Charity Number
SC051577
Women on Wheels (SCIO)
Trustees' Report and Financial Statements
For the Period Ended 31 March 2025
Women on Wheels (SCIO) Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Contents
| Page | |
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| Reference and Administration Details | 3 |
| Trustees' Annual Report | 4 - 7 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 8 |
| Receipts and Payments Account | 9 |
| Statement of Balances | 10 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 11 - 14 |
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Women on Wheels (SCIO) Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| Reference and Administration Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Charity Name | Women on Wheels (SCIO) | |
| Charity Number | SC051577 | |
| Principal Address | ||
| Trustees | Chair | |
| Vice Chair | ||
| Secretary (Resigned on 31 March 2025) |
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| (Resigned 31 March 2025) | ||
| (Appointed on 6 February 2025) | ||
| (Appointed on 20 February 2025) | ||
| Bankers | Unity Trust Bank | |
| PO Box 7193 | ||
| Planetary Road | ||
| Willenhall, | ||
| WV1 9DG | ||
| Cashplus Bank | ||
| Cottons Centre | ||
| Cottons Lane | ||
| London | ||
| SE1 2QG | ||
| Independent Examiner | ||
| Brett Nicholls Associates | ||
| Herbert House | ||
| 24 Herbert Street | ||
| Glasgow | ||
| G20 6NB |
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Women on Wheels (SCIO) Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Trustees' Annual Report
The trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Structure, Governance and Management
Structure, governance and management
Women on Wheels was established as a charity on 09 February 2022 and is registered with the Office of the Scottish Regulator Charity No SC051577. The charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) and is governed by its constitution.
Key Management Remuneration
The trustees consider the key management personnel of the charity to be the
. The total costs to the charity for this post
in the year was £20,113 (2024 - £35,739). They have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the charity.
Objectives and Activities
Women on Wheels is a community cycle hub for women run and led by women.
Our charity's objectives are:
●To promote the advancement of public participation in cycling by women and girls.
●Provide recreational facilities, organise recreational facilities by establishing a community cycling hub for women (particularly but not limited to women from a BAME background).
We deliver a range of cycle activities to get women on a bike or back on a bike, including cycle lessons, led rides, maintenance classes, taster sessions and lots of social events.
We currently work with women and girls of all ages and boys 12 and under.
Achievements and Performance
Women on Wheels has now been operating for three whole years but considering our ever-growing list of achievements and successes, one could be forgiven for thinking it has been much longer.
Every year we reflect not only on everything we have been able to do but also the individuals, groups and community partners we have been privileged enough to work with. We are especially proud of the growing numbers of women, girls and families we have enabled to get into the saddle to experience the sheer joy of cycling. An important aspect of this experience has been the joy of cycling together; whether that has been cycling as a family or cycle-touring, mountain biking and BMX-ing with diverse groups of women.
We believe that enabling these experiences has created some lasting memories, friendships and a strong sense of community within WoW. This has been especially evident in our growing numbers of volunteers who dedicate their time and passion for cycling so that they can encourage others on this journey too. A number of our service users have come to WoW to learn how to cycle or improve their skills and have gone on to volunteer, train as Ride Leaders and/or Cycle Trainers, become sessional staff members and have even gone on to join our Board.
We want to see this journey from WoW service user all the way to the WoW team repeated over and over again. This sense of involvement and ownership along with the hard work of our dedicated staff team and Board will help WoW to continue in its mission to get more and more women and girls cycling.
