Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

CYCLING SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £3,742,470 £5,965,687 £5,720,413 £4,803,650 £7,555,528
Donations & Legacies £229,024 £148,956 £57,650 £1,000
Other Income £206 £216,255
Investment Income £983 £627 £935
Total income £4,130,192 £6,331,881 £6,030,788 £5,081,299 £6,023,220 £7,902,150
Charitable activities spending £4,013,726 £6,196,524 £5,928,464 £4,997,808 £7,827,739
Fundraising costs
Other spending £3,816 £6,446 £2,107 £7,737
Total spending £4,017,542 £6,202,970 £5,930,571 £5,005,545 £5,909,570 £7,827,739
Surplus/deficit £112,650 £128,911 £100,217 £75,754 £113,650 £74,411
Established: 24 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 38-69
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 06/12/1999, number: SC029760
  • Notes: Change to charity Purposes
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/07/2003, number: SC252907
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

160 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2HG

Objectives

1. The Company is established for charitable purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland and elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established: (a) to promote and advance awareness and understanding of the significant health, social, environmental and economic benefits of getting more people cycling safely and confidently for everyday travel, exercise and recreation. (b) to advance the education of the public generally and young people in particular in safer cycling and cycling road safety, including through delivery of cycle training for people of all ages. (c) to promote and support the design and delivery of inclusive and widely available routes, paths and associated facilities for cycling, walking and other forms of low energy and sustainable transport. and (d) to undertake projects, programmes and activities of a charitable nature aimed at reducing barriers to cycling and contributing to achieving local and national objectives and outcomes in relation to improving health and wellbeing, economic and environmental sustainability and reducing inequalities.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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