Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 22

CYCLISTS' TOURING CLUB

CyclingUK's vision is of a healthier, happier and cleaner world, because more people cycle. We want people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to be able to cycle safely, easily and enjoyably. We promote all forms of cycling, protect the interests of existing and would-be cyclists, and inspire people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to discover the joys of cycling.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/03/23		£14,287	£13,198	£1,090	£308	£6,729	£6,604	6	184	8,281
31/03/22		£9,926	£9,778	£148	£332	£5,831	£5,660	6.9	122	6,500
31/03/21?		£11,792	£12,435	£-643	£504	£5,670	£5,512	5.3	104	6,633
30/09/19		£6,552	£6,499	£53	£301	£6,257	£6,025	11.1	71	8,723
30/09/18	*	£6,582	£5,724	£858	£0	£6,173	£5,983	12.5	54	10,000
30/09/17		£6,065	£5,744	£321	£0	£5,276	£5,194	10.9	43	0
30/09/16		£5,419	£5,069	£350	£0	£4,938	£4,558	10.8	43	0
30/09/15		£6,279	£5,493	£785	£275	£4,579	£3,811	8.3	45	0
30/09/14		£5,550	£5,243	£307	£289	£3,814	£3,270	7.5	51	0
30/09/13		£5,327	£5,121	£206	£284	£3,510	£3,067	7.2	52	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 46%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years
(136 years as a company)

www.cyclinguk.org

cycling@cyclinguk.org

01483238304

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sport England	£297,500
Ministry of Defence	£17,500
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Veterans Hub CIC
£1,567	21/10/2023	We are an ever growing project, always looking to add services and space. Any funding we receive all goes to expanding our services to those who need them the most.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Veterans Hub, Weymouth and Portland
£2,433	22/10/2022	We would like to provide subsidised food to families in poverty and suffering trauma.
Sport England - COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
£147,500	20/04/2022	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,500	12/11/2021	To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the wider veterans community.
Sport England - COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
£150,000	20/04/2021 20	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cyclists' Touring Club
£10,000	06/11/2020	#15 Tales of the Trails
Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
£18,600	01/04/2018	Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-67

ANDY MACNAE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

CHRISTINE GIBBONS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

CHRISTOPHER MARSH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Digital Strategy Director

DR JANET ATHERTON (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Public Health Consultant

DR JOHN EDWARD TOUSSAINT-JACKSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

MARK SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

MELANIE CARROLL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Bookshop Owner

NADIA JAYNE KERR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

PAUL BAKER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Tv Producer

ROBIN CLIFFORD TUCKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant

ROBIN OLIVER MARTIN GRANT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2012, number: 1147607
Registered at Companies House on 19/10/1887, number: 00025185

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR18: 78 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CTC CHARITABLE TRUST on 13/05/2022

Main office

Cycling UK
Parklands
Railton Road
Guildford
GU2 9JX

Objectives

1. PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROMOTING THE AMATEUR SPORT OF CYCLING, CYCLE TOURING AND ASSOCIATED AMATEUR SPORTS;2. PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING CYCLING AND THE SAFETY OF CYCLISTS;3. ADVANCE EDUCATION BY WHATEVER MEANS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF CYCLING, TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CYCLING;4. PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

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