The Cycle (INGO)

Charity number: 1070826
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Cycle's commitment is to the alleviation of poverty. It focuses its efforts on sanitation, water and livelihoods (although not exclusively), and implements programmes that engages the communities in which it works, as a means to empower local people to make them self sufficient.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £467,086
Total expenditure: £407,384

People

8 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 July 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SANITATION FIRST (Previous name)
  • SANITATION FIRST LIMITED (Previous name)
  • WHEREVER THE NEED (Previous name)
Company number:
03532799 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Anderson Trustee 18 November 2024
THE ROYAL UNITED KINGDOM BENEFICENT ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Jane Galton Trustee 12 August 2024
None on record
Rama Murali Trustee 24 July 2024
None on record
Mark Collins Trustee 25 April 2023
None on record
Mandakini Lakhani Trustee 07 June 2022
THE HUNGER PROJECT TRUST
Received: On time
THE HUNGER PROJECT UK
Received: On time
JULES PECK Trustee 26 September 2018
None on record
LYNN STRONGIN DODDS Trustee 26 September 2018
None on record
ANDREW BARRS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2019 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 31/01/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £194.62k £120.88k £246.39k £416.16k £467.09k
Total expenditure £259.44k £110.11k £225.47k £246.39k £407.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 12 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 13 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 13 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2021 05 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 05 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2020 14 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 14 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2019 29 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2019 29 June 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 & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23/03/98 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20/06/98 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16/08/06 AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED 08/02/08 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27/04/16 as amended on 31 Oct 2022 as amended on 15 Jan 2025 as amended on 15 Mar 2025

Charitable objects

(A) The relief of human suffering and distress in any part of the World resulting from disaster of any kind, and (B) The protection of human life in particular but not exclusively by providing suitably trained and experienced response teams free of charge upon receipt of request for such assistance, and (C) The prevention or relief of poverty by providing safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure; offering education and training to empower communities; promoting sustainable WASH practices such as waste-to-resource initiatives and water management; supporting regenerative agriculture practices to enhance soil health, food security and livelihoods; and advocating for policies that drive sustainable development and poverty reduction.

Area of benefit

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

ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

Contact information

Address:
PO Box 5328
Westbury
BA13 9BR
Phone:
07939576504
Email:
info@thecycle.world
Website:

www.thecycle.world Open in new window