WHEELY TOTS

Registered charity 1161237 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Helping families, adults and children cycle more as a means of promoting greater social inclusion.

Objects

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.

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 · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Haringey, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£271k
Latest spending
£207k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £42,000 (held: £83k)
“Wheely Tots currently has a minimum reserve of £42,000 which is set aside for future use.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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 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)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GRANGE FARM CENTREFY2025£72k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£33kChurch & Communities Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£26kChurch & Communities Programme
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£20kPhysical activity programme
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2026£20kMoselle Community Project
Sport England15/05/2025£14kFamily Bike Club
Sport England15/03/2024£13kYour Bike Project: a youth-led cycling initiative
Greater London Authority05/02/2024£40kGo! London Fund - Family Bike Club
The Mercers' Company04/10/2023£85kGrant to Wheely Tots
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2021£300kConnecting Well
Greater London Authority01/11/2020£5kWalk & Talk
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2018£10kFamily Pairs
Greater London Authority01/09/2018£47kLondon Family Fund

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORCESTER COMMUNITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WHEELY TOTS£271k——unclear—no doubt
WORCESTER COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
WILLINGTOTS FY2025£78k—0unclear—no doubt
CAPITAL OF CYCLING FY2025£181kunclear0unclear—noted
WORCESTER WHEELS FY2025£931k—0above—no doubt
TOTS R US PRE-SCHOOL FY2026£159k——unclear—no doubt

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