Trustees’ Annual Report
Charity Name: Midland Freewheelers Emergency Rider Voluntary Service Other names: MF Charity’s address: West Midlands House. Gipsy Lane. Willenhall WV13 2HA Charity Number: 1132369
Period: 03 October 2024 to 30 September 2025
Names of charity trustees
Chair: Lorraine Gough Vice Chair: Daniel Curtis Secretary: David Pearce Treasurer: Josie Hubbard-Palmer
Structure/Governance: Constitution adopted July 2009
How is the charity constituted: Unincorporated association
Trustee selection: Appointed at the AGM and voted in by the membership
Additional governance:
Other committee members assigned roles, Fleet Manager, IT Manager, Training Manager, Funding Raising Manager, Membership Secretary. All trustees and committee members hold monthly meetings to discuss and agree ways forward.
Objectives and aims:
To provide a free of charge courier service to the hospitals, medical facilities and Midlands Air Ambulance within our SLA framework across the West Midlands plus relay work with neighbouring Blood Bike groups.
Achievements and performance:
Over the course of the past year, Midland Freewheelers completed more than 6,000 jobs. The service operates 24/7 365 days a year supporting four NHS Trusts, Midlands Air Ambulance and a range of other medical facilities including Birmingham children’s hospital and Blood/Milk banks.
The charity currently has 125 volunteers who come from a wide-ranging demographic and fulfil a variety of roles: riders, controllers, fundraisers and presenters. We carry out talks and fundraising within the community to promote the service and attract new members so that the service can be developed and expanded. In August 2025, we completed our 50,000[th] job.
Future plans:
To increase our footprint across the region, continue to meet our service levels and expand our membership.
Financial overview:
The Charity’s primary source of funding is through public and corporate donations done through the PR work members undertake. Operational costs (Fuel, Servicing, Insurance) account for 80% of expenditure.
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Income: £127,727
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Expenditure: £117,173
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Purchase and Sale of Assets: £54,963
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Reserves: £86,576
Declaration: D Pearce
Full Name: David Pearce
Position: Secretary
Date: 27 March 2026
MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS
EMERGENCY RIDER
VOLUNTARY SERVICE
ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 2025
Charity Number 1132369
MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 2025 CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTRATION 1132369
| £ p Income Donations Bank interest received Collections and Fund Raising Subscriptions Uniform/Badges Less Expenditure Fuel, Service and Tyres 43,895.36 Vehicle Insurance 12,051.24 _ 55,946.60 Other Expenditure Website Costs 713.83 Torches, Badges, Magnets, Keyrings etc. 3,189.72 Printing, Postage, Stationery and Telephone 554.03 Room Hire 891.56 Accountancy 450.00 Public Liability Insurance 286.85 Sundry 177.35 _ Surplus Before Purchase and Sale of Assets Purchase of New Bike – BP24 RRV 12,263.16 Purchase of New Bike – BK74 XTE 15,326.24 Purchase of New Bike – BK74 XTG 15,326.24 Purchase of New Bike – BX74 TYT 16,047.11 Sale of Bike – LG18 BLJ (2,000.00) Sale of Bike – BL17 UAF (2,000.00) ___ SURPLUS FOR YEAR |
£ p 121,552.11 1,949.49 2,402.04 1,266.00 557.60 _ 127,727.24 62,209.94 _ 65,517.30 54,962.75 _ 10,554.55 _ |
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MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE
BANK RECONCILIATION YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 2025
Bank Balance – 01/07/2024 Banking for Year Bank Expenditure for Year Bank Balance at 30/06/2025 |
