Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

PEDAL PEOPLE 

Accessible Cycling Charity. Year-round wind-in-hair wellbeing. Disabled, Elders, Health Challenges, Special Ed. Needs, Ages 4-100 plus.Two services:- Elders living in care: Weekly ride schedule. Uplifting outdoor activity, cheerful interaction and wind in hair joy.- Accessible Cycle Hub: Book online. Cycle out together. We train you. Friends,families, carers co-pilot adaptive cycle
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 6 years

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£98£109£-11n/an/an/an/an/a50
30/09/22£150£131£18n/an/an/an/an/a50
30/09/21£114£97£17n/an/an/an/an/a50
30/09/20£77£49£28n/an/an/an/an/a40
30/09/19£48£44£4n/an/an/an/an/a36
30/09/18£59£43£17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sussex Community Foundation£30,000
The Michael And Betty Little Trust£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,960
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£8,065
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Pedal People
£10,000 19/11/2023
Accessible cycling
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pedal People
£10,000 26/07/2023
Funding was provided towards cycle maintenance.
National Lottery Community Fund - Additional All-Ages Ride sessions
£9,960 26/05/2023
The funding will be used to continue and expand group cycling sessions for people of all ages and abilities. The project aims to increase the capacity of the organisation to provide access to outdoor ....more
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Pedal People
£10,000 20/11/2022
Accessible cycling
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/07/2022
Core Costs - Pedal People
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pedal People
£10,000 17/05/2022
Funding was provided towards sustainable cycle batteries, staffing and training costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pilot Chief - new post
£10,000 25/03/2021
8
The funding will be used to recruit and employ a Pilot Chief a new post to train and support volunteer cyclists for this Brighton and Hove charity. This cycling charity provides recreational ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£8,065 05/08/2020
6
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pedal People
£10,000 03/07/2020
11
Funding was provided for staff costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cycling Without Age - consolidation and growth
£91,510 23/11/2018
36
The organisation will use the funding to deliver cycling opportunities for older residents living in Brighton and Hove care homes. The project aims to address a lack of resources for fun, ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Cycling Without Age Brighton & Hove
£5,000 16/03/2018
3
Cycling without age use volunteer ‘cycle pilots’ to take elder care home residents out on cycle rides. They bring generations together using special Trishaws (three-wheel cycles with passenger ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/03/2018, number: 1177426
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

53 Princes Road
BRIGHTON
BN2 3RH

Objectives

The relief of persons who are in need by reason of their age, disability, health, and special educational needs in Brighton and Hove, by facilitating accessible cycle rides and other outdoor activities supporting opportunities for interaction with friends families and carers.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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