CARDIFF BMX RACING CLUB

Registered charity 1198258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We operate from the recently finished National BMX Centre Wales in Llanrumney, Cardiff. The club provides BMX race opportunities to all ages from as young as 3. We provide coach led sessions for all levels of ability as well as regular open sessions for those wishing to just come and ride. Alongside the sessions we run regular club racing and are currently part of the South West regional series.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH WALES BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN BMX RACING AND CYCLING.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,463,464 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £3,683,779. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets valued at £3,419,313, primarily related to the new facility construction.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Harper Sheldon Limited. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Gideon Jones — Vice Chair (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~72.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hugh Coppingchair
• Gideon Jones
• Simon James Johnston
• William Richard Soffe

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

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