Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE BIKEABILITY TRUST 

The Bikeability Trust coordinates the delivery of Bikeability cycle training.We deliver: Instructor registration; Scheme registration and annual registration renewal; Phone & email support; Website and database management; Quality assurance; Scheme survey; Grant distribution & monitoring; Effectiveness improvement; Promotion and marketing; Development of Bikeability; Stakeholder engagement
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23£19,925£20,230£-306£3£7,436£1,4190.8200
31/03/22£18,696£18,746£-50£2£7,741£1,4060.9160
31/03/21£13,313£7,303£6,010£0£7,792£1,3042.1120
31/03/20£13,347£13,669£-322£48£1,782£1,0630.980
31/03/19£12,850£10,889£1,961£133£2,104£6750.760
31/03/18£316£174£143£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 53%
Liabilities/Income: 42%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 19%
Reserves/Spending: 0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 7 years

bikeabilitytrust.org

contactus@bikeabilitytrust.org

01223606027

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Transportation and storage activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 20 employees

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
Road Safety Trust - Grant to The Bikeability Trust
£19,330 28/03/2023
An Immersive VR Intervention to Improve Child Cyclists’ Looking Behaviour and Situation Awareness and its Effects on Child and Parent/Carer Confidence and Attitudes: A Nationwide Community-Based ....more
Department for Transport - Bikeability (National Cycling) 20/21
£12,399,000 01/04/2020
Bikeability is the Department for Transports national award provider for cycle training in England. Primarily for children and young people, it is a progressive programme where riders will first ....more
Department for Transport - Bikeability Support (National Cycling) 20/21
£592,500 01/04/2020
Bikeability is the Department for Transports national award provider for cycle training in England. Primarily for children and young people, it is a progressive programme where riders will first ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2017, number: 1171111
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

PO BOX 1494
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB22 3YT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST CHILDREN) ON THE SUBJECT OF CYCLING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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