BOOK - CYCLE

Registered charity 1127078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We seek to empower communities in developing countries through the provision of books & educational resources. We also encourage the reforestation of rural England, offering trees & information on self-sustainability. Book-Cycle works to benefit the local community; establishing projects to encourage self-reliance, engaging in global issues and facilities / workshops to promote art & culture.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROMOTE RESEARCH (AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PERMACULTURE.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO DEFORESTATION AND OTHER EFFECTS OF THE RELEASE OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF AFFORESTATION. TO PROMOTE AFFORESTATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF LAND OR FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITY.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE

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

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted net assets of £283,605 at the end of the financial year, representing an increase from the opening balance of £242,125 due to a net income for the year of £41,480. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements. The charity's trustees determined that an audit was not required under the Charities Act 2011.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTHONY WILLIAM MELLINGchair
• James Raymond Atherton
• SAKEENAH ABDURRAZAGEH GUIMMA FEGHIR

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Albania · Devon · Ethiopia · Ghana · India · Italy · Kenya · Lancashire · Lesotho · Madagascar · Mozambique

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Cycle (INGO).

• The Cycle (INGO) income £441k
• CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT income £583k
• WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF UK income £2.2m
• LTPP income £3.1m
• READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST income £2.4m
• THE CENTRE FOR SPECIALIST EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE income £159k

Side by side with its peers

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