CYCLE-R

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
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.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2021
People

4 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Amateur Sport
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Recreation
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Other Charitable Activities
- Birmingham City
- Coventry City
- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-trent City
- Telford & Wrekin
- Walsall
- Wolverhampton
Governance
- 25 February 2014: CIO registration
No other names
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
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
4 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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Jaitika Dhir | Trustee | 08 February 2018 |
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Mandy Jane Taylor | Trustee | 22 October 2015 |
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Richard William Leslie Lawrence | Trustee | 25 February 2014 |
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Stuart Russell Taylor | Trustee | 25 February 2013 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2017 | 31/12/2018 | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | ||
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Total gross income | £111.78k | £95.70k | £95.70k | £104.56k | £0 | |
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Total expenditure | £109.93k | £100.69k | £100.96k | £100.00k | £0 | |
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Income from government contracts | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 222 days | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 222 days | |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 588 days | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 588 days | |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 13 October 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 13 October 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 13 October 2022 | 347 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 13 October 2022 | 347 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 13 October 2022 | 712 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 13 October 2022 | 712 days late | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - Foundation Registered 25 Feb 2014
Charitable objects
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 BY E) 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.
Area of benefit
LOCAL
Contact information
- Address:
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2 Silver Court
High Street
Brownhills
Walsall
West Midlands
WS8 6HA
- Phone:
- 01543 377568
- Email:
- cycle-r@inovaplus.com
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