Our community

Supporting our community through sponsorship and partnerships

Barton FC

Oxford Bus Company is the official front-of-shirt sponsor for Barton FC U9 boys team.
 

'Brand the Bus!'

We celebrate local charities and good causes through our annual 'Brand the Bus!' competition. Entrants are encouraged to tell us why they deserve to brand a bus and the winner gets to do so! Find out more.
 

Creation Theatre

The creative arts are as important to Oxford as its academia. We are proud to support a number of performing arts organisations. Creation Theatre offers adaptations of classic stories and Shakespeare.

Didcot Powerhouse Fund

As a major local employer in Didcot serving the community, we are really proud to support the Didcot Powerhouse Fund. We have been inspired by all the great work the fund is already doing in our local community and want to help it achieve even more moving forward.

Experience Oxfordshire

We are very proud to be Ambassadors of Experience Oxfordshire, helping them to ensure that Oxfordshire remains a must-visit destination and a great destination to live, work, visit and do business.

Low Carbon Hub

We have worked with Low Carbon Hub since 2013, when a large photovoltaic solar array was installed on our roof. This unique, ground-breaking partnership, paved the way for many similar partnerships that have been forged since.

Oxford Playhouse

Built in 1938, Oxford Playhouse is an important part of the UK's theatre scene. Many of the country's most renowned actors have performed at the Playhouse, and we are glad to support the theatre in its important work.

Oxford Pride

We demonstrate our support for diversity and equality with our rainbow livery bus, branded in support of Oxford Pride. It drives all over Oxford as part of our fleet, and makes guest appearances at Pride events. We also sponsor Oxford Pride annually.

Oxford United

We are proud to support Oxford united by providing sponsorship and running buses to home games.
 

Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action

OCVA support and empower volunteers, networks, partnerships and non-profit organisations. We are proud to support their annual awards night, which brings much-deserved recognition to individuals and organisations in the voluntary sector.

Refill Oxford

We're pleased to partner with Refill Oxford. We provide filtered water freely available from our Gloucester Green travel shop, helping to make refilling part of the culture of everyday life. We work to reduce single-use plastic.

Restore

Restore supports people with mental health issues in Oxfordshire to recover and get work. We help to promote their services so they can help more people.

SeeSaw

SeeSaw provides valuable grief support for children, young people and their families in Oxfordshire. We are proud to promote their valuable services.
 

Sobell House

Oxford Bus Company is a registered member of the Sobell House 40 Club. This group of Oxford Businesses is collectively committed to helping Sobell House achieve its fundraising target over a four year period.

Zero Carbon Oxford

In February 2021, Oxford Bus Company was one of the 21 businesses/institutions/universities to sign the Zero Carbon Oxford Charter, which marks our support for achieving net-zero carbon emissions as a city by 2040.