BLOOD BIKES CUMBRIA

Charity number: 1159026
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides daily out of hours and weekend voluntary free courier service to NHS in north and west Cumbria for collection and delivery of blood ,tissue samples, files and instruments between sites and daily delivery of blood to Great North Air Ambulance at Langwathby. We also have standby cover for emergency urgent courier runs including relay through Cumbria for long distances transfers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £162,976
Total expenditure: £97,481

People

11 Trustee(s)

148 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 October 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BLOOD BIKES CUMBRIA & S.W.SCOTLAND (Previous name)
  • BLOOD BIKES CUMBRIA& S.W.SCOTLAND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Ernest White Chair 11 July 2023
None on record
Geoffrey Charles Webster Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
Charles James Payne Trustee 01 December 2023
CUMBRIA BEEKEEPERS AREA ASSOCIATION
Recently registered
John Mathieson Beattie Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
Matthew James Hodgson Trustee 06 November 2022
None on record
DENZIL VERNON ADDISON Trustee 05 April 2022
None on record
Christine Slater Trustee 07 December 2021
KIRKGATE ARTS
Received: On time
Andrew William Houghton Trustee 07 December 2021
None on record
Ian Walby Trustee 15 September 2020
None on record
Ruth Louise Hetherington Trustee 07 September 2020
None on record
Graeme Thompson Cresswell Trustee 01 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £184.34k £108.06k £93.20k £93.11k £162.98k
Total expenditure £142.51k £98.93k £85.56k £86.96k £97.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 May 2024 11 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 11 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 21 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 21 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 26 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 26 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 09 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 09 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 30 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 MAY 2014 AS AMENDED ON 29/10/2014 AS AMENDED ON 24/06/2015 AS AMENDED ON 06 APR 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS: TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROTECT HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT OF URGENTLY NEEDED BLOOD, DRUGS, HUMAN TISSUES, BREAST MILK AND OTHER MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN HOSPITALS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION BANKS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN CUMBRIA (LAKE DISTRICT)AND S.W. SCOTLAND. TO ALSO HELP THE NHS TO SAVE MONEY WHICH COULD BE BETTER SPENT ON PATIENT CARE.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 8A
Port Road Business Park
CARLISLE
CA2 7AF
Phone:
07494569099
Email:
info@bloodbikescumbria.org.uk
Website:

bloodbikescumbria.org.uk