Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 2

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

Static board: -3
Return overdue: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -11

CYCLE-R

Cycle-R is a community recycling charity that collects old, used, damaged and scrapped bicycles and refurbishes them for re-use. Finished bicycles are sold at low prices, accessible to those on low incomes, as an affordable means of personal transport. Cycle-R will also provides gainful employment, volunteering and training within the community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static
Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

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
31/12/21		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20	*	£105	£100	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19	*	£96	£101	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/12/18		£96	£101	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	17
31/12/17		£112	£110	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	47
31/12/16		£66	£64	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£49	£45	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	*	£40	£36	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.cycle-r.org.uk

cycle-r@inovaplus.com

01543 377568

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City, Telford & Wrekin, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	28/05/2021	Revenue/unrestricted core costs
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Ongoing core costs
£1,000	13/04/2021	Towards core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Web Site Development and Upkeep
£9,000	06/12/2019 11	The group will use the funding to provide training opportunities as part of the redevelopment of the group's website. This will provide people chances to improve their employable skills and reach ....more The group will use the funding to provide training opportunities as part of the redevelopment of the group's website. This will provide people chances to improve their employable skills and reach their potential.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Werewolf Project
£9,500	17/01/2018 12	This group will design a lower cost bicycle which is adapted for use by people with disabilities, so they can take part in activities which benefit their health and wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

JAITIKA DHIR Appointed: 2018

MANDY JANE TAYLOR Appointed: 2015

RICHARD WILLIAM LESLIE LAWRENCE Appointed: 2014

STUART RUSSELL TAYLOR Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/2014, number: 1155932

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR20: 347 days late, AR19: 712 days late, AR14: 72 days late,

Main office

2 Silver Court
High Street
Brownhills
Walsall
West Midlands
WS8 6HA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO RELIEVE THOSE WITH A CHARITABLE NEED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY:A) SUPPLYING LOW-COST RECONDITIONED BICYCLES TO UNEMPLOYED AND LOW-INCOME PEOPLE SO AS TO:(I) ENCOURAGE INCREASED FITNESS AND HEALTH-WELLBEING THOUGH CYCLING ACTIVITY;(II) REDUCE THEIR PERSONAL IMPACT OF CO2 EMISSIONS BY USE OF PERSONAL BICYCLE TRANSPORT INSTEAD OF CARBON-FUEL-BASED TRANSPORT;(III) REDUCE THEIR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION COSTS BY PROVIDING BICYCLES FOR THEIR USE; AND (IV) PROVIDE THEM WITH ADDITIONAL MEANS TO ACCESS EMPLOYMENT AND HEALTHY RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE (WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE) THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE THEIR REACH WITHOUT THE USE OF LOW-COST PERSONAL BICYCLE TRANSPORT.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING BY:A) PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN BASIC BICYCLE MAINTENANCE TO ENABLE BICYCLE OWNERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR OWN BICYCLE;B) TRAINING BICYCLE MECHANICS THROUGH THE PRACTICAL LEARNING OF ADVANCED SKILLS IN BICYCLE MAINTENANCE;C) PROVIDING VOLUNTARY TRAINING & VOLUNTARY WORK OPPORTUNITIES;D) PROVIDING APPRENTICESHIPS; AND BYE) PROVIDING OR SUPPORTING THOSE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE INTO FULL OR PART TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CIO OR SUPPORTING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN GAINING EMPLOYMENT (PAID OR OTHERWISE) AT OTHER BICYCLE ESTABLISHMENTS.3) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY:A) RECONDITIONING BICYCLES FOR REUSE;B) RECYCLING OF USED AND SCRAP BICYCLES AND BICYCLE PARTS IN ORDER TO:(I) REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE GENERATED BY USED BICYCLES GOING DIRECT TO LANDFILL; AND(II) THE SEPARATION OF BICYCLE SCRAP INTO CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS (FOR EXAMPLE STEEL, ALUMINIUM, RUBBER) TO IMPROVE THE RECYCLING OF THESE BASE MATERIALS.C) FUNDING OR WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE PROVISION OF BICYCLE PATHS, CYCLE ROUTES AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT ENABLE SAFE ACCESS TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CYCLISTS AND OTHERS WHILST AT THE SAME TIME MINIMISING THE IMPACT OF CYCLE USAGE ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH APPROPRIATE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE.4) 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 BY:A) IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES FOR CYCLING, WITH EMPHASIS ON CREATING ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE THROUGH REASON OF INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL EXCLUSION.B) REFURBISHING AND ADAPTING OF BICYCLES TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITH INFIRMITY, DISABILITY OR WHO OTHERWISE REQUIRE A BICYCLE TO BE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO USE ONE.C) HIRE OF BICYCLES TO THOSE WHO CURRENTLY DO NOT OWN A BICYCLE SUITABLE FOR THE CYCLING ACTIVITY IN WHICH THEY WISH TO PARTICIPATE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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