Sustrans Annual Review 2013-14

Sustrans Annual Review 2013–14

Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable and inevitable. We’re a leading UK charity enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day. We work with families, communities, policy-makers and partner organisations so that people are able to choose healthier, cleaner and cheaper journeys, with better places and spaces to move through and live in.

It’s time we all began making smarter travel choices. Make your move and support Sustrans today.

About Sustrans

Right: celebrating a win in Cardiff. TV presenter Kate Humble surprises our Chief Executive Malcolm Shepherd with a 2013 National Lottery Award, for our work to extend the National Cycle Network deep into the heart of local communities across the UK.

4.8 million people used our National

Cycle Network (the Network)

2 0 1 3THE YEAR

IN NUMBERS

By the end of 2013–14, we were working with 10% of all UK schools.

saving a potential 425,304

tonnes of CO2

and bringing health benefits valued at £803

million.

The inspiration to lead a healthier, happier lifestyle can come at any time in life, and whatever a person’s situation. Active everyday journeys can play a big part in achieving this lifestyle change, and create a better environment for everyone.

Of course most journeys begin and end at home, so Sustrans’ approach is to make it as easy and convenient as possible for everyone to get around under their own steam, from their front doors. Our work shows time and again that when we make it possible, and give people a choice, they choose to leave their cars behind. In fact in 2013 a third of all National Cycle Network users could have used their car for the same journey, but chose not to.

And the benefits of our work also extend into our communities: with fewer cars on the road, there is less noise and pollution and more room for people; children can be more independent and active; people of all ages and abilities can get out and about in their neighbourhoods, towns and cities; and liveability – rather than hypermobility – is placed at the heart of daily life.

Over the following pages you will meet a few of the people we’ve worked with over the last year. Their experiences have only been possible because of how far we’ve come on our own journey. From the creation of the first off-road cycle path back in the 1980’s, we’ve now reached 14,700 miles of National Cycle Network. And we’re pioneering work in and around schools, and with households and communities, to get people moving by foot, bike and public transport.

As we continue on our journey more and more people come with us. We’ve seen so much progress in the last year, on so many fronts, that there isn’t space to list everything here. But the highlights include:

• celebrating the end of a five-year programme to extend walking and cycling routes deep into the heart of communities

• commencing one of the biggest urban street enhancements we’ve been involved with, in Leith, in collaboration with the City of Edinburgh Council

• working with a record-breaking number of children in schools, and

• innovative ideas such as our cleaner air champions who, by alerting people to poor air quality, encourage more to walk and cycle.

We’ve also seen more political support for sustainable travel than ever before. The Active

Travel Wales Bill has become law, and in England we’ve heard the clear call for a cycling revolution, with debates to Get Britain Cycling, and the All-Party Commission on Physical Activity Tackling Physical Inactivity report. We’ve also seen the Mayor commit to heavy investment in London for cycling routes along quieter roads, canal paths and parks, and secured support from Transport Scotland for our Community Links grant scheme for new walking and cycling facilities. And in Northern Ireland, DRD Minister Danny Kennedy set up a new cycling unit and committed to leading a cycling revolution. We don’t claim that none of this would have happened without Sustrans, but we have always focused on work that catalyses change to start the journey.

As we look forward to 2015, when we celebrate 20 years of the National Cycle Network, we will look back with pride on the enormous role it has played in shining a light on how walking and cycling enables people to get around.

Having grown organically from small beginnings, we now have an ambitious target to double the number of journeys under five miles being made by foot, bike and public transport, to four out of five by 2020. The evidence shows it’s possible, but achieving it and giving everyone this choice is a big challenge.

I hope the following pages give a flavour of what we do. We’re with people on their journeys to more sustainable travel, from any point and for the whole of their lives.

Thank you for your ongoing support – we really value your partnership. One thing we have learnt on our own journey is that we succeed best with others. At the end of this report you’ll see a list of many of the organisations that have supported us over the last year – we’re extremely grateful to these, and everyone else, who make our work possible.