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Women on Wheels (SCIO) Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Trustees' Annual Report
Achievements and Performance - continued
| Women's Programme : |
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| •We have continued with our weekly cycling sessions supporting more women to get cycling, improve confidence and cycle further |
| (Learn to cycle 498 women, led rides 440 women and Bike buddies 28 women) |
| •We have continued our popular weekly maintenance classes (197 women) and have expanded this to offer an intermediate bike |
| maintenance class where women can learn how to build a bike from scratch. Last year we ran 4 of these courses (12 participants) |
| •We have expanded our fleet of bikes to include more hybrid bikes, 6 mountain bikes, 4 BMX bikes and a gravel bike. This allows us to |
| run more activities independently and expand the variety of bikes we can offer in our bike loan library (30 women used our loan library |
| last year) |
| •We used money funded from Cycling UK to gift 10 bikes to individuals that couldn't afford to buy their own bike, and we have been |
| continuing to work with them to increase their confidence and use of these bikes. |
| •We have used funding from Cycling UK to do up donated bikes and pass them on to individuals that cannot afford to buy their own |
| bikes. |
| •We have jumped on the success of our first Women and Nonbinary BMX night at the Loading Bay and run another 3 nights with |
| between 60-100 people in attendance at each. |
| •We have continued to run our beginner mountain bike sessions every other month at LifeCycle Trust and ran a very successful trip to |
| Glentress last summer with 14 women in attendance. Our Mountain biking has been so popular that we have also trialled a 3-week |
| beginners mountain bike course which sold out in one day and we have run some more local sessions in Falkirk, Pollok and Caithkin |
| Braes. |
| •Our cycle touring programme continued to be a big success with a beginner’s trip to Falkirk last year and an intermediate cycle tour |
| completing the 5 ferries route. |
| •We ran 2 big led ride events- one to Millport and one to Loch Lomond. Both had roughly 20+ women/families in attendance and were |
| successful days out. |
| •We have worked with community groups to support more women to try cycling - we ran a 6-week cycle block with Sharpen Her |
| (Women’s African Network) and a block with Urban Roots - Women in the woods. We have also worked closely with Woodlands |
| community Trust, Govan community project, Civic, AWAZ, Glasgow University, Glasgow Afghan United, Amina and Glendale Women's |
| Project to run cycling sessions, maintenance sessions and taster sessions last year. |
| •We have run some very successful events including Film Screenings, inspiration nights and informative talks. Some highlights |
| included a Special screening of Kendal Mountain Film Festival; Menopause talk and cycle touring inspiration nights. |
| Families Programme: |
| We have continued to support families with our weekly Family Cycling Sessions, running 108 lessons throughout the year to support |
| families to cycle together. |
| - Our Balance Bike group continues to be popular, and we have run 46 weekly sessions throughout the year, with 170 participants. This |
| continues to be a good way to engage with our local community and families often then sign up for Family Cycling Sessions or get in |
| touch for continued support. |
| - We ran special family rides throughout the Easter, Summer, October and Half Term holidays, including nature hunt rides and hot |
| chocolate breaks in the woods. |
| - We ran 3 monthly Family Maintenance classes throughout winter, helping kids and their adults to look after their bikes |
| - We've supported 10 families with bespoke bike buddy support, helping them try out trailers, bike seats and routes to nursery and |
| school. |
| - Bikes & equipment library, we've loaned out 7 kid’s bikes, 2 x trailers, 1 x bike seat |
| - Secured RUAR funding to buy bikes & equipment for 10 kids who had come through our Families Programme. The kids took part in a |
| 4-week block of cycling activities before being gifted the bikes. |
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Women on Wheels (SCIO) Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Trustees' Annual Report
Achievements and Performance - continued
- Cycling UK funding to buy 5 women from our Families Programme bikes and equipment such as trailers so that they can continue cycling with their families. - Ran our first pilot Ride Bright event, where 108 women & non-binary folks cycled through the city and campaigned for safer streets. Plans are afoot for another ride in November. - Ran our first Families Cycle Tour workshop, 6 families attended and have been attending family rides and accessing support as we lead up to the first tour in the summer. - Delivered two blocks of 6 week after school cycling activities to Ibrox Primary School - these family lessons helped kids and their adults to learn to pedal, gain confidence and learn bike maintenance. - We worked together with the eco-committee at Shawlands Primary School to empower the kids to become cycling ambassadors at the school - We've taken in children's bike donations thanks to Cycling UKs Recycle grant - these bikes have been serviced and fixed and donated on to our Families Programme participants and children at Ibrox Primary. - We've attended as speakers and talked at events and workshops in our local Govanhill community including with Crossreach, Cuthbertson Primary School, Homestart and further afield with Parents for Future Scotland, Glasgow Feminist Transport Forum and East Renfrewshire Council. - Supported local bike buses, including Merrylee, Ibrox and Shawlands - our fantastic volunteers have lent a hand as extra adult helper.
Teen Programme :
- •Facilitated a focus group with 8 girls from Bellahouston Academy to discuss the barriers facing young girls which may prevent them from choosing to cycle.
•10 week cycling programme working with a total of 11 girls from Bellahouston Academy. The sessions included led rides to Malls Mire, Queen's Park, Glasgow Green, Pollok Park, Tramway & Hidden Gardens. A coached BMX session with Michah from the Loading Bay and a visit to Billy Bilsland bike shop on High Street.
- •Between January and March, we successfully recruited and inducted 7 new volunteers."
