Warwickshire and Solihull Blood Bikes
RIDING TO SAVE LIVES
Year End Report April 2023 – March 2024
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. This year we co-ordinated a year long campaign of Fund-raising events along with making people aware of Blood bikes and the contribution given to the NHS. We focused time this year with supermarkets in the area in particular Asda, Morrisons and Tesco but in doing this ensured we covered all 4 corners of our working area. Our talks program also continues to be successful resulting in one private donation of £10,000 following one of the talks.
Our new membership application is still increasing but at a slower rate of around 10%. We have also seen a few members leave at around 15% 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.
This year as part of the fund raising and awareness activity 10 of our members took part is the 5 Capitals tour. This entailed leaving Coventry on June 23[rd] 2023 and riding over the next 36 hours to the 5 Capitals of the UK. Thanks to the kind donations of the Public and more importantly local business who supported us by sponsoring riders we raised £25,000 to purchase a new BMW R1250RT.
Overall donations have increased this year after some great fund-raising activities and the teams push on promoting Blood Bikes.
In fiscal year 2022/23 donations were £75,168 in comparison fiscal year 2023/24 are £83,929
Including VAT claims our available funds as of the 31st of March 2024 are £114.866 . This is an increase from £74,971 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: 14 Holly Walk, NUNEATON, Warwickshire CV11 6UU Charity No: 1156751
WARWICKSHIRE & SOLIHULL BLOOD BIKES RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2023 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds Reeei Donations Gifi Aid Meinbership Subscriptions Interest Received VAT Refunds 50.)31 77,669 6,745 6.?60 83.9?9 6,745 1.476 1,016 14.300 1,740 197 5.253 1,476 1,016 14,300 Asset Sales Motor Vehicle 17.250 7.400 7.400 74,971 107,130 7,736 114,866 Pavment5 Fuel Vehicle Expenses Vehiele Insurances Hi- Viz Jackets & T-shirts Stationery & Printing PLJbl ic Liability Insurance Doiialion - Toy Run Proinotional Materials Overheads Event Costs 13.403 10.44? 4,699 2.446 1,079 13,719 14,902 4,993 ,455 764 1.999 13,719 14.902 4,993 1,455 764 1,999 314 2,737 1.692 2,097 248 1,692 3,139 248 1.042 143 Asset Purchases Motorbike Motor Vehicle Pathology, Boxes Laptop BLindle Defibrillators Card Reader 13,880 6.260 20.140 33,346 794 540 551 551 5,905 5.905 71,932 62,525 7,302 69,827 Net Recei ts 44.605 434 45,039 101.816 BanL Balances l April ?0?3 104,855 104,855 Adjustment to Unrestricted Funds 1,580 1.580 104,855 Bank Balances 31 March 2024 147,880 2,014 149,894 Page I
WARWICKSHIRE & SOLIHULL BLOOD BIKES NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS & PAYMFNTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Assets Retained for the Chari 's Own Use Cost Motor Vehicle5 Peugleot Expert 16,398 Toyoia C-HR 33,i46 49,744 Motor Bikes Yamaha 15,457 Yamaha 9,7iO BMW 15,609 BMW 20,140 Signed on behalf of all the trustees Philip Mason Chairman Richard Brown Membership Sccretary 18 April 2024 Page I
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts ••• Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Warwickshire & Solihull Blood Bikes On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1156751 Set out on pages One and Two I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities 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 Charities Act 2011 ("the Act")- 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 followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 1810412024 Name: Paul Case Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 52 Leicester Street Bulkington Bedworth CV12 9NG Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (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