Malcolm Shepherd Chief Executive, Sustrans

Our journey starts here

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NABLING children to scoot, walk or cycle to school is an ideal way to put independence and physical activity back at the heart of childhood. The school run creates a huge number of car journeys, noise and pollution, often clogging up the streets around schools. So when Sustrans succeeds

in getting kids travelling under their own steam, this results in happier, healthier children and communities, and better environments.

Holt Primary School in Wiltshire, where we’ve been working since 2011, demonstrates what is possible. Head teacher Margaret Harnden explains their journey . . .

“Cycling, scooting and walking are central to the school and have built over the last three years since Sustrans became involved. Nearly 80% of children now have an active journey and our Sustrans schools officer has been the driving force. Children come to school more alert – with more energy. They don’t want to get off their bikes!”

Initiatives such as Sustrans’ annual inter-school cycling and scooting competition, the Big Pedal, give schools an easy way to assess their progress in getting pupils more active. And they’re a big incentive for kids to take to two wheels. The Big Pedal has been a huge success – in the 2014 event children, their families and teachers made a record 1.1 million journeys in just two weeks.

“During the event cycling and scooting goes up to around 90% here – that’s between 120 and 130 children. Even families living outside the village park outside and the children cycle or scoot in. And we’re noticing more parents cycling: not only when we run initiatives, but outside of these times too.”

Changing people’s travel behaviour is essential if we’re to ensure that children are safer on our streets. And it goes hand-in-hand with our call to politicians to create safer routes to school, through our Campaign for Safer Streets, and put physical activity higher on their agendas.

Holt School echoes the sentiments of many across the UK, who are concerned for children’s safety. “We still find people drive too fast through the village and parents are worried about children cycling because of other road users.”

Whilst we campaign on behalf of children, we’re also handing them the power and tools to help tackle the problem now. By surveying their local streets and identifying child-friendly or hazardous routes around their schools, children themselves have been able to create manifestos and lobby locally for changes.

“The children have gone out in the village, mapping their routes to school and thinking about what they would like to put in place to make it better, safer. As a result of working and fundraising with our local community a zebra crossing was added two years ago, to the busy road.”

Embedding attitudes, accompanying schools on their journeys to a more active future, and giving them the tools they need to continue the work once we’re gone, is vital for ensuring continued progress. This is the structured path we’ve guided Holt School along for the last three years. Physical activity is now an integral part of the children’s education – something we’ve helped them work towards.

“Activities are linked with what is going on in the children’s curriculum – for example if they’re learning about health and safety they might look at bike maintenance. It helps them make sense of it.”

We’re working with more than 2,400 schools UK-wide, all at different stages of their journey. But what we know, from our experience with each and every one, is that early influences are crucial. Enabling children to be active and independent when getting around is important for their future travel habits.

Beginning with children and young people

Left: celebrating as superheroes on the final day of Sustrans’ Big Pedal 2014

Right: parents and pupils on their way to Holt School

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6% reduction in car use at schools

we worked in across the UK, and

twice as many children cycled regularly to

these schools.

In 2013, children made 110 million

trips on our National Cycle

Network

Over 1,300 schools joined the Big Pedal,

our inter-school cycling and scooting competition, in 2014


S children progress from primary school to secondary school, college and university, their level of physical activity often drops. Between the ages of four and 10, 51% of boys meet their recommended daily levels, but between 11 and 15, this plummets to just 7%. The situation is even worse for girls. But

we’re breaking this cycle by giving young people the choice to travel in ways that will benefit their health. And in turn this creates healthier environments, vibrant towns and cities that attract students from all over the world.

There’s a widely held belief that all young people aspire to driving a car, but more and more we see them choosing cycling and walking instead, on our National Cycle Network. In 2013, 35% of 16- to 24-year-olds said they could have travelled by car for their journey, but chose not to. That’s nearly double the percentage of the year before.

