RECYKE Y'BIKE
Registered charity 1124639 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Recyke y' Bike's core activity is refurbishing bicycles, donated largely by the public, by a team of enthusiastic volunteers and paid mechanics. Some are sold to raise funds, others are given away as community referral bikes, with those in the worst condition being recycled and all useable parts saved. We also train people in cycling and bike maintenance skills.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £10,618 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £132,112. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £3,623, which is below the stated reserves policy target of six months' core operating costs. The trustees note that rising costs led to redundancies but forecast a more stable year ahead.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months' core operating costs (held: £4k)
“The contingency fund is therefore capped at six months' core operating costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Recyke y'bike (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- THOMPSON, Alan James — director, appointed 30/05/2024on trustee list
- NICHOLLS, James Donat — director, appointed 30/05/2024on trustee list
- KONTARINES, Matthew Alexander — director, appointed 01/04/2024on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Zoe Hodgson — director, appointed 02/01/2024on trustee list
- ARCHER, Graham John — director, appointed 15/12/2023on trustee list
- NEWSON, Sara Joanna — director, appointed 15/12/2022on trustee list
- SWAIN, Jack — secretary, appointed 15/04/2023
Official officers record.
- Alan James Thompson
- Graham John Archer
- James Donat Nicholls
- Matthew Alexander Kontarines
- Sara Newson
- ZOE HODGSON WILLIAMS
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RECYKE Y'BIKE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £10,618 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £132,112. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £3,623, which is below the stated reserves policy target of six months' core operating costs. The trustees note that rising costs led to redundancies but forecast a more stable year ahead. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds RECYKE Y'BIKE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RECYKE Y'BIKE as a grant recipient include THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION.
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