Registered charity · Manchester
Simply Cycling
Simply Cycling is a registered charity (number 1143362) based in Manchester, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £171k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £171k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- Where
- Manchester City, Stockport, Trafford
- Website
- www.simply-cycling.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£171k£179k
- 2024£174k£162k
- 2023£168k£183k
Earlier years
- 2022£165k£172k
- 2021£172k£142k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE CYCLING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICLUAR FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND LEARNING DIFFICULTIES PRIMARILY IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AS A MEANS OF FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES:I) THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY RECREATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE; AND II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,BY WHATEVER MEANS THE TRSUTEES THINK IF, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF CYCLING FACILITIES, SERVICES, TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
Grants received
7 grants · £59,273 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Sport England · £43,848 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,825 (2 grants)
- Forever Manchester · £3,600
- Macc · £2,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- David Bradford since 2025
- Geoffrey Wood since 2015
- Gillian Elizabeth Painter since 2022
- John Whitelegge since 2025
- Linda Hogan since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Geoffrey Wood since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- David Bradford since 2025
- Geoffrey Wood since 2015
- Gillian Elizabeth Painter since 2022
- John Whitelegge since 2025
- Linda Hogan since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1143362
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 11/08/2011
- Contact on the register
- 07871621778 · helenhines68@hotmail.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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