With Sustrans staff working at more than 300 secondary schools and colleges, plus 15 universities, we’re helping to ensure a lasting healthy lifestyle.

Farkhat Muratov’s journey with us started at 26, when he arrived from Kazakhstan to study at the University of Nottingham. He needed a cheap and quick way to get around, and hired a bike for nine months through our rental and maintenance scheme. He says,

“It saves me a lot of time. And at lunchtime I can nip to my accommodation, get some food and come back. It just takes 20 minutes. I started to think about my health more once I got the bike. At the beginning of the year I could only cycle for one hour before I felt tired, but now I can ride for longer distances.”

The students have the chance to be part of a great social scene too. One initiative is a ‘hop on, hop off’ bike ride run in partnership between Sustrans and the university, which they can join or leave at any point along the route. It brings them together, links those who live near each other, and encourages them to explore the sights. “It’s a good activity for students, and a link between us and local residents because we cycle through residential areas.”

Crucially, Farkhat says his experience will help him to stay active when he returns to Kazakhstan.

“I will definitely cycle when I get home, and I wish for there to be the same organisation as Sustrans in Kazakhstan in the future.”

Universities are often at the heart of their cities – they are huge employers, generating large amounts of traffic, so we not only work with students, but the teaching staff too, to encourage more to travel sustainably. This creates healthy, active and attractive university campuses, and cities that students can get around easily and conveniently. Because our work offers a joined-up approach, it enables colleges and universities to market themselves and their cities as liveable, fun places to be – not just great places to study.

Moving into post-primary education

Right: the ‘hop on, hop off’ bike ride is a great way for students to socialise.

Far right: Farkhat Muratov at the University of Nottingham


73% of students at universities, who

have loaned a bike from us, report an increase in cycling

afterwards

21% increase in bike use at University of Nottingham

during the last academic year


HE next step in most people’s lives after education is the search for employment, something many of us will do more than once over the years. Being able to attend interviews or training is crucial, and as many job seekers can’t afford or don’t have access to a car, we think giving people a

choice of how they travel makes sense – it opens up possibilities for them.

Sustrans works with individuals and groups who aren’t in employment, giving them the skills and confidence to get to job interviews or work by foot, bike or public transport. In Derby, for example, Kimberley Jowitt simply couldn’t afford the bus fare her search for work entailed. But we showed her that there was a good alternative in her garden…

“I wasn’t using the bike before I met Al at the Job Centre. It was in the garden rusting. But now I’m riding it around the estate – it’s helping me get fit and it’s saving me money on bus fares.”

Working with Sustrans officer Al Ditheridge, Kimberley got all the help and advice she needed to get going.

“We talked about how he could come and have a look at my bike, make sure it was in good working order, arrange bike training, things like that. He showed me maps and the cycle routes around Derby, and he gave me a leaflet to take away. He just basically showed me how I could get around, and he came to my house to have a look at my bike.”

Having a bike available means that Kimberley can look for jobs further afield, with the confidence that she can get there.

“I’m hoping to get a job at some point and if I do I’ll ride there if possible. I hope that if there’s nowhere to park the employer will make arrangements, even if it’s a storage cupboard somewhere.”

This type of tailored travel information and advice, provided in homes, workplaces, job centres, on high streets and in schools, gives people the motivation and information they need to leave the car at home. It’s an approach we pioneered over 10 years ago in the UK, and one that we continue to expand with impressive results. We’ve worked with more than 260,000 households to date, and on average seen a relative 11% reduction in car use, 15% increase in walking and 39% increase in cycling as a result.

And it offers big returns on a relatively small investment. Our work in Cardiff, where we’ve engaged with 63,000 households, has cost just £24 per household. Since then we’ve observed a 12% relative reduction in car-as-driver trips, 21% rise in walking, 13% rise in public transport journeys, and a 30% rise in cycling. Similarly, in Weymouth we’ve engaged with 8,000 households at a cost of £18 per household, and 4,000 Dorchester households at £24 per household.

