You Never See a Bookie on a Bike

Great stuff wasnot, isn't it shocking the NHS cannot meet his needs. I'll donate £10 quid
and if Guising wins at Windsor I'll double it. I'd get a lot of pleasure watching a bookie suffer

Cheers Motley01

is it ok to ask a few questions

Went on page/saw various children asking for donations

how are are these children picked?

They are selected by Caudwell Children, a National registered charity.  Caudwell Children then get the family to apply for fundraising support.  If they meet the Caudwell criteria (including a means test) then they sign a contract with Caudwell and Caudwell manage their campaign.

The former Credit Suisse investment banker earns £150,000 a year as chief executive of the company.


JustGiving charges 5 per cent on fundraising. But it applies the charge after gift aid is added - a 25 per cent top-up from the government - and also includes a credit card charge. In all, up to 6.5 per cent is taken from the amount that would otherwise go to the charity.


JustGiving was founded by Zarine Kharas and  Anne-Marie Huby, who pioneered the concept. In an interview with the London Evening Standard last year, Kharas said it was a 'for-profit' organisation.

Charitygiving.co.uk Dove Trust charges 0%

Caudwell receive nothing for doing this.  All of their expenses are covered by John Caudwell, a philanthropist.  This is why I like Caudwell Children, all of the money raised goes to the child's campaign and Caudwell hold the money as trustees for the child.

I agree that justgiving take a cut, but they do all the work reclaiming the gift aid to be fair.

obviously I know your intentions are well,and Luke but when I see directors taking a very healthy wage I'm put off.

If John Caudwell is paying all the ex's of Caudwell Children does it matter how much the chief exec is on?  Unlike other charities, the salaries don't come out of the donations.

From the website:  "Upon the successful sale of his family business, entrepreneur and philanthropist, John Caudwell, committed to a long-term partnership with the charity. Frustrated with the lack of transparency from other charities, Mr Caudwell agreed to cover the annual management and administration costs of the charity through a single donation; therefore providing complete transparency to fellow benefactors.

Due to the unique association with the Caudwell Family, the charity can boast that 100% of direct donations are used to directly support disabled children. In addition to this, the charity team work closely with suppliers to negotiate the best possible deals, ensuring each charitable £1 is doubled to provide at least £2 worth of support."

John Caldwell the billionaire is paying the directors out of his own pocket?

why did founders say it's a for profit charity?

wasnot - if you'll send me a message on the privste function on here identifying your firm I'll happily donate a tenner at the next Stratford meeting.I know from previous posts that you stand there

I've messaged you and Dr Gonzo, parispike

TTT

Good cause

Thanks parispike.

seems genuine --send £25

all the best

I mean sent

Thanks xmoneyx

SOME VERY GENEROUS PEOPLE ON HERE - GOOD ON YOU GUYS !

Got your PM wasnot, ta.

Best of luck mate

Hoping to get hold of ribero1, doneitthere, rlyl, radgepot etc for pledges before I set off.  Are you there lads?  Fund stands at £370 currently, hoping to get it over a monkey so its a decent amount to help this lad :)

Hi wasnot,you can have a pony off me and will collect Ronnie's at York.

Thank you ribero1

come on lads dig deep,even if you dont like wassy the mans gonna be in considerable pain.come on lets see your masochistic side.

hi wassy tenner from me when i see you plus a usb lead .

Cheers doneit

good luck wasnot, put this thread on chit chat too, theye're usually a generous bunch.

Thanks for the donation collywobble

Have put a thread on chit chat now, good idea

I'm in for a pony, will pass it on to Ribero

Thanks inthknow

wasnot,

Please put me down for a tenner!

Will pay you at the guineas meeting!

Good Luck, always!

Cheers skinto   The Towcester bookies have put their hands in their pockets too.  In up to £785 for the lad now.  Amazing stuff

My mate has had a whip around at work and with his in the pot we are up to £905.  Would be amazing if we could get up to £1,000.  Any other bookies on here not pledged yet?  If anyone is unsure about it, google duchenne muscular dystrophy and see what this poor little lad is going through.  My pain from the ride is insignificant.  If we can make his life a little better it will all be worth it.

