In development
The cycle to work scheme for businesses everyone else ignores
Around 53,500 UK employers offer a cycle to work scheme. There are roughly 1.4 million employing businesses. CyclePerk is being built for the ones nobody calls.
CyclePerk is not open for applications yet. What is here now is the pricing research: nine UK providers compared, of which only 3 of 9 publish a retailer commission figure at all.
Why most small businesses do not offer it
Not cost. The scheme is free to run and saves the employer National Insurance. The barrier is a belief that it is complicated, and that belief is wrong.
Providers chase large employers, because one sale wins thousands of staff. A ten-person company is not worth a sales call to them. That is the whole reason the gap exists.
What is different here
Published pricing
Every fee on the page, before you speak to anyone. The rest of the market makes you ask.
No minimum headcount
Including single-director limited companies, which can run the scheme as both employer and employee.
Fair to bike shops
Market commission runs 3% to 11%, typically 5% to 9%. Over 500 shops have signed a campaign against it.
The scheme, in numbers
| Employees using cycle to work | 199,000 (2023/24, rising to 209,000 in 2024/25) |
| Value of bikes and accessories | £219m |
| Employers offering a scheme | 53,500 |
| UK employing businesses | around 1,400,000 |
Source: Cycle to Work Alliance, most recent published figures.