PRODIGAL BIKES

Registered charity 1170845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Prodigal Bikes collects unwanted bikes in the UK. We refurbish them, then send them to Africa to help people there gain access to education, healthcare and employment. The bikes are prepared here by ex-offenders, ex-homeless people and school children at risk of exclusion. We teach them bike maintenance skills and inspire them towards further training and employment in Engineering related jobs.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income increased by 42% to £59,709, with the charity maintaining a reserve fund based on a £5,000 grant to provide extra financial security. Per the trustees' report, the charity has achieved a steady, predictable income stream that covers most UK operational costs, although it notes that proceeds from UK bike sales are not yet fully covering the costs of supporting African projects.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Prodigal Bikes (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• TIMOTHY RALPH NEVILLEchair
• Calum McFarlane · trustee of 1 other charity
• Roger James Allen
• STEPHEN CRANE

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

Operates in: Devon · Dorset · Kenya · Malawi · Somerset · Tanzania

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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