FBOAB
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Hi all!
Following on from the cash thread I can see a way forward for me at last. It would involve setting a cycle recycling business up around here to allow the people who can't afford the price of new bikes to get something that isn't a BSO.
Looking at the various schemes around the country, it seems that the majority are set up as community interest companies where (I think I've got it right) the profits go back into the company for the benefit of the wider community. I have no interest in making lots of money from this but as long as I can pay the rent, so to speak, I would prefer doing something that makes me feel as though I was helping out.
I did look into training, but in reality I enjoy mending and fixing things so why not put this to good use? Hence the idea.
As I'm on my own on this at the moment, I have no idea on how this works exactly (setting up, running, funding etc). I've looked into starting charities and it seems you need lots of people to be trustees etc so that's a bit of a non-starter (No friends - altogether now - ahh.).
It's taken me a while to find something that I feel I can really get my teeth into after trying lots of ideas out to see if they fit me so to all those who have ofered me advice on other ideas; a sincere thank you to you all.
Andy.
Following on from the cash thread I can see a way forward for me at last. It would involve setting a cycle recycling business up around here to allow the people who can't afford the price of new bikes to get something that isn't a BSO.
Looking at the various schemes around the country, it seems that the majority are set up as community interest companies where (I think I've got it right) the profits go back into the company for the benefit of the wider community. I have no interest in making lots of money from this but as long as I can pay the rent, so to speak, I would prefer doing something that makes me feel as though I was helping out.
I did look into training, but in reality I enjoy mending and fixing things so why not put this to good use? Hence the idea.
As I'm on my own on this at the moment, I have no idea on how this works exactly (setting up, running, funding etc). I've looked into starting charities and it seems you need lots of people to be trustees etc so that's a bit of a non-starter (No friends - altogether now - ahh.).
It's taken me a while to find something that I feel I can really get my teeth into after trying lots of ideas out to see if they fit me so to all those who have ofered me advice on other ideas; a sincere thank you to you all.
Andy.