LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN

Registered charity 1115789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q6670305 · Wikipedia

Promotes cycling for the benefit of the public (by providing expert advocacy to improve cycling policy, and also by directly encouraging/enabling people to cycle) for health, fun, environmental, social and economic reasons.

Objects

TO PROMOTE CYCLING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS A MEANS OF FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES:(I) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH,(II) THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY RECREATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE,(III) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PARTICULARLY ON THE HIGHWAYS,(IV) THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. (V) THE PROMOTION OF THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND (VI) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONBY WHATEVER MEANS THE BOARD THINK FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF CYCLING FACILITIES, SERVICES, TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND LOBBYING AND CAMPAIGNING IN MATTERS RELATING TO CYCLING AND OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORT.

Area of benefit: IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £25,672 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £170,479, which is within the stated target range of £170,000 to £190,000. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“There is one employee who received total employee benefits in the range £80,001 to £90,000 (2024: none).” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There is one employee who received total employee benefits in the range £80,001 to £90,000 (2024: none).” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Membership income (45% of income)
“Income from membership for the year was £611,557 (2024: £610,537).” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £170,000 to £190,000 (reserves figure: £170k)
“On this basis, the Trustees believe that the charity should aim for free reserves in the range of £170,000 to £190,000.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: London Cycling Campaign Trading Limited
“The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, London Cycling Campaign Trading Limited (a private limited company) whose directors are the appointed by the trustees” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 200
  • Government income: £10,902 — grants £10,902 (3); under 1% of the £1,374,569 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 200
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 250
  • Government income: £6,577 — contracts £6,577 (1); under 1% of the £1,367,543 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Amounts owed by group undertakings: £34,031

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — London Cycling Campaign (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£176k
Reserves (reported)
£170k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.1m
31/03/2022£947k£954k
31/03/2021£943k£942k

Common questions

Is LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £25,672 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £170,479, which is within the stated target range of £170,000 to £190,000. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

What does the highest-paid employee of LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN as a grant recipient include PRISM THE GIFT FUND, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FULHAM.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£100kEnvironment and Animal Welfare
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£20k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FULHAMFY2023£15k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Hounslow09/07/2017£500Grant to Hounslow Cycling Campaign
The National Lottery Community Fund03/06/2015£10kAll-ability cycling maintenance

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAPITAL OF CYCLING.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN£1.4m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
CAPITAL OF CYCLING FY2025£181kunclear0unclear—noted
CAMBRIDGE CYCLING CAMPAIGN FY2025£280k—0unclear—no doubt
CYCLING PROJECTS FY2025£770k£60,001 - £70,0002below—no doubt
RIDE ON - CYCLING FOR ALL FY2025£231k—0unclear—no doubt
CYCLISTS FIGHTING CANCER FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.