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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

RIDE MENDIPS

- Protect existing and pursue the opening of new rights of way for off road cyclists.- Construct and maintain sustainable cycling facilities & trails to a high standard.- Act as an information and communication point for local off road cyclists.- Promote a code of conduct among the off road cycling community.- Promote the importance of off road cycling to other user groups & organisations.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/23£0£2£-2n/a
31/12/22£6£34£-28n/a
31/12/21£35£1£34n/a
31/12/20£3£1£2n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.ridemendips.org

info@ridemendips.org

07974269917

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Cheddar Pump Track Project
£10,000 11/05/2021
Bikes and safety equipment for the community pump track

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • GRANT STEPHEN GARGE (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • HEATH PIMM Appointed: 2024
  • MARK JAMES SHEFFIELD Appointed: 2024
  • MATTHEW JAMES COXHEAD Appointed: 2019
  • SAMUEL AARON LEES Appointed: 2021
  • STUART ARON BEAUCHEMIN Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/03/2020, number: 1188609
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Meadow View
Round Oak Road
Cheddar
BS27 3BN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE MENDIP HILLS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION AND TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. THE ABOVE OBJECTS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY:- 1. THE PROTECTION OF EXISTING & DEVELOPMENT OF NEW, CYCLING FACILITIES, TRAILS, ROUTES & RIGHTS OF WAY; AND 2. THE PROMOTION OF RESPONSIBLE CYCLING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION & A CODE OF CONDUCT. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERNIRELAND) 2008.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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