CYCLISTS' TOURING CLUB
Registered charity 1147607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CTC - THE UK'S NATIONAL CYCLISTS ORGANISATION · also registered in Scotland as SC042541 (OSCR)
CyclingUK's vision is of a healthier, happier and cleaner world, because more people cycle. We want people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to be able to cycle safely, easily and enjoyably. We promote all forms of cycling, protect the interests of existing and would-be cyclists, and inspire people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to discover the joys of cycling.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £0.15 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by planned strategic spending and external pressures. Despite this, the trustees consider the charity to be well placed to continue operations with adequate resources, citing a strong cash position and unrestricted reserves of £6.59 million against a required reserves policy of £2.495 million.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £2.495 million (held: £6.6m)
“the Board agreed to retain the level of reserves required on the basis of its risk calculations at £2.495 million.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cycling UK (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sarah Mitchell — Chief Executive (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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£411k
Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 3.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ashley Wheatonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Ben Still
- Elizabeth Dobson
- Fiona Abbott
- Mark Smith
- Melanie Carroll
- Nadia Jayne Kerr
- Paul Baker
- Robin Clifford Tucker
- Robin Oliver Martin Grant
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CYCLISTS' TOURING CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £0.15 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by planned strategic spending and external pressures. Despite this, the trustees consider the charity to be well placed to continue operations with adequate resources, citing a strong cash position and unrestricted reserves of £6.59 million against a required reserves policy of £2.495 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.
Who funds CYCLISTS' TOURING CLUB?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CYCLISTS' TOURING CLUB as a grant recipient include THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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