World Bicycle Relief UK

Analysis

World Bicycle Relief UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07550335). It says it provides other finance and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, World Bicycle Relief UK reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.9m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £860k to £2.2m (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, World Bicycle Relief UK sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breakeven (£2.2m), Wigan Boys and Girls Club (£2.2m) and Congregation of Servants of Mary (London) (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £415k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.