RAMPWORLD CARDIFF

Registered charity 1152842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

RampWorldCardiff is run to provide an indoor recreational facility for Modern Wheeled Sports in Cardiff, south Wales for young people with the object of improving their condition of life and in particular to provide for such persons facilities for bmx cycling, scooters, skateboarding and other such activities in a safe indoor environment.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR BMX CYCLING, SCOOTERING AND SKATEBOARDING.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £94,674 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total incoming resources of £725,355. The trustees report that income from facility users covers ongoing costs, although they note rising costs and a significant rent increase. Unrestricted funds increased to £752,166, providing working capital to maintain facilities and cover future running costs.

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 3 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 29.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JAMES SHAUGHNESSYchair
• DENNIS HUMPHREYS
• Jason Carpenter
• Jon Stoneman
• MANON CARPENTER
• Max Newberry

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

Operates in: Bridgend · Caerphilly · Cardiff · City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot · Newport City · Rhondda Cynon Taff

Income and spending

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