01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042707
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 35
- Postcode
- G3 8TX
OSCR note: Previous Charity name Glasgow Bike Shed Limited from 02-11-2011 to 03-09-2019
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Founded in 2010, Bike for Good is a Glasgow-based charity and social enterprise that uses cycling as a means to improve physical and emotional well-being, reduce waste, reduce reliance on cars and build stronger communities. With over 2500 bikes diverted from landfill every year and, where possible, refurbished to create an affordable quality alternative to buying new, Bike for Good is also Glasgow’s leading provider of bike reuse services. With an embedded and varied community programme including cycle lessons, Switch Up bike hire and loans, space for the community to fix their own bike, a thriving volunteer programme, a unique skills and employability-related programme for young people, and Scotland’s centre for industry-standard Cytech training, Bike for Good is also a vital community space for Glasgow's residents offering cycling-related knowledge, training, skills and experience all to change lives for the better.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Company ('the Objects') are to encourage and promote good mental and physical health through cycling as a means of transport. to advance the education of the public in the safe use of bicycles and their repair. and to protect and preserve the environment for the public benefit by promoting cycling as a means of transport.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,478,157 | £1,646,562 | 35 | 24 March 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,379,351 | £1,448,205 | 35 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,002,554 | £1,682,347 | 35 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,629,844 | £1,658,585 | 35 | 12 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,501,902 | £1,373,574 | 35 | 17 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 65 Haugh Road, Glasgow, East Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.bikeforgood.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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