Finance Score: -20
Governance Score: -21
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -5 times
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -38 ?

BACK 2 BIKES 

To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting waste reduction by the provision of refurbishment, repair and recycling services for donated bicycles and donated items. Also the relief of unemployment including the provision of opportunities in the refurbishment of bicycles through practical work.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received income from Government contracts
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 5 occasions over the last 5 years
  • This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/20*£51£43£8n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19*£51£47£4n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18*£60£40£20£0£0£0n/a025
31/03/17*£48£38£10£0£0£0n/a030
31/03/16*£54£90£-36£0£0£0n/a035
31/03/15£144£96£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£103£127£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£104£124£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£101£102£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£100£96£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

http://www.back2bikes.org.uk/

office@back2bikes.org.uk

01785257483

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Back2Bikes
£44,750 16/07/2014
Towards the expansion of the successful Back2Bikes social enterprise, creating new work experience and employment opportunities for adults with learning difficulties.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 73-80
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/05/2010, number: 1135973
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/02/2010, number: 07162767
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR20: 177 days late, AR19: 496 days late, AR18: 45 days late, AR17: 408 days late, AR16: 773 days late,
Main office

UNIT 4
GREYFRIARS BUSINESS PARK
GREYFRIARS WAY
STAFFORD
ST16 2RF

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING WASTE REDUCTION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF REFURBISHMENT, REPAIR AND RECYCLING SERVICES FOR DONATED BICYCLES AND DONATED ITEMS.(2) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REFURBISHMENT OF BICYCLES THROUGH PRACTICAL WORK.(3) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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