BUMPY LIMITED

Registered charity 702335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRSTALL URBAN MOTORCYCLE PROJECT FOR YOUTH LIMITED, BUMPY

To provide, motorcyle training, vocational education,and facilities for recreation for persons in West Yorkshire.

Objects

1 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR YOUN PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF WEST YORKSHIRE WHO HAVE NEED OF THEM BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND LAW ABIDING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; 2 TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN WEST YORKSHIRE WHICH WILL ENHANCE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS; 3 THE PREVENTION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS, AND THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BY IMPROVING ROAD SKILLS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN WEST YORKSHIRE AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS; 4 TO ADVANE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS WHO, OR WHOSE PARENTS, ARE RESIDENT IN WEST YORKSHIRE AND WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL OFFENCE INVOLVING A MOTOR VEHICLE, OR WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY CREATE TENDENCIES IN THEM TOWARDS SUCH OFFENCES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND BECOME BETTER EQUIPPED TO TAKE A USEFUL AND RESPONSIBLE PLACE IN SOCIETY, AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE CONSTITUTION.)

Area of benefit: WEST YORKSHIRE

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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Latest income
£594k
Latest spending
£554k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted designated funds stood at £222,141, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £137,010 to £205,515. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four to six months of the company’s expenditure on unrestricted funds (held: £222k)
“it would be prudent to have “free reserves” which represent four to six months of the company’s expenditure on unrestricted funds, which currently equates to between £137,010 (2024 - £111,003) and £205,515 (2024 - £166,505)” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bumpy Limited (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£594k
Total spending
£554k
Reserves (reported)
£274k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Lancashire · Leeds City · North Yorkshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£594k£554k
31/03/2024£548k£503k
31/03/2023£381k£407k
31/03/2022£371k£412k
31/03/2021£325k£316k

Common questions

Is BUMPY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted designated funds stood at £222,141, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £137,010 to £205,515. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£261kDirections
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2019£50kREADY, STEADY, GO!
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2017£276kBack on Track Project (BoT)
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2005£140kOutreach
Northern Rock Foundation11/09/2000£10kGrant awarded to Birstall Urban Motorcycle Project for Youth Ltd. (Yorkshire)