WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF UK

Registered charity 1141613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's objects are to relieve the needs of people living in poverty anywhere in the world including in particular, but without limitation, by the provision of bicycles to enable them to access education, employment, healthcare and other essentials of life.

Objects

To relieve the needs of people living in poverty anywhere in the world, in particular, but without limitation by the provision of bicycles, to enable them to access education, employment, healthcare and other essentials of life.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.2m

Latest spending

£1.9m

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated record income of £2,188,892, with unrestricted reserves held at £415,221, significantly exceeding its policy target of three months' operating costs (£80,000). The charity reported a net expenditure on charitable activities of £1,507,811 and fundraising costs of £396,268, resulting in a stable financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“1 employee received benefits between £70,000 and £80,000 in the year (2024: none).” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“1 employee received benefits between £70,000 and £80,000 in the year (2024: none). No employee received benefits between £80,000 and £90,000 (2024: 1). No other employees received benefits of above £60,000 (2024: 1).” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £415k)

“During 2025, the Board had a policy of holding 3 months of operating costs, which was £80,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to WBR NFP subsidiaries for programmes

“The charity made payments for the programmes in Malawi of £nil (2024: £9,403) to Buffalo Bicycle Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Bicycle Relief, NFP and £1,089,075 (2024: £1,441,805) to World Bicycle Relief Africa Funding, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Bicycle Relief, NFP.” — page 40

“In addition to the above programmes, during the year World Bicycle Relief Africa Funding charged an affiliate fee of £72,250 (2024: £69,013).” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Affiliate fee charged by WBR Africa Funding

“The charity made payments for the programmes in Malawi of £nil (2024: £9,403) to Buffalo Bicycle Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Bicycle Relief, NFP and £1,089,075 (2024: £1,441,805) to World Bicycle Relief Africa Funding, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Bicycle Relief, NFP.” — page 40

“In addition to the above programmes, during the year World Bicycle Relief Africa Funding charged an affiliate fee of £72,250 (2024: £69,013).” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation from Handspark Charitable Trust (common trustee)

“The charity made payments for the programmes in Malawi of £nil (2024: £9,403) to Buffalo Bicycle Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Bicycle Relief, NFP and £1,089,075 (2024: £1,441,805) to World Bicycle Relief Africa Funding, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Bicycle Relief, NFP.” — page 40

“In addition to the above programmes, during the year World Bicycle Relief Africa Funding charged an affiliate fee of £72,250 (2024: £69,013).” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Recharge of employee costs to WBR NFP

“The charity made payments for the programmes in Malawi of £nil (2024: £9,403) to Buffalo Bicycle Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Bicycle Relief, NFP and £1,089,075 (2024: £1,441,805) to World Bicycle Relief Africa Funding, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Bicycle Relief, NFP.” — page 40

“In addition to the above programmes, during the year World Bicycle Relief Africa Funding charged an affiliate fee of £72,250 (2024: £69,013).” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024) to £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
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

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 10
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 10
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07550335

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — World Bicycle Relief (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Dave Neiswander — CEO (source)
FK Day — Chairman of the Board (source)

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).

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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.

CARLESS, Helen Claire — director, appointed 01/01/2024on trustee list
DAVIES, Malcolm Edward — director, appointed 21/02/2023on trustee list
BEER, Martin Francis Stafford — director, appointed 21/02/2023on trustee list
BURKIE, Caroline Fiona Sarah — director, appointed 21/02/2023on trustee list
COLE, Timothy Marcus — director, appointed 21/02/2023on trustee list
HAYNES, John Harold Coleman — director, appointed 08/07/2022on trustee list
NEISWANDER, David Hobert — director, appointed 14/06/2016not on trustee list
BOSKEN, Jeffrey David — director, appointed 14/06/2016not on trustee list
MORGAN, Helen — secretary, appointed 14/02/2024

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£2.2m

Total spending

£1.9m

Cost of raising funds

£396k

Reserves (reported)

£415k

Employees

4

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 18.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Fiona Sarah Burkie
Claire Carless
DAVE NEISWANDER
JOHN HAROLD COLEMAN HAYNES · trustee of 1 other charity
Jeff Bosken
Malcolm Davies
Martin Francis Stafford Beer
Timothy Marcus Cole

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

Operates in: Colombia · Ghana · Indonesia · Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique · Philippines · South Africa · Tanzania · Thailand · Uganda · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£2.2m	£1.9m
31/12/2024	£2.1m	£2.1m
31/12/2023	£1.6m	£1.7m
31/12/2022	£1.2m	£1.6m
31/12/2021	£860k	£729k

Common questions

Is WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated record income of £2,188,892, with unrestricted reserves held at £415,221, significantly exceeding its policy target of three months' operating costs (£80,000). The charity reported a net expenditure on charitable activities of £1,507,811 and fundraising costs of £396,268, resulting in a stable financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF UK as a grant recipient include HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

JOHN HAROLD COLEMAN HAYNES — trustee here and at HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUST

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£50k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2022	£25k	TERM FUNDING
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2024	£25k	Term Funding
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2023	£25k	Term Funding
HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£20k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£10k	Overseas education
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	FY2024	£3k	International
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2025	£2k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£36k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£3.6m
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	1	£100k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£96k
Jill and Norman Franklin Trust	1	£88k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£85k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	1	£77k
THE MANNY AND BRIGITTA DAVIDSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£75k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RIDE ON - CYCLING FOR ALL.

RIDE ON - CYCLING FOR ALL income £231k
THE BIKE PROJECT income £1.4m
THE BIKE EXPERIENCE income £27k
WORLD OUTREACH income £103k
LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN income £1.4m
ALL CYCLE BATH & WEST income £61k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF UK	£2.2m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	above	—	no doubt
RIDE ON - CYCLING FOR ALL FY2025	£231k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BIKE PROJECT FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BIKE EXPERIENCE FY2025	£27k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLD OUTREACH FY2025	£103k	£22,500	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN FY2025	£1.4m	£80,001 - £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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