SUSTRANS

Charity number: 326550
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We are engineers and educators, experts and advocates.We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute.Sustrans works in partnership, bringing people together to find the right solutions. We make the case for walking and cycling with robust evidence.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£146,405,000

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Donations and legacies £4.23m
Charitable activities £137.23m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £4.95m
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£144,729,000

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Raising funds £2.46m
Charitable activities £142.27m
Other £0

£216,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £7,948,700 from 131 government contract(s) and £124,097,655 from 9 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £2.46m
Charitable expenditure £142.27m
Retained for future use £1.68m

People

720 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

3500 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 13
£70k to £80k 5
£100k to £110k 4
£140k to £150k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 April 1984: Standard registration
  • 13 November 2014: Funds received from 1108243 BIKE FOR LIFE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NATIONAL CYCLE NETWORK (Working name)
  • SUSTRANS (Previous name)
  • SUSTRANS LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Moray Macdonald Chair 06 January 2020
None on record
Rhona Marsland Trustee 05 July 2024
None on record
Mohammed Ibrahim Ali Trustee 19 January 2024
BANGLADESH REGENERATION TRUST UK
Received: On time
Tessa Dwyer Trustee 19 January 2024
None on record
Zahir Nayani Trustee 19 January 2024
None on record
Benita Mehra Trustee 07 July 2023
None on record
Carol-Ann Boyter Trustee 07 July 2023
None on record
Nicola Wood Trustee 27 May 2022
None on record
Susan Crighton Trustee 27 May 2022
None on record
Alistair Gibbons Trustee 27 May 2022
None on record
Heather Preen Trustee 06 January 2020
None on record
Frank Swinton Trustee 06 January 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £63.50m £66.94m £114.72m £112.46m £146.41m
Total expenditure £63.44m £66.26m £114.82m £109.68m £144.73m
Income from government contracts £9.08m £7.24m £7.91m £7.54m £7.95m
Income from government grants £44.35m £51.61m £98.87m £92.96m £124.10m
Income - Donations and legacies £4.11m £4.43m £4.47m £5.83m £4.23m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £58.65m £62.18m £109.99m £104.16m £137.23m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £732.00k £330.00k £250.00k £2.48m £4.95m
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £261.00k £73.79k £592.00k £347.12k £347.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £62.14m £65.35m £113.09m £107.53m £142.27m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.30m £911.00k £1.73m £2.15m £2.46m
Expenditure - Governance £14.00k £629.00k £0 £783.00k £1.04m
Expenditure - Grants institution £28.31m £35.23m £0 £58.50m £93.09m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £2.36m £2.39m £3.26m £3.32m £3.13m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £3.22m
Other assets £109.56m £143.08m £161.87m £172.57m £96.05m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £102.32m £135.18m £154.95m £162.93m £87.54m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 25 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 25 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/03/1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/01/1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/10/1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/11/2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/12/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/12/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 FEB 2021 as amended on 07 Jul 2023 as amended on 09 May 2025

Charitable objects

2.1 The Objects of the Charity are the promotion of health and the protection of the natural environment, both in the UK and overseas, for the public benefit through the development in the community of, and the provision of safe routes, paths and facilities for, cycling, walking and other forms of low energy transport and to undertake and carry on projects and activities of a charitable nature which will assist in promoting healthy recreation, the protection of the environment and the conservation of energy resources.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
INFORMATION TEAM
2 CATHEDRAL SQUARE
COLLEGE GREEN
BRISTOL
BS1 5DD
Phone:
01179268893
Email:
supporters@sustrans.org.uk
Website:

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