Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

Analysis

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01797726). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust reported income of £110.7m and spending of £113.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £66.9m to £110.7m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 71%. 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, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nursing and Midwifery Council (£108.7m), The Against Malaria Foundation (£113.9m) and Human Appeal (£105.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 4.4% and investments 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £67.3m. Reserves of £7.4m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 620 people.