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Cycling UK Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025-26

Cycling UK's Annual Report 2025-26 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026) marks 10 years of The Big Bike Revival, which has now reached over 628,000 people and this year hosted another 96,000 participants in activities to get riding, get repairs done and learn maintenance, with 57% female participants. The charity gave more than 3,000 people the chance to try electric bikes in Luton and Greater Manchester, ran over 140,000 participants through events and activities, supported disabled people to access non-standard cycles, and focused its campaigning on women's safety through 'My ride. Our right'. It also launched the Royal Chilterns Way route.

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About

Cycling UK (the Cyclists' Touring Club) is the national cycling charity. For almost 150 years its members have been its driving force. It works to make cycling an even more positive experience and to enable and encourage more people to cycle local journeys, through community programmes such as The Big Bike Revival, Community Cycle Clubs and inclusive cycling, cycle training, routes and campaigning.

Key Metrics

96,000 participants in The Big Bike Revival activities in 2025-26
628,000+ people reached by The Big Bike Revival over its lifetime
3,000+ people given the chance to try electric bikes in Luton and Greater Manchester

Key Outcomes

  • 90% of participants felt happier thanks to cycling
  • 70% of participants feel safer when cycling
  • 56% have started cycling for journeys they used to drive

Geography

UK-Wide

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Delivered 11,474 sessions supporting 12,949 individuals across 40 programmes, generating 324,160 total engagements in 2025
Key Metric 2
Health & Wellbeing programmes delivered 270 sessions supporting 1,168 individuals, generating 7,315 engagements
Key Metric 3
Raised £50,714.49 net through the Foundation Fixture 2025 and £36,156.03 through the Fundraising Dinner (GBP)
Talking Tactics mentoring participant Jamie's confidence, aspirations and self-esteem grew significantly through one-to-one mentoring and mental health support
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
754 unique young people registered for Sport and Life Skills programmes (+114% vs 2022-23)
Key Metric 2
16 Locally Trusted Organisations delivered the programme, up from 9 in 2022-23
Key Metric 3
2,650 sessions held by delivery organisations in 2023-24
72% of young people reported 'getting on better at school or college' following engagement
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
Key Metric 2
826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
Key Metric 3
184 serving or released prisoners engaged through the 'Boats not Bars' reducing-reoffending programme
85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
21,212 people engaged with in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
17,708 people played some form of rugby through Foundation programmes
Key Metric 3
More than £9,000 raised through Foundation Day; 9,000+ given back to grassroots rugby clubs
88% of girls in the Girls Tackle Rugby programme reported feeling more confident, per independent research with Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport