Cycling Projects

Analysis

Cycling Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warrington. It was registered in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02618968). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Cycling Projects reported income of £770k and spending of £1.2m, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £716k to £770k (+7.4%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cycling Projects sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disability Support Project (£769k), Creative Arts East (£771k) and Hidden Treasure Trust CIO (£768k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.0%. Reserves of £341k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.