WHEELY TOTS
Helping families, adults and children cycle more as a means of promoting greater social inclusion.
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THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF CYCLING ADVICE, CYCLE TRAINING, CYCLE MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CYCLING RELATED ACTIVITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased to £163,052, with unrestricted reserves at £82,837, which exceeds the stated minimum reserve policy of £42,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity benefited from more stable funding after a challenging previous year, although they acknowledge the challenging funding climate and the risk of not securing sufficient funds to continue activities.
What the accounts disclose
“Wheely Tots currently has a minimum reserve of £42,000 which is set aside for future use.” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £29,194 — grants £29,194 (2); 11% of the £270,940 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024
- Volunteers: 35
- Government income: £48,245 — contracts £46,580 (2), grants £1,665 (2); 18% of the £270,843 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023
- Volunteers: 35
- Government income: £85,825 — contracts £85,825 (1); 33% of the £263,271 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Trustees
- Abigail Frances Carter
- David Edward John Furness
- Jodie Brotherton
- Mitzi Pryce
- Sudhanshu Deo
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £271k | £207k |
| 30/04/2024 | £271k | £274k |
| 30/04/2023 | £263k | £271k |
| 30/04/2022 | £271k | £258k |
| 30/04/2021 | £210k | £165k |
Common questions
Is WHEELY TOTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £163,052, with unrestricted reserves at £82,837, which exceeds the stated minimum reserve policy of £42,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity benefited from more stable funding after a challenging previous year, although they acknowledge the challenging funding climate and the risk of not securing sufficient funds to continue activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WHEELY TOTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WHEELY TOTS as a grant recipient include GRANGE FARM CENTRE, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANGE FARM CENTRE | FY2025 | £72k | |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £33k | Church & Communities Programme |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £26k | Church & Communities Programme |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | FY2024 | £20k | Physical activity programme |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/01/2026 | £20k | Moselle Community Project |
| Sport England | 15/05/2025 | £14k | Family Bike Club |
| Sport England | 15/03/2024 | £13k | Your Bike Project: a youth-led cycling initiative |
| Greater London Authority | 05/02/2024 | £40k | Go! London Fund - Family Bike Club |
| The Mercers' Company | 04/10/2023 | £85k | Grant to Wheely Tots |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/03/2021 | £300k | Connecting Well |
| Greater London Authority | 01/11/2020 | £5k | Walk & Talk |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/09/2018 | £10k | Family Pairs |
| Greater London Authority | 01/09/2018 | £47k | London Family Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MOTABILITY | 1 | £377k |
| WORCESTER MUNICIPAL CHARITIES (CIO) | 1 | £201k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £37k |
| SPORTS PARTNERSHIP HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE | 1 | £13k |
| THE NORTHWICK TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION | 1 | £8k |
| THE HOPMARKET CHARITY | 1 | £7k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- WORCESTER COMMUNITY TRUST
- WILLINGTOTS
- CAPITAL OF CYCLING
- WORCESTER WHEELS
- TOTS R US PRE-SCHOOL
- ROTARY CLUB OF HEREFORD TRUST FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELY TOTS | £271k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WORCESTER COMMUNITY TRUST | £1.8m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WILLINGTOTS | £78k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAPITAL OF CYCLING | £181k | unclear | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| WORCESTER WHEELS | £931k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TOTS R US PRE-SCHOOL | £159k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |