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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

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    UN SDGs
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    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
    30/09/20*£27£24£3n/an/an/an/an/a6
    30/09/19£49£40£9n/an/an/an/an/a8
    30/09/18*£23£15£8£0£0£0n/a06
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Birmingham City, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 6 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Sport England£114,010
    DCMS£110,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,650
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£2,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Sport England - Places to ride
    £110,000 22/03/2021
    12
    Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled Places to ride. This project lists its main activity as Cycling
    DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Places to ride
    £110,000 22/03/2021
    Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled Places to ride. This project lists its main activity as Cycling
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Open Trail
    £2,000 05/02/2021
    Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
    Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
    £4,010 11/05/2020
    4
    Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Community Forest School
    £9,650 07/06/2019
    12
    The funding will be used to develop two sites into forest schools for children. The project aims to create an accessible space for learning and play activities.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Open Trail
    £23,923 15/03/2019
    36
    This project will provide forest school activities and learning to cycle sessions for children living in a deprived area. The project aims to teach new skills, encourage strong self-belief and build ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Mobile Forest School
    £10,000 07/03/2018
    12
    A forest school will be funded to provide activities to children who are unable to access this as part of their school’s provision. This will enable them to develop a variety of skills, confidence ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales, number: 1172191
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; AR20: 11 days late, AR18: 184 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF HEALTH, CYCLING, AND FOREST SCHOOL TO ADVANCE HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CYCLING, FOREST SCHOOL, AND AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED THROUGH LACK OF AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVES AND TRAINING, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR CYCLING AND FOREST SCHOOL.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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