Warwickshire and Solihull Blood Bikes
RIDING TO SAVE LIVES
Year End Report April 2022 – March 2023
This year has again been a very successful one for WSBB. Our members have risen to new challenges and excelled themselves.
Overall, the public and our supporters have continued to support the Blood Bike initiative and continued being generous with donations. Following a very successful 2021 / 2022 winter campaign of talks to Rotary and WI groups etc we continue to see a steady stream of donations coming into the group. We have also seen new funds from the Heart of England Foundation donating a further £2000 following our grant application. We also received another £10,000 donation from South Warwickshire Foundation Trust Charity in recognition of our voluntary support of the NHS.
Our new membership application is still increasing but at a slower rate of around 20%. We have also seen a few members leave at around 25% but a lot less than anticipated. Main reason for leaving is their working situations have changed following Covid 19.
Our general customers remain the same with Rugby St Cross / George Elliot / Warwick requiring around 70% of our services. There has been a shift in the workload with Leamington rehab becoming more popular location over Rugby St Cross.
At the start of 2022 we also started our daily collection and delivery of Blood to Warwickshire and Northampton Air Ambulance service based at Bagington Airport.
This year we have replaced the car in the fleet. We purchased a Toyota CHR Hybrid car the first Hybrid vehicle in the Fleet helping with our environmental impact at a cost of £33,346 . We did sell 1 van and 1 bike in this period giving back to the groups funds amounted to £9250.
Overall donations have increased this year after some great fund-raising activities and the teams push on promoting Blood Bikes.
In fiscal year 2021/22 donations were £64,064 in comparison fiscal year 2022/23 are £74,971
Including vat claims and the sale of the 2 vehicles our available funds as of the 31st of March 2023 are £104,855 . This is an increase from £101,816 in the previous fiscal year.
So on a positive note the group enters into a new financial year in the best position it’s ever been in, these funds will help with our future plans to evolve further and grow the group to provide further support to the NHS and our local community in Warwickshire and Solihull.
Registered Address: 5 Orson Leys, Rugby CV22 5RG Charity No: 1156751
WARWICKSHIRE & SOLIHULL BLOOD BIKES RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 2022 Uttrestrid¢d Funds Restri¢i¢d Funds Total Funds Recei Donations Adjiistmeni for 202? Donations Metnbership Subscriplion5 IDiere41 Received VAT Refunds 64,064 58.217 314 58.531 8.IK)O 1.740 197 5.253 1.975 1.740 197 5.253 7,246 Motor Van & MorbikeS 9.250 8.0(K) 17.250 73.381 66.657 8.314 74.971 me Fuel Vehicle Expenses Vehicle Insuronces Hi Viz Jackets & T-shirts StatioThery &. Printin Public Liability Ir)surance Donaiion- To) Riin Promotional laterIalS Overheads Event Costs 13.945 11.685 5,370 3.057 760 572 828 13.403 10.44? 4.699 ?.446 1.079 752 10.442 4.699 2.446 1.079 752 314 2.737 1.237 143 2.7.37 1.237 143 1.752 227 A55el Purchases Motorbikes Motor Vchicle Pa¢hology Boxes Lapiop Bundle 25.359 33.346 794 540 33.346 794 540 394 63.949 71.618 314 71,932 9.432 let Retei t5 4.961 8.000 3.039 92,384 Bank Balan¢es l April ?022 98.174 3,642 101.816 Adjustment to Unr¢5tricted Funds 11.642 1.642 101.816 Bank Balan¢e$ 31 March 2023 104.855 104,855 Page I
WARWICKSHIRE & SOLIHULL BLOOD BIKES NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Assets Retained for the Chari 's Ow'n Use Cost Motor N'ehicles Nissan Quashqai 25.245 Soldposr 31 March 3023 Peugeoi Expen 16J98 To>ota C-HR 33.346 74.989 Motor Bikes Yamaha 15.457 Yamaha 9.750 BMW 15.609 40.816 Slgned on bthalf of All tht tTus¢ets Philip Mason Chairman Richard Brown M¢mb¢T5hip Secr¢¢ary 24 April 2023 Page 2
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mornbers of Warwickshire & Solihull Blood Bikes On a¢¢ounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 Charity no (If any) 1156751 Set out on pages One and Two IreYykn?l lo ldÉ tt)& paoe numbers of a11101&1:.,llVt17 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charrties Acl 2011 ('the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have foll0vd the applicable Dir8Ctions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wrth the examination which gives me ause to believe that in, any material respect. accounting records Vre nol kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent axaminerfs stat•mont I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to vthich attention should be drawn in order to enable pro r understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 2410412023 Name: Paul Case Relevant professional qualification(sl or body (if any): FCCA- Association of Chartered Certffied Accountants Address: 52 Leicester Street Bulkington Wapwickshire CV12 9NG Section B Disclosure Only complele rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of Conrn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018