CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1st July 2023 Period start date To 30th June 2024 Period end data
Charlty name: Blood Group Serology Transfusion
Charity registratlon number: 1140378
Objactives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
goveming document
P•rn 1.17
BGS Transfusion provides Blood
Transfuslon Education events to
rolevant professional staff groups and
students.
BGS Transfuslon undertakeg a 3-day
conferenco Overy 2 yèars providing
lectures and workshops to improve
patient ¢arn in Healthufa settlngs.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefrt, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Statement confiming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
p￿1.17￿d
Parn 1.18
Th• trustees of BGS Tran•fuslon
oxecuts their duties with publlc benèflt
In mlnd at all tlmes.
Additional Infornlation {optional)
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P*•138
Policy on grant makn'ng
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contributs'on made by
volunteers
Other

Achievements and Perfomiance
147 delegates att8nded all or part of a
three-day conference held at a local
educational establishment Five of these
delegates partially funded by the
charity.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charty.
identifying the dFfferen￿ the
charity's work has made to
Ihe circumstances of its
beneficianes and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
78% of the delegatos attending tho
conference rated the lectures and
overall experience to be good or
excellent In the online evaluatlon
feedback, with 85% saying they would
attend again andlor recommend to a
colloagu
BGS Tr4n8fuslon has sponsored the
Unlversity of Sunderland 'Haematology
Prlze,. This is awardad annually, prlor to
graduatlon. and announced at
graduatlon, lo the student who has the
hlghest combinod mark across the
assessments within stsgè 3 HCS329
Haèmatologyl Transfusion module. It
has been supported by BGS
Transfuslon for 3 years. The module has
a substantial percentage of bl¢)od
transfuslon 8clence contsnt whlch
makes It attractivo to studonts who are
leaning towards a Biomedical Scionce
career In blood 8clence8.
Addltlonal Inforniation (optlonal)
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choose to indude further statements wtsre relevant about."
Achievements against
obj'ectives set
P•r• 1.41
Perfom)ance of fundraising
activities against objectives
sel
Para 1.41
Investment perfomance
against objectives
Para 1.41

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the
riod
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statin
are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Delails of fund materialty in
defi¢rt
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concem
Para 1.21
Positive financtal position ensuring the
continuation of a conference in 2026.
PaTr 1.22
Reservos are hold to provlda funding for
future Conference site booking deposlts.
Para 1.22
P¥a 1.22
NIA
Pwa 1.24
NIA
Poro 1.23
NIA
Addltlonal Inforniatlon loptlonal)
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The Charity's principal
sour¢es of funds linduding
any fundraising)
Plrn 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investm8nt policy
adopted
P•r• 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charrty
Pw• 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charty's
trusts..
Type of goveming document
Para 125
Trust Deod
How is the chaiity
constituted?
Pwa125
Trust
Trustee selection method$
including detai15 of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
tNstees
Pdra 125
Elected by Tnmtees
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Policie8 and procedures
adopted for the Indu¢tion
and training of trustees
Parn 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
ne￿Ork with which the
harity works
Parn 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
P4A 1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Chari
name
Other name the chari
Re
istered charit number
Charity's prinapal address
Blood Grou
Serol
BGS Transfusion
1140378
BGS TransfUs￿Jn
PO Box 3472
Wokingham. Berkshire
RG40 9AL
Transfusion

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustse name
Offiee Irf any)
Ilame of person lor body) ertiti¢d
int bvstse
ifan
Ben Holmes
Amelia Fairweather
Chaimian
Vice Chair
Jane Murphy
Ann Halford
Secretary
Treasurer
Martin Maley
Richard Haggas
Michael Oouglas
Matt Hazell
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14
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19
20
Cor
orale twste8s- names of the directors at the date the re
Dlr•ctor nam•
ortwasa
roved
Name of trustees holding trtbe to property belonging to the charty
Tru8ts• n•me