NEW BIKE ACCOUNT £ p 36,146.81 38,470.44 _ 74,617.25 46,683.00 _ 27,934.25 |
CURRENT ACCOUNT £ p 13,493.73 114,442.37 _ 127,936.10 92,998.40 _ 34,937.70 |
CAF GOLD ACCOUNT £ p 57,350.55 1,291.69 _ 58,642.24 - _ 58,642.24 |
CAF CASH ACCOUNT £ p 6,045.89 89,285.80 _ 95,331.69 88,387.80 _ 6,943.89 |
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Confirmed by the Trustees on
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J. Hubbard-Palmer
MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE
SCHEDULE OF FIXED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 2025
| £ Fixed Assets BL17 UAF BMW F800 GT 10,359 BX67 XZT 9,344 LG18 BLJ 14,500 Octavia BK18 OEV 22,284 Octavia BK16 EUC 10,583 BG70 LBX 12,038 LM20 URA 7,087 BT22 WNF 12,757 BK72 MDF 12,895 BJ23 YZZ 13,528 BJ73 HFG 13.539 BJ73 HJF 13,539 GJ73 WEP 13,579 BD24 VRP 13,187 Additions BP24 RRV 12,263 BK74 XTE 15,326 BK74 XTG 15,326 BX74 TYT 16,047 Disposals LG18 BLJ (14,500) BL17 UAF (10,359) _ Current Assets VAT Refund 3,946.90 Paypal 9.41 Bank Balance 128,458.08 _ Current Liabilities Creditors and Accruals |
£ 213,322.00 132,414.39 ___ 345,736.39 303.54 ____ 345,432.85 |
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MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS
EMERGENCY RIDER
VOLUNTARY SERVICE
ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 2025
Charity Number 1132369
MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 2025 CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTRATION 1132369
| £ p Income Donations Bank interest received Collections and Fund Raising Subscriptions Uniform/Badges Less Expenditure Fuel, Service and Tyres 43,895.36 Vehicle Insurance 12,051.24 _ 55,946.60 Other Expenditure Website Costs 713.83 Torches, Badges, Magnets, Keyrings etc. 3,189.72 Printing, Postage, Stationery and Telephone 554.03 Room Hire 891.56 Accountancy 450.00 Public Liability Insurance 286.85 Sundry 177.35 _ Surplus Before Purchase and Sale of Assets Purchase of New Bike – BP24 RRV 12,263.16 Purchase of New Bike – BK74 XTE 15,326.24 Purchase of New Bike – BK74 XTG 15,326.24 Purchase of New Bike – BX74 TYT 16,047.11 Sale of Bike – LG18 BLJ (2,000.00) Sale of Bike – BL17 UAF (2,000.00) ___ SURPLUS FOR YEAR |
£ p 121,552.11 1,949.49 2,402.04 1,266.00 557.60 _ 127,727.24 62,209.94 _ 65,517.30 54,962.75 _ 10,554.55 _ |
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MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE
BANK RECONCILIATION YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 2025
Bank Balance – 01/07/2024 Banking for Year Bank Expenditure for Year Bank Balance at 30/06/2025 |
NEW BIKE ACCOUNT £ p 36,146.81 38,470.44 _ 74,617.25 46,683.00 _ 27,934.25 |
CURRENT ACCOUNT £ p 13,493.73 114,442.37 _ 127,936.10 92,998.40 _ 34,937.70 |
CAF GOLD ACCOUNT £ p 57,350.55 1,291.69 _ 58,642.24 - _ 58,642.24 |
CAF CASH ACCOUNT £ p 6,045.89 89,285.80 _ 95,331.69 88,387.80 _ 6,943.89 |
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Confirmed by the Trustees on
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J. Hubbard-Palmer
MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE
SCHEDULE OF FIXED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 2025
| £ Fixed Assets BL17 UAF BMW F800 GT 10,359 BX67 XZT 9,344 LG18 BLJ 14,500 Octavia BK18 OEV 22,284 Octavia BK16 EUC 10,583 BG70 LBX 12,038 LM20 URA 7,087 BT22 WNF 12,757 BK72 MDF 12,895 BJ23 YZZ 13,528 BJ73 HFG 13.539 BJ73 HJF 13,539 GJ73 WEP 13,579 BD24 VRP 13,187 Additions BP24 RRV 12,263 BK74 XTE 15,326 BK74 XTG 15,326 BX74 TYT 16,047 Disposals LG18 BLJ (14,500) BL17 UAF (10,359) _ Current Assets VAT Refund 3,946.90 Paypal 9.41 Bank Balance 128,458.08 _ Current Liabilities Creditors and Accruals |
£ 213,322.00 132,414.39 ___ 345,736.39 303.54 ____ 345,432.85 |
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