CHESHIRE GHOST RIDERS
Providing Amateur Sport through cycling for Children/young People, People With Disabilities and The General Public
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CREWE BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR BMX RACING.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,186.62 at the end of the period, with no written reserves policy in place. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, noting that the reduction of cash reserves is ongoing into 2025.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £895 — grants £895 (1); 4% of the £20,721 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £14,006 — grants £14,006 (1); 39% of the £36,081 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 05/01/2026, 66 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2023 (received 13/02/2025, 105 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 05/05/2023, 186 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Trustees
- Ashley Richardson
- Claire Goostrey
- Cloi Tomkins
- Heulwen Hall-Patterson
- James Stevens
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | — | — |
| 31/12/2024 | £35k | £37k |
| 31/12/2023 | £21k | £37k |
| 31/12/2022 | £36k | £22k |
| 31/12/2021 | £25k | £15k |
Common questions
Is CHESHIRE GHOST RIDERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,186.62 at the end of the period, with no written reserves policy in place. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, noting that the reduction of cash reserves is ongoing into 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 01/07/2019 | £46k | BMX track area improvements and new clubhouse |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO | 1 | £155k |
| ORDINARY 2 EXTRAORDINARY | 1 | £24k |
| FRIARSGATE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- ESSEX DISABLED SPORTS FOUNDATION
- CHESHIRE CARERS CENTRE
- WATERSHED RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING
- GET KIDS GOING
- RECREATION AND EASY ACCESS FOR DISABLED YOUTH
- CHICHESTER BOYS CLUB CIO
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHESHIRE GHOST RIDERS | £35k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ESSEX DISABLED SPORTS FOUNDATION | £91k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHESHIRE CARERS CENTRE | £694k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WATERSHED RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING | £59k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GET KIDS GOING | £1.8m | £167,266 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RECREATION AND EASY ACCESS FOR DISABLED YOUTH | £53k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |