BIKE TO THE FUTURE
Cycle promotion, personal growth and skill build based on cycle maintenance training.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is financially unsustainable, with costs exceeding income and recent income levels being approximately half of the previous boom period. The trustees have considered winding up the charity and using reserves to facilitate this, but volunteer interest in taking over operations has altered this plan. The organization is currently operating with insufficient trustees and is seeking to appoint new members to ensure its future continuation.
What the accounts disclose
“Tom has made a point of using reserves with a view to BttF winding up, however the interest by volunteers in taking it on has a ected this plan and we now have to decide on what route can be used to make this happen. Financially we are not sustainable as costs exceed income, however there seems to be a desire to at least maintain the workshop for the future.” — page 1
“Recently we have been operating with too few Trustees, hence the rst item is appointing a new Trustee which will ensure the continuation of BttF for the future.” — page 1
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/06/2022)
Trustees
- JEREMY THORP
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/12/2025 | £38k | £41k |
| 30/12/2024 | £68k | £82k |
| 30/12/2023 | £44k | £47k |
| 30/12/2022 | £64k | £57k |
| 30/12/2021 | £94k | £85k |
Common questions
Is BIKE TO THE FUTURE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is financially unsustainable, with costs exceeding income and recent income levels being approximately half of the previous boom period. The trustees have considered winding up the charity and using reserves to facilitate this, but volunteer interest in taking over operations has altered this plan. The organization is currently operating with insufficient trustees and is seeking to appoint new members to ensure its future continuation.
Who funds BIKE TO THE FUTURE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BIKE TO THE FUTURE as a grant recipient include THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION, THE OAKDALE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | FY2022 | £750 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/04/2025 | £14k | eBIke to Work |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/10/2023 | £10k | The Bigger Bike Library |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/09/2022 | £10k | The Bike Library |
| UK government | 02/10/2020 | £10k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/03/2020 | £7k | Bike to the Future |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/03/2016 | £4k | Bike to the Future |