Finding work

Left: delivering personalised travel information and advice in Cardiff

Right: Sustrans’ gave Kimberley the confidence to travel on two wheels


Sustrans’ tailor-made travel advice has delivered a . . .

reduction in car use

increase in walking,

and a

increase in cycling, a

11%

15%

39%


HE journey to work is a big part of daily life, with over 25 million adults commuting in England and Wales alone. We work hard to make those journeys a more pleasant experience, allowing commuters the freedom and fresh air that comes with being able to leave the car behind. People want as

convenient and easy a journey as possible, whether that’s a walk to the bus, a cycle to the train station, or an active commute the whole way.

We lay the physical foundations that make this possible, therefore supporting economic growth by reducing congestion. But we also help workplaces to get people moving. We’re pleased to have seen an increase in the number of journeys to work on the National Cycle Network over the last year – in particular, a huge 300% rise in the proportion of new cyclists, or those taking up cycling again, who were commuting. One of those people was Jennie Poole.

“When our office was located in the centre of Swindon, the walk to and from work was a great stress reliever. But since moving three miles out of town, I’ve had to find an alternative. I’ve learnt that cycling is great too. Every Monday morning I can’t wait to get up and back on the bike.

“The office move was one of two reasons I attended a Sustrans event at my workplace. I wanted to come to work independently, but secondly, I needed to improve my fitness. I’d always exercised but in the last 18 months I developed a trapped nerve in my neck which rendered me unable to do gym classes. So my fitness had fallen by the wayside.”

We’ve engaged with 200 employees at events we’ve run at financial services company Openwork. And the company has enjoyed success in its efforts to encourage active travel, winning an inter-workplace competition organised by Sustrans in June. This idea of competitions, or challenges, is an increasing part of Sustrans’ work with employers, and helps mobilise staff into considering new ways to travel. Over 200 employers were involved this year, and both employers and employees have seen the benefits – fewer sick days, better health and wellbeing, and higher productivity.

Encouraging people to change their travel behaviour goes hand-in-hand with creating the right physical environment that makes it possible. Since 2012 we’ve been making changes in and around train stations across England; joining up cycling and walking routes with public transport so that people can travel sustainably for longer distances. In Swindon, our work around the train station and in workplaces has so far resulted in a 15% increase in cycling and a 23% decrease in driving.

A happier, healthier commute

Left: linking public transport with journeys made by foot or bike has produced impressive results

Right: Jennie now enjoys riding so much she is planning on joining a cycling club


In 2013, 39% of users of the

Network felt more productive at work

Staff taking part in Sustrans’ cycling and

walking workplace challenges have

covered . . .

miles, and saved

in travel costs*

485,755

£55,129

* Figure for financial year 2013–14


HEREVER we’re headed, most journeys begin and end at home. But the view from our front doors influences our travel choice. So in a street dominated by fast moving cars, the instinct for many is to get in one.

However, this creates neighbourhoods where people are unable to socialise, leaves some physically unable to get out and about, and makes travelling unsafe and unpleasant for the quarter of households in the UK with no access to a car.

We think a street should be designed for residents rather than those driving through, with slower speeds and slower moving traffic, so people are more inclined to walk and cycle for their journeys, some or all of the way. Our work doesn’t necessarily put a stop to cars passing through, but it does give priority to residents. We’re putting people back at the centre of their neighbourhoods so that streets become an extension of their homes. Creating vibrant and accessible streets benefits everyone, and is central to our work.

Uniquely, our approach is always community-led: residents identify the issues, and we work with them to find creative, sustainable solutions. In Dumfries, Scotland, for example, we’re working in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council, consulting with residents and businesses over four streets where there are concerns over traffic, and over their quality as places for people. Brooke Street resident Elizabeth Kearney explains:

“My street is very, very badly accessible using a mobility scooter, so I went along to the Sustrans community event to see if there was anything they could do. When you’re on a mobility scooter there are difficulties with getting up and down pavements, so I have to use roads which can be quite dangerous because of speeding motorists. Also, a lot of people not only park on the yellow line on our street, but on the pavement, and they often block access to my front door so I can’t get in or out.”

