NATIONAL CYCLE MUSEUM

Registered charity 511257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL CYCLE COLLECTION

Conservation of historic bicycles and associated effemera. Education and enlightenment/entertainment of the public. Indirect support of vulnerable individuals.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF VINTAGE AND VETERAN CYCLES AND ASSOCIATED ARTIFACTS WITH EMPHASIS ON SAFETY AND ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CYCLE TO THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND RECREATION. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a profit of £2,117 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves of £57,657. However, the trustees note that the organization would be in a difficult situation without specific income streams such as public access receipts, subscriptions, and donations. The financial statements were prepared as micro-entity accounts and were not audited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01821702

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• DAVIES, Owen Glynn — director, appointed 20/02/2023on trustee list
• MAGRATH, Phillip Anderson — director, appointed 09/11/2022on trustee list
• MELLING, Paul — director, appointed 09/02/2013on trustee list
• DAVIES, Alan Peter — director, appointed 01/06/2010on trustee list
• GILL, John — director, appointed 01/06/2010on trustee list
• DAVIES, Freda Mary — director, appointed 01/11/2009on trustee list
• ARNOLD, Paul Anthony — director, appointed 20/09/2005not on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAUL ANTHONY ARNOLD BA HONSchair
• ALAN PETER DAVIES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr ANDREW MILLWARD · trustee of 2 other charities
• FREDA DAVIES
• JOHN GILL
• Owen Glyn Davies
• PAUL MELLING
• Phillip Anderson Magrath

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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