Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 August 2021 to 31 December 2022
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Ride Bristol |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 bottom half of the SuperNova trail which opened in December 2021. In late 2022 we then completed the top half of the SuperNova trail ● 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 trail network repaired by Ride Bristol is free to access by the public and is frequently used by a range of cyclist from first time to experienced riders |
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Financial Review
| Financial Review | |
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
At the end of the financial period the charity held £12,423 (2021: £11,225) in the bank and made a small surplus of £1,199 for the full year |
| 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 £12,423 |
| 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. |
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| How is the charity constituted? |
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| 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 | |
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| 1 | James Cleeton | Appointed 8 September 2020, Resigned 2 February 2022 |
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| 2 | Nolan Price | Appointed 8 September 2020, Resigned 26 April 2022 |
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| 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 |
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| 9 | Fiona Wilson | Appointed 8 September 2020, Resigned 30 July 2021 |
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| 10 | Claire Sharpe | Appointed 9 February 2022, Resigned 17 October 2022 |
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| 11 | James Adamson | Appointed 19 October 2022 | |
| 12 | Hywel Jones | Appointed 19 October 2022 | |
| 13 | Henry Easterbrook | Appointed 19 October 2022 |
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
A Co�p���d
Adam Coupland, Treasurer Date 16 August 2023
Ride Bristol CIO Receipts and payments accounts for the period 1 August 2021 to 31 December 2022
Receipts and Payments
| 1 August 2021 to 31 December 2022 |
1 August 2021 to 31 December 2022 |
1 August 2021 to 31 December 2022 |
8 September 2020 to 31 July 2021 |
8 September 2020 to 31 July 2021 |
8 September 2020 to 31 July 2021 |
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Total Funds £ |
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Total Funds £ |
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| Receipts | |||||||
| Donations | 16,491 | - | 16,491 | 11,581 | - | 11,581 | |
| Gift Aid | 750 | - | 750 | 206 | - | 206 | |
| Other Income | 746 | - | 746 | 11 | - | 11 | |
| Total Receipts | 17,987 | - | 17,987 | 11,798 | - | 11,798 | |
| Payments | |||||||
| Trail Maintenance and Development |
15,838 | - | 15,838 | 167 | - | 167 | |
| Banking and Card Fees | 145 | - | 145 | 46 | - | 46 | |
| Training | 300 | - | 300 | 360 | - | 360 | |
| Other Expenditure | 506 | - | 506 | - | - | - | |
| Total Payments | 16,789 | - | 16,789 | 573 | - | 573 | |
| Net Surplus | 1,198 | - | 1,198 | 11,225 | - | 11,225 | |
| Reconciliation of Funds | |||||||
| Cash funds brought forward |
11,225 | - | 11,225 | - | - | - | |
| Cash funds carried forward |
12,423 | - | 12,423 | 11,225 | - | 11,225 |
Ride Bristol CIO Receipts and payments accounts for the period 1 August 2021 to 31 December 2022
Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Total Funds £ |
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| Cash funds | |||||||
| Cash in bank | 12,423 | - | 12,423 | 11,225 | - | 11,225 | |
| Total cash funds | 12,423 | - | 12,423 | 11,225 | - | 11,225 |
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by
A Co�p���d
Adam Coupland, Treasurer Date 16 August 2023