Our designs challenge the perception that streets are just for cars. In the Queen Street neighbourhood, we’re adding raised road surfaces at junctions to give priority to pedestrians crossing the road and improve access for people with impaired mobility. And we’re creating a more formal entrance to the community for cyclists. The aim is to make it an attractive, people-friendly space that discourages its use as a shortcut for drivers, pavement parking and speeding. In other communities we’ve extended pavements to give space back to residents to use their streets. And it’s not just

residential neighbourhoods that are benefiting – we’re doing the same on busy high streets.

All of this work brings people together to create a sense of community. And in turn, local businesses prosper. We’re already seeing how our work is mobilising the community in Dumfries.

“I only knew one neighbour before this happened. But we’ve run community events and it’s made a difference because people are saying hello on the streets. We’ve decided to have a meeting to see how we can move things forward once Sustrans is no longer here. One thing we’re doing now is a gardening competition, which is giving people pride in their places. People are putting out pots, plants, all kinds of things.”

Starting on our doorsteps

Above: our street design work involves residents of all ages

Right: Elizabeth’s community has been revitalised through Sustrans’ street design work


Our street designers

worked with 20 communities, covering more than 50 streets

In 2013, 41% of journeys on the

Network were for work, education

or shopping


It’s not just the destination, it’s the journey

HE pressure of sedentary lifestyles on our health service is becoming a threat to the UK’s economic prosperity, and physical inactivity in older people in particular is a significant public health challenge. Physical activity declines with age but

now we understand the consequences – for example obesity, or the increased risk of alzheimers – we can see the value in keeping people moving for longer.

At the age of 80, Peter Field was 23 stone and could no longer bend down to tie his own shoelaces. But with encouragement from his local surgery, Grove Medical Practice, he joined a walking group set up in partnership with Sustrans, and turned his life around.

“My healthcare practitioner told me I was at great risk of a heart attack or stroke, so I decided it was time to get healthy. And all I had to do was turn up. Within a year, I was one of the faster walkers and was asked to go at the front. Being told that made me feel good, as did knowing that I was able to do it. The benefits have been incredible. Lacing up shoes might not seem much of an achievement to an ordinary person, but for me it feels good to be that fit.”

Peter shed eight stone, and gained new friends. “The last time I did the walk the group had grown to 17 or 18, from about seven. It’s full of interesting people with a different story to tell. It’s given me a different outlook on life. If you have the chance to join a walking group, whatever you do, do it, because you will not regret it. It will change your life for the better.”

More than 30 people have joined the group and gone on to enjoy more active lives. And it’s thanks to the partnership between Sustrans and Grove Medical Practice, who both play a big part in hosting and supporting the walk. Peter’s practitioner, Ann-Marie Dhanda, has seen weight loss, lower blood pressure and increased confidence among group members. She says:

“When people are given the opportunity and support, results are very powerful. None of this would have been possible without the unique partnership with Sustrans.”

Whether you’re eight or 80, being able to walk, cycle or even catch a bus can provide the exercise needed to keep healthy. And for older people, being out and about and walking or cycling in their community is also good for their wellbeing – 90% of pedalling pensioners on the National Cycle Network feel happier, and nearly all cyclists in this age group feel fitter. And when you add up the health benefits of walking and cycling for everyone on the Network, using the World Health Organisation’s HEAT tool (developed with Sustrans), in 2013 it was worth an estimated £803 million.

Left: Sustrans’ Megan Streb trains volunteers as walk leaders, organises activities such as quizzes, and attends the walk

Right: Peter’s life has been transformed since joining his local walking group


In 2013, almost 90% of users

of the Network found their route

convenient,

41% said it helped them meet

new people.

