London Cycling Campaign

Analysis

London Cycling Campaign is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01766411). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, London Cycling Campaign reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £943k to £1.4m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, London Cycling Campaign 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tuixen Foundation (£1.4m), Seasons Rehabilitation Centre Limited (£1.4m) and Education Policy Institute (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67% and donations and legacies 33%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £71k. Reserves of £170k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.