Ouse Valley Cycle Network Project
Analysis
Ouse Valley Cycle Network Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Ouse Valley Cycle Network Project reported income of £19k and spending of £19k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £4,641 to £19k (+302%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 3295%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ouse Valley Cycle Network Project sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sydney & Olga Braxton Charitable Trust (£19k), Sunflower Children's Hospice Trust (£19k) and Eckington Village Hall (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
OVCN works with local communities, landowners and organisations, including the South Downs National Park, Sustrans, the South Downs Local Access Forum,to create a network of safe multi-user paths (The Egrets Way) connecting Lewes and Newhaven and the villages of the Lower Ouse Valley and to develop links to other local, national and international cycling routes and shared walking routes .
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Sydney & Olga Braxton Charitable Trust | Whiteley | £19k |
| Sunflower Children's Hospice Trust | Leyland | £19k |
| Eckington Village Hall | Worcestershire | £19k |
| The Parachute Regimental Association Portsmouth Branch | Portsmouth | £19k |