Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ACTION ACADEMY 

Organising and running the Big Bike Bash family mountain biking festival to raise funds for Avon Tyrrell Activity Centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 8 years

https://bigbikebash.org.uk/

secretary@bigbikebash.org.uk

01202694131

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/12/22£80£84£-3n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£67£53£15n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/20£17£10£7n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/12/19£55£53£2n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/18£20£56£-36£0£0£0n/a035
31/12/17£71£38£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£51£40£12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2016, number: 1166211
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

20 Mallow Close
BROADSTONE
Dorset
BH18 9NT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE YOUNG PEOPLE IN LIFE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF UK YOUTH (REGISTERED CHARITY NO’S 306066 AND 1110590) AND THE AVON TYRELL TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO 800908) SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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