75% reported that it increased their physical activity,

and


Making the journey together

UR 3,500 volunteers give us capability and coverage far beyond our core resources and what would otherwise be possible – with staff alone, we wouldn’t be able to deliver work of the same scale and scope as we achieve. They’re

the backbone of our charity. And with their support in maintaining the National Cycle Network, running stalls at events, and organising activities in communities, schools and workplaces, we have a much greater capacity and can extend our work through campaigning and attending conferences, among many other things.

Our volunteers were central to last year’s summer celebration of 84 new walking and cycling routes that extend the National Cycle Network deeper into the heart of UK communities. They took part in a ride that passed through over 35 of those communities, and helped us run events in each place. But winter was also an extremely busy time. Peter Griffiths, a Sustrans volunteer for the last 10 years, was one of many who stepped up during the months of flooding that devastated many of our much-loved routes. With part of National Route 4 under four feet of water in Pembroke, he liaised with Sustrans staff and the council, and set up a diversion so that people could still get from A to B, safely.

“With a broken barrage by the castle, there was nothing to stop the in-flow of water across the walking and cycling path. So I spoke to Sustrans signs officer Jane Chapman, got the necessary diversion signs, and put them in place. We only had a short time to get this done – it needed to happen as soon as possible.

“2014 was very different for me as a volunteer – we had more damage in Pembrokeshire than I can remember. There were boulders across the road at famous sites like Newgale, for example. And major structural work was needed to repair the road at Amroth which collapsed into the sea. Only now are we getting back to normal.”

Peter handled all of this on top of managing the whole volunteer team in Pembrokeshire, and together they helped to ensure that the Network was ready for the busy summer months.

Martyn Brunt, Sustrans’ Network Development Manager, said: “Peter exemplifies the can-do attitude of Sustrans volunteers, which is so crucial for us, particularly during bad weather when the Network needs to be repaired urgently and often in difficult conditions. They’re the eyes and ears of our Network, and it’s thanks to them that people can enjoy their local routes day in, day out, and throughout the whole year.”

Above left: Sustrans volunteers in action, keeping our Network in shape

Right: volunteer Peter Griffiths worked tirelessly during last winter’s floods


We added over 500 miles to the

Network, and

spent £1,153,000 on maintenance.*

3,500 volunteers gave us their time

* Figure for financial year 2013–14


Left: Bill Stow, incoming chair of Sustrans’ trustees

Below: there is a surprising level of biodiversity on our National Cycle Network

WE have big ambitions for the next year, and many milestones including

the 20th anniversary of our National Cycle Network. We look forward to telling you all about them in our next review.

Overseeing Sustrans’ progress for 2014–15 and beyond will be Bill Stow, who takes over from Chris Curling as chair of trustees in January 2015. Bill set out his sustainable credentials at an early age and he too has been on his own journey:

“When I was 17 – almost 50 years ago – I made a decision not to drive, mainly for environmental reasons. I was very much ‘green’ before my time.”

As a Sustrans supporter for nearly 20 years, a board member for three, and with an extensive career as a civil servant, Bill brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having had direct engagement with issues of sustainable development, climate change, and air and water quality in England, at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. As he says, strong foundations are already in place for him to take over and hit the ground running.

“The charity has been extremely successful during Chris’s six years in post, and we’re all grateful to him for doing such a fantastic job. Because of this I don’t want to go off in dramatic new directions. I think we’ve got a lot of things right. In the year or two ahead, one of the challenges will be to ensure that all the public support for sustainable transport, which is probably as great as it ever has been, is not just maintained but translated into funding by local and national governments and other partners. We’re in a climate that is paradoxical – we’ve got high levels of public and political support, alongside the risk of falling funding. And we are

working hard to influence the way politicians think as we come up to elections in all four nations and London in the next few years.”

