Friends of Pedal Power Project Ltd
What it does
Pedal Power "makes cycling accessible to all'. It has a wide range of specialised bikes enabling people of all ages & abilities to cycle. It also runs a general cycle hire with bikes for all ages. We offer cycle training & bike maintenance training . Pedal Power undertakes bike recycling & bike maintenance and operates a cafe. There are many opportunities for volunteering & social activities.
Its charitable purposes
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of both disabled and able bodied visitors to and inhabitants of Wales and environs in particular but not exclusively, by the provision of facilities for cycling and the advancement of public education in cycling safety.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Amateur sport
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Newport City
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: The Inhabitants of City of Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan and Environs
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £617,733 and spent £773,756.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £617,733 | £773,756 | 27 | 50 |
| 31 March 2024 | £744,702 | £636,435 | 25 | 45 |
| 31 March 2023 | £393,589 | £491,093 | Not reported | 45 |
| 31 March 2022 | £485,973 | £412,664 | Not reported | 120 |
| 31 March 2021 | £401,004 | £397,191 | Not reported | 110 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 54%, from £401,004 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £617,733 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 125% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 43% of its income in the year to 31 March 2021 came from government grants and contracts (£174,225).
- Largest funder
- Motability gave £194,000 in the year to 31 March 2025, 31% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £79,348 from 3 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £79,348 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £111,614 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £13,184 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £151,446 from 8 grants | £22,779 from 1 contract |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£62,145
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£374,284
- Trading and fundraising£179,654
- Investments£1,650
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 4 funders who gave £277,098 between them. £66,848 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motability | Trust, company or other | £194,000 | £207,001 | |
| Cardiff Council | Council | £66,848 | £57,002 | £25,595 |
| Gamorgan Voluntary Services | Trust, company or other | £12,500 | ||
| Sion Mullan Fund | Trust, company or other | £3,750 | ||
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £133,967 | ||
| See Cycling Differently | Trust, company or other | £60,000 | ||
| See cycling differently | Trust, company or other | £48,400 | ||
| Social care recovery | Trust, company or other | £40,000 | ||
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £24,935 | ||
| DWP Workchoice | Trust, company or other | £18,714 | ||
| National Grid | Trust, company or other | £10,000 | ||
| C3SC | Trust, company or other | £4,500 | ||
| Crane Foundation | Trust, company or other | £4,032 | ||
| Planet Passionate | Trust, company or other | £4,000 | ||
| Planet passionate | Trust, company or other | £4,000 |
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3sc) | 31 March 2023 | £1,500 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 15 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £1,003,894.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£942,584, 10 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£25,000, 1 grant
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£15,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£10,000, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£6,500, 1 grant
- Greater London Authority£4,810, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,302 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £6,500 |
| 3 Dec 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,698 |
| 3 Apr 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 30 Mar 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £10,000 |
| 17 Feb 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £98,967 |
| 31 Jul 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Greater London Authority | £4,810 |
| 30 Jul 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £311,753 |
| 24 May 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,795 |
All 15 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2010 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £15,000 |
| 11 Nov 2009 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,290 |
| 22 May 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £188,161 |
| 19 Nov 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,618 |
| 8 Sept 2005 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £300,000 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 35 payments to this charity worth £330,731 between 10 September 2021 and 15 September 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £244,250 | 6 | 2021/22, 2023/24 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £86,482 | 29 | 2021/22, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
16 September 2024, Vale of Glamorgan
Named in an agenda item or minute of Welsh Church Act Estate Trust
Applications for Financial Assistance 2024-25 – Tranche 2.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Stephen CoxChair
- Anthony Hendrickson
- Malcolm Eames
- Michael Walsh
- Peter Ruddock
- Rhys Lee Holmes
- Sheila Johnson
- Sybil Williams
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 23 December 2025, 39 days early | Received 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 28 January 2025, 3 days early | Received 28 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1092304
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 31 May 2002
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 FEBRUARY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2 MAY 2002, 24 FEB 2004 AND AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15 NOVEMBER 2010. as amended on 03 Apr 2019 as amended on 14 Jan 2025 as amended on 03 Jun 2026
- Company number
- 04373456This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.cardiffpedalpower.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.