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Women on Wheeb ISCIO} Report and Accounts for th• Y•ar End•d 31 Marth 2025 TruIt•' Annual R•port Fknanelal R•vl•w Resernes Policy It is the rx)licy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the Charity, at a level equivalent to three month's expenditure. The Trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that. in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the or8anisation's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. Based on the accounts for the period ended 31 March 2023, ordinary expenditure for3 months amounts to £53,06012024- £41F831. At 31 March 2025, the charity held unrestricted free resetves of £54,11612024.' £18,3721. The trustees are therefore satIsfd that the reserves poIV is bein8 met, and any funds in excess will be applied towards achievin8 the charity's objectives. FinonciolRewew The charity 8enerated a surplus of £12.083 for the period ended 31 March 202512024- deficit of £8,679). At 31 March 2025 reseNes stc*x4 at £78,35412024- £66,271), with £54.11612024- £18,372) of these bein8 unrestricted. The trustees declare that they have approved the report above. Page 7 of 14
Women on Wheels (SCIO) Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Independent Examiner's Report
| Report to the trustees/members of | Women on Wheels (SCIO) |
|---|---|
| Registered charity number | SC051577 |
| Accounts of the charity for the year | 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 |
| Set out on pages | 9 - 14 |
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner:
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner's statement:
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent Examiner's statement:
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to:
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keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
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prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
- To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date:
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Brett Nicholls Associates Herbert House, 24 Herbert Street, Glasgow, G20 6NB
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Women on Wheels (SCIO) Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Receipts and Payments Account
| Receipts Notes Grants 3 Donations 4 Trading Income 5 Other Income 6 Payments Charitable Activities Costs 7 Support Costs 8 Net Receipts/-Payments Funds Brought Forward Funds Carried Forward 10 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ - 185,752 185,752 961 - 961 32,609 - 32,609 5,000 - 5,000 38,570 185,752 224,322 2,826 208,573 211,399 - 840 840 2,826 209,413 212,239 35,744 (23,661) 12,083 18,372 47,899 66,271 £54,116 £24,238 £78,354 |
2024 Total £ 130,616 715 22,521 5,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 158,852 | ||
| 166,691 840 |
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| 167,531 | ||
| (8,679) | ||
| 74,950 £66,271 |
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities in both years. The notes on pages 10 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Women on Wheeb ISCIO} Report and Accounts for th• Y•ar End•d 31 Marth 2025 St•t•m•fit of 8•lanc•• Unresti7Cted Restricted Totol 2024 Funds Funds Funds Totol Opening Cash and Bank Balance5 Suryplus/-Deficitfor the year Cbsing Cash and Bank Balances 18372 35,744 54,116 47899 123,6611 24,238 66,271 12,083 78,354 7450 18,6791 66,271 Signed on behalf of the trustees.. Date: Page 10 of 14
Women on Wheels (SCIO) Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Notes to the Accounts
1. General Information
Women on Wheels (SCIO) ("the charity") is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by its constitution. It was registered as a charity in Scotland (registered number SC051577) on 9 February 2022. Its registered address is
2. Basis of Preparation
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
| 3. Grants GC Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund Scottish Cycling Rock Up and Ride Glasgow Life Legacy fund Community Cycle Fund Community, Capacity and Resilience Fund Cycling Scotland Glasgow City Council - SCSP Go Cycle Fund Coop Paths for All - SCSP University of Glasgow EMEN Ethnic Minority Development Fund National Lottery Awards for All Cycling UK Access & Recycle Fund Integrated Transport Thriving Places Govanhill SPT People and Places Programme GCC Area Partnership 4. Donations Donations |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,325 5,325 - 15,348 15,348 - - - - - - - 66,157 66,157 - - - - 4,615 4,615 - 14,950 14,950 - 20,000 20,000 - 11,857 11,857 - 2,000 2,000 - 855 855 - 40,357 40,357 - 4,288 4,288 - 185,752 185,752 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 961 - 961 |
2024 Total £ 10,000 1,500 3,000 2,787 8,000 14,615 25,152 4,910 1,591 58,061 1,000 - - - - - - - - |
|---|---|---|
| 130,616 | ||
| 2024 Total £ 715 |
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Women on Wheels (SCIO) Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Notes to the Accounts
| 5. Trading Income Provision of Services - Individuals Provision of Services - Organisations 6. Other Income Employment Allowance 7. Charitable Activities Costs Salaries Employers National Insurance Employer Pensions Costs Sessional Staff Payroll Fees Recruitment HMRC Overpayment Bank & PayPal Fees Bike Accessories Bikes (cost over £500) Bikes (cost under £500) Clothing Equipment Event Costs General Expenses Heat & Light Insurance IT Software & Subscriptions Accountancy Donations to other organisations Maintenance Equipment Marketing Printing, Postage & Stationery Rent Repairs Staff and Volunteer Training Telephone & Internet Transport and Travel Costs Van Hire Water Rates |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 18,469 - 18,469 14,140 - 14,140 32,609 - 32,609 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 5,000 - 5,000 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ - 93,384 93,384 - 6,882 6,882 - 1,429 1,429 - 39,440 39,440 - 1,071 1,071 - 20 20 - 10,801 10,801 - 1,312 1,312 - 2,231 2,231 - 5,195 5,195 - 2,752 2,752 - - - - 330 330 - 2,732 2,732 - 2,377 2,377 - 865 865 - 669 669 1,430 15 1,445 - 730 730 805 - 805 - 317 317 - 10,868 10,868 40 86 126 - 11,153 11,153 371 623 994 40 8,290 8,330 140 6 146 - 3,582 3,582 - 1,052 1,052 - 361 361 2,826 208,573 211,399 |
2024 Total £ 14,006 8,515 |
|---|---|---|
| 22,521 | ||
| 2024 Total £ 5,000 |
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| 2024 Total £ 68,288 5,762 1,484 38,631 787 230 - 633 10 - 2,300 220 480 6,334 160 620 545 1,134 - - 1,807 15,225 297 10,242 2,797 3,856 415 1,887 1,917 630 |
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| 166,691 |
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Notes to the Accounts
| 8. Support Costs | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Total | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Independent Examination | - | 840 | 840 | 840 |
9. Related Party Transactions
During the year, trustee S Anwar received £20,113 (2024 - £35,739) for delivering the activities of the charity in the capacity of Project Manager. These payments were made on an armslength basis, of fair value, and in furtherance of the charity's objectives. There were no other related party transactions during the year.
