CYCLE-R — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Double Default
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 25 February 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 2 Silver Court, High Street, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6HA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cycle-r.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £104,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £104,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR19
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2019
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2020
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £95,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,960
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR18
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2018
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2018
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2019
Ar Received Date: 17 June 2019
Total Gross Income: £95,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,690
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 17

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR17
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2017
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2017
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2018
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2018
Total Gross Income: £111,775
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,929
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Income From Government Contracts: 0
Income From Government Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Count Volunteers: 47

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wolverhampton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Staffordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Coventry City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Shropshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stoke-on-trent City
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Walsall
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dudley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Telford & Wrekin
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CYCLE-R
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-02-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: 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 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.
Area Of Benefit: LOCAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management