GLOBAL BLOOD FUND (EUROPE)

Charity number: 1162880
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Global Blood Fund aims to support blood services in resource constrained countries to better serve their patient populations. It does this through the provision of training, equipment, grants and other services. The charity also works to increase the number of volunteer blood donors and provides industry leadership to improve awareness of global inequities and encourage resource sharing.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £52,598
Total expenditure: £214,646

People

2 Trustee(s)

75 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Rwanda
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 July 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • GBF (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr JOHN ARMITAGE Chair 15 February 2008
None on record
RANDALL STARK Trustee 15 February 2008
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £215.12k £244.94k £61.63k £132.38k £52.60k
Total expenditure £321.32k £378.90k £160.34k £209.54k £214.65k
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 December 2023 23 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 08 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

08 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 24 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 24 September 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 28 Jul 2015

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES IN PARTICULAR BY IMPROVING THE AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT, SAFE BLOOD FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF TRANSFUSION, WHEREVER IN THE WORLD THEY LIVE, BUT WITH A FOCUS ON POORER COUNTRIES, THROUGH: A) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, MONEY AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT. B) THE PROMOTION AND FACILITATION OF VOLUNTARY, NON-REMUNERATED BLOOD DONATION.

Contact information

Address:
Global Blood Fund
124-128 City Road
LONDON
EC1V 2NX
Phone:
07711447242
Email:
info@globalbloodfund.org
Website:

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