Continuing to influence governments at all levels will be key to ensuring ongoing funding for walking, cycling and public transport. One interesting development will be the results gathered from our work with seven cities to adapt and adopt a ‘Copenhagen style’ bike report, where the views of residents and commuters are surveyed to help understand current levels of cycling and identify changes that could increase bike use for everyday journeys. We’ll be able to use this evidence to campaign for further investment that effectively targets people’s needs. Such partnership working is something that Bill would like to see more of:

“I’m also on the UK Council of the Wildlife Trusts and I’m very keen to bring together the work of each organisation. Biodiversity is something that Sustrans is already addressing, with work on our walking and cycling greenways, and I think there’s plenty of potential to bring the two organisations together.”

But it’s the people who are touched by Sustrans and everything it does, that Bill really has at heart. “What I personally enjoy most is that real engagement with the charity on the ground, meeting those who benefit from our work and the fantastic people we have working for us. As chair I’ll be able to do more of that, and for me, that’s one of the most exciting aspects.

“It makes sense that our journey in this report begins with children and ends with older people. Sustrans is with people for their whole lives, taking them on their journey to active, low carbon travel. And happy and healthy children and older people are, if you like, indicators of vibrant communities that put the needs of more vulnerable users first, ensuring that people of all ages and abilities can get about under their own steam.”

The route ahead


Sustrans delivered £47.6 million of practical projects in 2013–14, despite a continuing tough economic climate. We worked with families, communities, policymakers and partner organisations to make walking, cycling and public transport the obvious choice for people throughout the UK.

The continued pressure on funding means that to continue to deliver our work in the future we need to expand our funding base and we are actively seeking partnerships to work on projects from local schemes to city-wide programmes.

Delivering practical projects accounted for 97% of our expenditure – so working with Sustrans is an excellent investment.

If you would like to help us achieve our vision of a world in which people choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll find our contact details on the back cover.

A full financial breakdown is available at www.sustrans.org.uk/about-us/financial-review

Where our money came from

How that income was spent

Financial review

Total income 2013–14: £49,576,000

Total expenditure 2013–14: £49,210,000

£21,235,000 Fees and grants from central governments

£16,891,000 Fees and grants from others, including local governments

£7,946,000 Big Lottery Fund for health promotion and community projects

£3,504,000 Fundraising

£34,394,000 Creating and maintaining routes for people to walk and cycle more

£7,019,000 Increasing levels of active travel amongst communities and workplaces

£6,218,000 Enabling children and young people to travel safely and independently

£1,526,000 Voluntary fundraising and marketing

£53,000 Governance


A big thank you

As always, a big thank you to all the people, project partners, local authorities and trusts, plus many other organisations that supported our work in 2013–14. And a special mention to our patrons and ambassadors – over the last year they’ve backed our calls for safer streets and a national cycle to work standard for all workplaces, and immersed themselves in our events to celebrate everything we’ve achieved.

A huge thanks to our brilliant volunteers for all the support they give us and for spreading the word about Sustrans in their local communities. And a big thanks too, to all our supporters. Their commitment to a shared vision demonstrated not only through donations but also by volunteering and supporting local campaigns make them integral to all aspects of our work and essential to our future success. You’ve all helped us give people a choice of healthier, cleaner and cheaper journeys, and create better spaces to move through and live in. We simply couldn’t do it without you.

It is simply not possible to list everyone who has contributed to our work. In 2013–14 we were particularly grateful to the following supporters, as well as to all those who have chosen to remain anonymous.

Our major supporters and partner bodies

The AAActive BelfastAdrian Davis AssociatesArgentArts Council EnglandArts Council of WalesAssociation of Directors of Public HealthBarcan Woodward SolicitorsBarney Harwood Belfast Harbour CommissionersBelfast Health Development UnitBicycle AssociationBig Lottery FundBike HubThe Blair FoundationBrecon Beacons TrustBristol UniversityBritish CyclingBritish Heart FoundationBritish Heart Foundation National Centre for

Physical ActivityBritish LandBumblebee Conservation TrustButterfly ConservationCairngorms National ParkCampaign for Better TransportThe Camping and Caravanning ClubCanal and River TrustCanal TrustsCentre for Diet and Activity ResearchChartered Institute of Environmental HealthChartered Institute of Logistics and TransportChartered Institution of Highways and

