  1. Martin John LYNE resignedDirector
  2. John Sidney PALMER appointedDirector
  3. John Sidney PALMER resignedDirector
  4. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £420.5k, 0 employees
  5. Barry John FREEMAN resignedDirector
  6. Andrew Graham Scott POOLE resignedDirector
  7. Nigel John COLLIER appointedDirector
  8. Martin John LYNE appointedDirector
Earlier events (75)
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £404.8k, 0 employees
  2. Kevin SIMMS resignedDirector
  3. Gerard Arnold Hendrick Jozef NOLTEN appointedDirector
  4. Peter James POOL appointedDirector
  5. Roger Phillip CHERRY resignedDirector
  6. Caroline Sarah Lilian POWELL appointedDirector
  7. Neil Watkin BECKLEY resignedDirector
  8. Christopher Richard BUTTERFIELD resignedDirector
  9. Ashley James BLACKMAN appointedDirector
  10. Kirstin Louise BLACKMAN appointedDirector
  11. Roger Phillip CHERRY appointedDirector
  12. Albert Brian SHORT resignedDirector
  13. Stephen JOLLY resignedDirector
  14. Barry John FREEMAN appointedDirector
  15. Stephen JOLLY resignedSecretary
  16. Christopher Richard BUTTERFIELD appointedSecretary
  17. John Sidney PALMER appointedDirector
  18. Andrew Graham Scott POOLE appointedDirector
  19. Malcolm Alan KINDELL resignedDirector
  20. Albert Brian SHORT appointedDirector
  21. Roger BATTLEY resignedDirector
  22. Julian Stuart WELLS appointedDirector
  23. Jonathan Andrew RADLEY resignedDirector
  24. Barry Glynn SILCOCK resignedDirector
  25. Alan John TAYLOR resignedDirector
  26. Robert Anthony JONES resignedDirector
  27. Roland Frank COLLINGWOOD appointedDirector
  28. Malcolm Alan KINDELL appointedDirector
  29. Neil Robert TIDBURY resignedDirector
  30. Michael James FREEMAN resignedDirector
  31. Robert Anthony JONES appointedDirector
  32. Jonathan Andrew RADLEY appointedDirector
  33. Barry Glynn SILCOCK appointedDirector
  34. Alan John TAYLOR appointedDirector
  35. Colin David ELLIS resignedDirector
  36. Graham David NORRIS resignedDirector
  37. Allan John Kinloch GOODE resignedDirector
  38. Paul Stanley CLIFT resignedDirector
  39. Robert Paul STATHAM appointedDirector
  40. Graham David NORRIS appointedDirector
  41. Kevin SIMMS appointedDirector
  42. Grahame Anthony LEE resignedDirector
  43. John BAYLISS resignedDirector
  44. Allan John Kinloch GOODE appointedDirector
  45. Kenneth Stuart ROBINSON resignedDirector
  46. Colin Malcolm WARD resignedDirector
  47. Martin Dudley SHAW resignedDirector
  48. Roger BATTLEY appointedDirector
  49. Colin David ELLIS appointedDirector
  50. Grahame Anthony LEE appointedDirector
  51. Thomas Edward THORNTON resignedDirector
  52. Paul Stanley CLIFT appointedDirector
  53. Kenneth Stuart ROBINSON appointedDirector
  54. Colin Malcolm WARD appointedDirector
  55. Colin Walter JUDGE resignedDirector
  56. Eleanor Diane WHITE resignedDirector
  57. Stephen JOLLY appointedSecretary
  58. Thomas Edward THORNTON appointedDirector
  59. Colin Walter JUDGE resignedSecretary
  60. Colin Walter JUDGE appointedDirector
  61. Cecil John ANDREWS resignedDirector
  62. Peter James SKINNER resignedDirector
  63. Eleanor Diane WHITE appointedDirector
  64. Neil Robert TIDBURY appointedDirector
  65. Nicholas John Ramault TAYLOR appointedDirector
  66. Colin Walter JUDGE appointedSecretary
  67. Cecil John ANDREWS appointedDirector
  68. John BAYLISS appointedDirector
  69. Neil Watkin BECKLEY appointedDirector
  70. Christopher Richard BUTTERFIELD appointedDirector
  71. Michael James FREEMAN appointedDirector
  72. Stephen JOLLY appointedDirector
  73. Martin Dudley SHAW appointedDirector
  74. Peter James SKINNER appointedDirector
  75. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.