Bikeability Wales
What it does
BIKEABILITY WALES WAS SET UP TO PROVIDE CYCLING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES TO ENJOY THE PLEASURES AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF CYCLING, WITH A FOCUS ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE ORGANISATION PROVIDES CYCLE TRAINING AND OPERATES FROM ITS BASE IN SWANSEA WITH A RANGE OF SPECIALIST CYCLES.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN SWANSEA AND SOUTH WEST WALES, IN PARTICULAR FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES OR OTHER INFIRMITY, AND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE EXCLUDED, BY ENABLING THEM TO ENJOY THE PLEASURES AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF CYCLING BY THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL FACILITIES AND ADVICE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Amateur sport
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Pembrokeshire
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £106,516 and spent £96,782.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £106,516 | £96,782 | Not reported | 16 |
| 31 March 2024 | £94,608 | £102,904 | Not reported | 16 |
| 31 March 2023 | £119,829 | £100,139 | Not reported | 17 |
| 31 March 2022 | £114,884 | £100,102 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 March 2021 | £81,751 | £83,199 | Not reported | 9 |
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 30%, from £81,751 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £106,516 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 91% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £5,204 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5,204 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £8,400 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £17,515 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £21,710 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £5,616 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 8 grants to this charity since 2007, worth at least £117,206.
By funder
- Postcode Community Trust£75,000, 2 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£29,456, 3 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£1,750, 1 grant
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation£1,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £50,000 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Community Foundation in Wales | £1,750 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,656 |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation | £1,000 |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 24 Apr 2023 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £10,000 |
| 19 Aug 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
| 22 Jan 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,800 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Carole Bishop Jones
- Dr Victoria Williams
- Mary Sherwood
- Stephen John Hancock
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 15 December 2025, 47 days early | Received 15 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 8 January 2025, 23 days early | Received 8 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 13 March 2024, 42 days late | Received 13 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 2 December 2021, 60 days early | Received 2 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1126297
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 October 2008
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
- Company number
- 06708913This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.bikeabilitywales.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.