TransportationChartered Institution of Water and Environmental

ManagementChiltern Railways

Claire Hunter Charitable TrustClientEarthCory Environmental Trust in BritainThe Craignish TrustCTC the national cyclists’ organisationDavid StoneDCAL (NI) Inland WaterwaysDepartment for Regional Development (NI)Department for Social Development (NI)Department for Transport (England)Department of Health (England)DOE Northern Ireland Environment Agency EcotricityEdinburgh UniversityEnglish HeritageEnvironment AgencyEnvironment WalesEsmée Fairbairn FoundationEuropean Cyclists’ FederationEuropean Greenways AssociationEuropean Network for Health Enhancing Physical

ActivityFaculty of Public HealthFirst Great WesternForestry Commission EnglandForestry Commission ScotlandFreight Transport AssociationThe Freshfield FoundationThe George A Moore FoundationThe Gerald Micklem Charitable TrustGlasgow City CouncilGovia Thameslink Railway (previously First

Capital Connect)Greater AngliaGreater London AuthorityGrundon Waste Management LtdThe Gunter Charitable Trust


Left: last year’s celebration of 84 new walking and cycling routes; made possible thanks to our many dedicated volunteers

Heritage Lottery FundThe Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership

(HITRANS)Highways AgencyInstitution of Civil EngineersIntelligent HealthInternational Federation of PedestriansJohn Swire 1989 Charitable TrustJohnsons Wellfield Quarries LtdKings College LondonLaser Process Ltd Lee Valley Regional ParkLiving StreetsLocal Government AssociationLondon Cycling CampaignLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLoughborough UniversityLyons DavidsonThe Marjorie and Geoffrey Jones Charitable TrustMedical Research Council Social and Public

Health Sciences UnitThe Melbreak Charitable TrustMiranda Krestovnikoff Morgan Financial GroupMovement for Liveable LondonNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceNational Park AuthoritiesNational TrustNatural EnglandNatural Resources WalesThe Naturesave TrustNetwork RailNHS Health ScotlandNHS Sustainable Development UnitNikeNorthern RailOuse Valley Cycle Network Oxford UniversityParliamentary Advisory Council on Transport

SafetyPassenger Transport Executive GroupThe Peacock Charitable TrustPeople’s Health TrustPlantlifePolisPublic Health Agency NIPublic Health EnglandRailway Heritage TrustRamblersThe Ratcliff Foundation The Ripley Castle EstateRoyal HaskoningThe Royal ParksRoyal Society for Public HealthRoyal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

RSPBSaddle SkedaddleScotRailScottish GovernmentScottish Natural HeritageThe Serve All TrustThe Shears FoundationSoil AssociationSpecialized BicyclesStephen Clark 1965 TrustStrathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT)TranslinkTransport and Health Study GroupTransport for Greater ManchesterTransport for LondonTransport Planning SocietyTransport ScotlandThe Two Tunnels GroupUK Health ForumukactiveUniversity College LondonUniversity of the West of EnglandVelosureVeolia ES Cleanaway Mardyke TrustWayne HemmingwayWelcome to YorkshireWelsh European Funding OfficeWelsh GovernmentWheels for WellbeingThe Wildlife TrustsWilliam Brake Charitable TrustWorld Health Organisation

and numerous private estates.

Our trustees

Valerie Aherne (from January 2014)Andrew BalfourGordon Clarke (to April 2013)Chris Curling (Chair)Mark Edgell (from January 2014)Anne HylandKirsty Lewin (from April 13)Jamie O’Hara (from January 13)Bill Stow CMG

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Sustrans is a leading UK charity enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day. If you’d like to know more about any aspects of our work, we’d love to hear from you.

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For the most part, the statistics in this annual review are derived from the monitoring of our projects right across the UK. As such, they are based on the collection of data from a sample of beneficiaries which is then analysed by our dedicated research and monitoring team.

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Sustrans Annual Review 2013-14