Charity Details

Cycling Scotland

SC029760Registered charity from 06 December 1999

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Charity Information:

Address 160 West George Street
Glasgow

Postcode G2 2HG

Website www.cycling.scot

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

1. The Company is established for charitable purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland and elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established: (a) to promote and advance awareness and understanding of the significant health, social, environmental and economic benefits of getting more people cycling safely and confidently for everyday travel, exercise and recreation; (b) to advance the education of the public generally and young people in particular in safer cycling and cycling road safety, including through delivery of cycle training for people of all ages; (c) to promote and support the design and delivery of inclusive and widely available routes, paths and associated facilities for cycling, walking and other forms of low energy and sustainable transport; and (d) to undertake projects, programmes and activities of a charitable nature aimed at reducing barriers to cycling and contributing to achieving local and national objectives and outcomes in relation to improving health and wellbeing, economic and environmental sustainability and reducing inequalities.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Cycling Scotland is Scotland’s national cycling charity. Working with others, we get more people cycling, more safely and easily in a better environment. We work towards a sustainable, inclusive and healthy Scotland where anyone, anywhere can enjoy all the benefits of cycling. We offer a programme of expert support to help workplaces, schools, campuses, communities, and social housing providers across Scotland be cycling friendly and attain nationally accredited awards. Bikeability Scotland is the national cycle training programme designed to give children the skills and confidence they need to cycle safely on the roads, and to encourage them to carry on cycling into adulthood. We also offer Play on Pedals for pre-school children, Adult Cycle Training, Practical Cycle Awareness Training for vehicle drivers and Cycle Ride Leader Training. We also monitor, collect and share cycling data.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 06 Dec 1999

Main Operating Location: Glasgow City

Number of Staff: 35

Number of Volunteers: 0

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of public participation in sport"

Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022	£6,023,220	£5,909,570	28 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£7,902,150	£7,827,739	01 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£9,186,927	£9,131,021	23 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£5,874,944	£5,799,990	12 Dec 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2026			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Derek	Forsyth
Gwen	Hamilton
Robbie	Seale
Sally	Wyke
Anna	Richardson
Charlotte	Gardiner
Emilia	Hanna
Charles	Turner
Peter	Craig
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