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
NIA
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behaLf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the ¢ustodian
charity's objects
NIA
Details of a￿ar￿jernents for
safe custody and
Segregation of such assets
from the charity's i)wn
assets
NIA
Addftional Infomiatlon loptlonal)
Namos and addresses of advisers (Optlonal Infomiatlon}
Typo of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chief executlva or nam￿ of sonlor staff memborn (Optlonal Informatlon)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non4isdosure of ke
rsonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
The trustees deGlaro that they have approved the trustees. report al)ove.
Signed on behalf of thè charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full namels)
Ben Holmes
Ann Halford
Posltion leg Secrntary,
Chalr, etc)
Chair
Treasurer
Date
2510312025

BGS Balance Sheet 

as at 30th June 2024 

income outgoings Bf £10,589.99 £1.13 

|Expenses|||
|---|---|---|
|Speakers||£712.07|
|Committee||£135.30|
|Conference||£3,118.92|
|trade bkgs|£6,300.00|2102.4|
|Delegate bkgs|£40,849.00||
|Insurance|£271.60|£543.20|
|Uniforms|£52.40|£70.92|
|Website/IT||£298.59|
|Student Sponsorship||£100.00|
|Speakers accomm|£860.00||
|University||£32,467.60|
|Fundraising|21.72||
|Bank balance||£19,395.71|
|cash||£1.13|



£58,945.84 £58,945.84 

Income & Expenditure Account BGS as of 30th June 2024 

Income 

£ 

|Trade|£6,300.00|
|---|---|
|Delegate|£40,849.00|
|Online spend donations|£21.72|
|Conference Charity|£665.70|
|Speaker Accommodation|£860.00|
|Uniform|£52.40|
|Insurance Refund|£271.60|



£49,020.42 

Expenditure 

|e||
|---|---|
|Nottingham University|£32,467.60|
|Conference Expenses|£1,551.97|
|Committee Expenses|£135.30|
|Speaker Expenses|£712.07|
|Insurance|£271.60|





|Trade stands|£2,102.40||
|---|---|---|
|Hospitality|£1,838.55||
|Sponsorships|£100.00||
|Uniform|£70.92||
|Conference Charity|£665.70||
|Web site & IT|£298.59||
|||£40,214.70|
|Surplus of income over Expenditure||£8,805.72|
|BGS Transfusion|||
|Balance sheet|||
|30th June 2024|||
|**Fixed Assets**|||
|**Current Assets**|||
|Bank|19395.71||
|Cash|1.13||
|||19396.84|
|**Current Liabilities**|||
|Net Assets||£19,396.84|
|Represented by|||
|Accumulated fund||10,591.12|
|Surplus of income over expenditure||£8,805.72|
|||£19,396.84|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Raport to th8 trustses
BGS Transfusion
On accounts lor the year
èndod
30th June 2024
Charlty no
(If any)
1140378
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
chanty rthe Trust") for the year ended
Rosponslbllltles and
ba$1$ ol report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(Ihe Acr)
I report in resFect of my examinatson of th8 Trust's accounts Carried OLrt
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the awicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5Mb) of the Act.
Independent
•xaminer's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have
come to my attention in connecb'on with the examination {oth8F
which gives me cause to believe that in. any material
respect:
the accounting records wern not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Chanties Act: or
the accounts did not a¢¢ord with the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply with the aFpli¢able requirements
conceming the forn and corrtent of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accourrts gwe a Irue and fair, view which is not a matter
conSidw￿ as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
wrth the examination to whith attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enab￿ a F*oper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
. Please delete the in the bthets rfth8y do not apply.
Signed:
Dats:
18.1.10
Name:
Pkts)trJ SLAY
Relevant professional
qualificationlsl or body
Ibi E LLBPSÉD)
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Section B
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Only complete If the examiner needs to highlight matefial matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions and
guidance ts examiners).
Glve here brief detalls of
any itemg that the
èxaminer wishes to
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Oct 2018