No trustees received reimbursement for expenses during the year (2024: Nil).
| 10. Funds Analysis Unrestricted General Restricted Community Cycle Fund Scottish Cycling Rock Up and Ride Glasgow Life Legacy Fund Cycling Scotland Coop UofG Go Cycle Fund EMEN EMDF National Lottery Awards for All Cycling UK Access & Recycle Fund Integrated Transport Thriving Places Govanhill Sport Scotland (Jane Damer) SPT People and Places Programme GCC Area Partnership Glasgow City Council - SCSP Paths for All - SCSP Grand Total Community, Capacity and Resilience Fund Glasgow Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund |
Opening Closing Balance Balance 1 April 2024 Receipts Payments Transfers 31 March 2025 18,372 38,570 2,826 - 54,116 1,130 - 1,130 - - 10,000 - 10,000 - - 851 - 851 - - 3,000 - 3,000 - - 16,000 - 16,000 - - 10,080 5,325 15,405 - - 1,591 - 1,591 - - 726 - 726 - - 4,243 - 4,243 - - - 4,615 4,615 - - - 14,950 14,950 - - - 20,000 5,255 - 14,745 - 11,857 8,930 - 2,927 2,000 - - 2,000 - 855 855 - - 278 - - - 278 - 40,357 40,357 - - - 4,288 - - 4,288 - 15,348 15,348 - - - 66,157 66,157 - - 47,899 185,752 209,413 - 24,238 66,271 224,322 212,239 - 78,354 |
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Notes to the Accounts
| Purposes of Funds | |
|---|---|
| General Fund | - there is only one unrestricted fund, the General fund to be used at the discretion of the trustees |
| in furtherance of the objects of the charity. The trustees maintain a single unrestricted fund for | |
| the day-to-day operation of the charity. | |
| GC Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund | - sessional staff costs to deliver the women's programme |
| Scottish Cycling Rock Up and Ride | - for family sessions |
| Glasgow Life Legacy Fund | - for the Women on Wheels Festival |
| Community Cycle Fund | - to deliver cycle festivals in Queens Park in run up to UCI Cycling Championships |
| Community, Capacity and Resilience | - for sessional staff costs to aid delivery of cycle programme |
| Fund | |
| Cycling Scotland | - purchase of bikes, bike accessories, maintenance equipment, trailer, child seat, clothing, |
| marketing and sessional staff costs. | |
| Glasgow City Council - SCSP | - towards staff salaries |
| Go Cycle Fund | - to deliver bespoke cycling activities for women's groups |
| Coop | - staff training |
| Paths for All - SCSP | - to deliver the overall women's programme, salaries, overheads, sessional staff costs, |
| marketing and event costs. | |
| Sport Scotland | - 10 week block of cycling activities in Pollok Park |
| University of Glasgow | - towards showcasing womens cycling with photos and videos |
| EMEN | - for staff and volunteer training costs |
| EMDF | - for womens programme to get more ethnic minority women cycling |
| National Lottery Awards for All | - towards the delivery of the teen programme |
| Cycling UK Access & Recycle Fund | - bike give away to people who could otherwise not afford to purchase one themselves. |
| Integrated Transport | - towards the cost of bus fares for new scots |
| Thriving Places Govanhill | - general running of Women on Wheels |
| SPT People and Places Programme | - for the women and families programme |
| GCC Area Partnership | - sessional staff costs for the teen programme |
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