2021-07-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 8 September 2020 to 31 July 2021

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Ride Bristol
Registered charity number	1191199
Charity’s principal address	12B Flax Bourton Road Failand Bristol BS8 3UW

Objectives and Activities

Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	The object of the CIO is: the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in Bristol and the surrounding area by providing opportunities and facilities to participate in off road cycling through the construction and maintenance of safe cycle trails which protect the integrity of the physical and natural environment and encourage responsible cycling.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	The Trustees have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission

Achievements and Performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any	Ride Bristol was registered as a charity on 8 September 2020 and our first year was a challenging year due to the onset of COVID lockdown restrictions which limited the activities that we could perform. The focus of our first year was establishing the charity and a large proportion of the basic leg work has now been

wider benefits to society as a whole and summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.

done. As a charity we have started to build relationships with the key landowners in the Bristol area and by the end of the financial year we were in a position to perform regular trail maintenance days. The hard work from the current financial year came to fruition in the second half of 2021. Some of the main achievements for the remainder of 2021 have been ● We hosted our first dig day in August 2021 and by the end of 2021 we had hosted 10 dig sessions with 128 people volunteering. ● In conjunction with Stif Mountain Bikes we refurbished the SuperNova trail which opened in December 2021. ● We have completed Ad Hoc repairs on the Nova Trail in Ashton Court. ● We took on responsibility for managing trails at 50 Acre managed by Forestry England The general public continue to benefit from the work performed by Ride Bristol, in the first 11 month of 2021 there were over 110,000 laps of the Nova Trail.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	At the end of the financial period the charity held £11,225 in the bank.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	The trustees aim to maintain reserves in unrestricted funds at a level that will allow sufficient funds to be available to respond to charitable activities as they arise.
Amount of reserves held	The balance held as unrestricted funds at the yearend was £11,225
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	There are no uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern

Structure, Governance and Management

Type of governing document	Ride Bristol is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation established by a constitution dated 8 September 2020. It was registered as a charity on 8 September 2020, charity number 1191199.
How is the charity constituted?
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
1	James Cleeton		Appointed 8 September 2020, Resigned 2 February 2022
2	Nolan Price		Appointed 8 September 2020
3	Adam Coupland	Treasurer	Appointed 8 September 2020
4	Tim Knowles		Appointed 8 September 2020
5	Oliver Cain		Appointed 8 September 2020
6	Christopher Leeks		Appointed 8 September 2020
7	Samuel Burrough		Appointed 8 September 2020
8	Patrick Tumilty		Appointed 8 September 2020, Resigned 29 May 2021
9	Fiona Wilson		Appointed 8 September 2020, Resigned 30 July 2021
10	Claire Sharpe		Appointed 9 February 2022

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Adam Coupland, Treasurer Date 22 April 2022

Ride Bristol CIO Receipts and payments accounts for the period 8 September 2020 to 31 July 2021

Receipts and Payments

Receipts and Payments
	Unrestricted Funds £	Restricted Funds £	Total Funds £
Receipts
Donations	11,581	-	11,581
Gift Aid	206	-	206
Other Income	11	-	11
Total Receipts	11,798	-	11,798
Payments
Trail Maintenance and Development	167	-	167
Banking and Card Fees	46	-	46
Training	360	-	360
Total Payments	573	-	573
Net Receipts/(Payments)	11,225	-	11,225
Transfer between funds	-	-	-
Cah funds this year end	11,225	-	11,225

Ride Bristol CIO Receipts and payments accounts for the period 8 September 2020 to 31 July 2021

Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

the period
	Unrestricted Funds £	Restricted Funds £	Total Funds £
Cash funds
Cash in bank	11,225	-	11,225
Total cash funds	11,225	-	11,225

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by

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Adam Coupland, Treasurer Date 22 April 2022