GREAT STUFF WASNOT - LOOKS LIKE YOUR HEADING FOR AT LEAST 1K - ARE THE FAMILY WELL KNOWN TO YOU OR IS IT PURE ALTRUISM ON YOUR PART ?

Stepen Little cycled to most Race Courses,imo.

JUST CHECKED THE SITE...POOR LAD ONLY HAS £145 SO FAR AND NEEDS 17K....I KNOW SOME OF YOU ON HERE HAVE A FEW QUID....SO...DONATE !

No, I don't know them mugbookie.  Found out about the appeal through the charity Caudwell Children.  Tamworth is not too far from me and it seemed so cruel and unfair so I wanted to help.  Duchenne MD is horrible.

Still on £905.  Can we get to £1,000?

read life expectancy is 27

ILL DONATE A PUNCTURE KIT

Troll

Come on cashy, stick yer hand in yer pocket   I'm going to be in agony.

Coast to Cast ride completed.  Not without incident.  I managed to come off the bike 4 times in total.  Gashed knee, bruised hip and elbow.  Finished with virtually no brakes but finish it I did.  We had heavy rain, sleet, massive hail storms and at the end of day 2 we had over an inch of snow.  We took shelter but the snow settled as we were on high ground so we completed the final six miles through snow on the ground and driving snow still falling.  Huge thank you to the team of lads who kept me going through the tough times, to the on-course bookmakers who came up trumps again with sponsorship and to everyone on here who supported me.  I see from Luke's website that there are donations from xmoneyx, collywobble, squeeze firmly, sixtwosix, Makybe Diva and some anonymous ones.  Thank you so much guys, it really kept me going when I thought I couldn't go on.  We have raised well over £1,000 for Luke's wheelchair appeal.  I'll be seeing the northern bookies at Chester and York in the next few weeks and will see if I can top it up even further.  I'll be at Towcester tomorrow if anyone wants to come and add to the donations there All the best, David Hughes (T/a Bob Hughes).

well done wasnot

Well done Sir, donation sent.

£40 donated.
I cycle in the Wicklow mountains so know that 150 miles over the Pennines is tough.
Thanks for being so kind and caring.

Thank you Shanelee1966 and kincsem.  Great stuff.  I'm going to look like an arthritic 80 year old at Towcester tomorrow!

Why do I have a mental image of a baboon's arse.

kingsem - you know wasnot them ?

I sent an extra £60.  Well done on finishing.

I assume he cycled the 150 miles on a proper road bike saddle (an arse hatchet) and won't be able to sit down for weeks.

w/d wasnot

kincsem - you're getting a little too much pleasure in wasnot's discomfort for me....I was considering getting a bike, but you've put me right off !!!!.....very generous of you by the way.

When I saw that you were betting on the ride with your twelve friends and it was a staggered start (in essence a handicap) and you were paying a fifth the odds 1-2 I thought that I would pass.....

If it was a 12 runner h'cap I would always be 1/4 1,2,3.  Not an EW burglar.  kincsem, you are a very generous person, thank you

Very well done!

Well done wasnot. £10 to be paid next Stratford meet (19/5) unless you go to worcester? If you do I'll pay you next Tuesday.

kinscem - we did it on mountain bikes as we took a few 'off road' (or in my case off bike on the deck) options.

I'll be at Stratford parispike.  Thanks very much for your support

Well done wasnot, sounds like you earned the money!

I'll say hello if I ever see your board at Ponte, Donny, Beverley or Ripon.

will need to raise money to fix leg

YOU NEVER SEE A BOOKIE ON A BIKE.....IM DOING A SPONSERED BIKE RIDE.....WASNOT IS A BOOKIE WHO NEEDS A SPECIALIST WHEELCHAIR....

Collywobble, I only do Doncaster (front line tatts) out of those.  Would be nice to say hello

I live a mile from the course, will say hello and have a bet with you at the next meeting.

Well done wasnot

Thank you for your donation bettysboy