# PRODIGAL BIKES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170845
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 20, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1170845


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 Pye Corner, MERRIOTT, Somerset
- **Postcode:** TA16 5NJ
- **Phone:** 07528718394
- **Email:** aj@prodigalbikes.co.uk
- **Website:** prodigalbikes.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS TO REDUCE REOFFENDING BY IMPROVING THE EMPLOYABILITY OF PEOPLE ON COMMUNITY PAYBACK PROGRAMMES, OFFENDERS AND OTHER DISENGAGED PEOPLE IN THE SOMERSET, DEVON AND DORSET AREA.2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PEOPLE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS OF AFRICA BY SUPPLYING FREE OF CHARGE BIKES, SPARES AND TOOLS TO ENHANCE THEIR LIVES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION.

**Activities:** Prodigal Bikes collects unwanted bikes in the UK. We refurbish them, then send them to Africa to help people there gain access to education, healthcare and employment. The bikes are prepared here by ex-offenders, ex-homeless people and school children at risk of exclusion. We teach them bike maintenance skills and inspire them towards further training and employment in Engineering related jobs.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kenya
- Malawi
- Tanzania
- Devon
- Dorset
- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £42082 | £35919 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £33461 | £39718 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £33853 | £35808 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £28141 | £20282 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £16280 | £22431 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **TIMOTHY RALPH NEVILLE** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 29, 2016
- Calum McFarlane — appointed June 3, 2019
- Roger James Allen — appointed July 5, 2021
- STEPHEN CRANE — appointed Sept. 29, 2016