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APPENDIX 1
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Trustees’
Day Month Year Day Month Year
From "Period01 06 startAnnual Report forthe date2024 ~=«‘To 31 Period period05 end = date2025
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Scottish Charity Regulator
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Charity name Highland and Islands Blood Bikes Other names charity is on HAIBB Registered charity number $C049345 Charity’s principal address po
Postcode
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
2 Operations Manager Board & Members 3 Treasurer Board & Members ~ Bus Dev Manager 14/04/2025 — present Board 5 Fleet Manager 26/03/2025 — present Board 6 Secretary 11/11/2025 — present Board & Members 7 NHS Liaison Officer 11/11/2025 — present Board & Members 8 9
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11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Reference and administration details
Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)
11/11/2024 — 13/02/2025 01/06/2024 — 11/11/2024 01/06/2024 — 11/11/2024
Structure, governance and management
| Typeof governingdocument | Constitution |
|---|---|
| Trustee recruitmentand appointment | —_‘The Board ofTrustees areappointed bytheCharityMembership through the AGM, and/orCo-opted bythe Board following constitutional criteria. |
| Appointment and removal is in accordance with the Constitution. | |
| No remuneration was paid to anytrustee or connected person during the | |
| year. |
Objectives and activities
| Charitable purposes | The organisation's purposes are: |
|---|---|
| The advancement ofHealth and the saving of lives achieved by the | |
| Provision of free transport of urgently needed medical items between | |
| hospitals, and other locations in the Highland and Islands of Scotland. | |
| Summaryofthemain activities in relation totheseobjects |
Provision offreetransportation, throughvolunteers, ofurgentlyneeded medical items between NHS hospitals, Medical Centres, CareHomesand |
| otherlocationsintheHighlandandIslandsofScotland. |
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Achievements and performance
| Summary ofthemainachievements of the charityduringthefinancialperiod |
Now in our sixth yearof operation, the Charity maintains a strong _provision of free transport ofurgent services toNHS Highland and its |
|---|---|
| patients in the Highland Region. | |
| The charity hasaround 100 active volunteers fiving their time completely | |
| freely to the service of the NHS and the local communities. | |
| We continue toservice 3 SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) forNHS | |
| Highland, covering the departmental needs ofthe Laboratories, the | |
| Discharge SupportTeam and Pharmacy department throughout the | |
| region. In addition, we also have an SLA with Argyll & Bute Health and |
|
| Social Care Partnership, supporting remote FP surgeries and their | |
| Community Hospital. | |
| In this financial year period (12 months to 31stMay 2025), we completed | |
| 1,271 urgent deliveries for the NHS and local patient communities. Of | |
| these, we predominantly carried blood samples (43%), patient | |
| medications, including covid medication (21%) and GP Samples (16%). | |
| Patient medications reduced as a proportion of our activity in line with | |
| reduction in levels of Covid 19. The total mileage covered by our | |
| volunteers for the NHS was 119,047 miles in the period. | |
| In the 2025 financial periodwe started supporting Maternity and Neonatal | |
| Care with the movement of Human Breast Milk in conjunction with the | |
| NHS Milk Bankand the Glasglow Children’s Hospital Charity. | |
| We plan to start supporting the Highland Hospice in the2026 financial | |
| period. | |
| Financial review | |
| Briefstatement ofthe charity’s policy | Our financial policy remains thatwe will maintain reserves to cover 3 |
| on reserves | months of operating costs. |
| As at 31 May2025 the charity held a total of available funds of £47,932 (of | |
| which £310 were restricted funds). The Trustees consider this to be | |
| appropriate to fund ongoing activities. | |
| Our approximate running costs fora period of 3months is £10,000. | |
| Details of any deficit | |
| Donated facilities and services (ifany) | AirdAccountancy Limited provided services to conduct our annual |
| financialreviewatnilcost. |
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Other optional information
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behaif of the charity's trustees
Signature(s) OSCR will accept digitalor typed signatures Full name(s) Position (e.g. Chair) Date
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| Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes | $C049345 | |
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| OSCR Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts [_Paroduiatdaie———=«dYSC«Y Parodia_—iY Fortheperiod |
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| Expendable Unrestricted Restricted funds funds arr |
Permanent endowmnen |
Totalfunds Totalfundslast current period period |
| tonearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | to nearest £ tonearest€ |
| Ai Receipts |
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| lLegaces CidESC(‘(#SNCCs er [Receipts trom fundraising activites |
6A |
Grosstradingreceipts |
| A2 Receipts from asset &investment sales [Proceeds trom sale offixedassets |
—*0,780 |
[Proceedstromsaleofinvestments] |
| A3 Payments | ||
| jepenesiorindaiingactdics dee] |
Saat nea se a |
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| 2; es | as ees |
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| A4 Payments relating lo asset and investment | ||
| movemerts | ||
| Pacesdiedsess US Sd)SSCAaa |
ee A4 Subtotal 21,482 |
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| Total payments[64,991] ESiris) |
Ec | [7683] |
| Netreceipts/(payments) FTSSesae)(Meeea]ee) AsTaner om) nde EY a ey re(a)(EE) |
(een)ee]naa) EE]Pe (EE) |
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APPENDIX 2
Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes $C049345
Section B Statement of balances
Categories Details paraa Restricted funds endowmentExpendablefunds endowmentPermanentfunds tsa”dod * Total last pes
B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balances al siart of year to nearestsauey£ |to nearestsae| to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest30,053£ | | to neerest40.056i
paymentsSurplus / (deficit) [account] shown on receipts and || 17.879 | _——| | (10,003)
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(Agreecn balancesatwith ireceipts andotpayments | ae
account(s)}
Details Fund to which asset belongs Market valuation Leet yon
B2 to nearest£ to neerest
Investments |
es if =
| —.
Total
Details Fund to which asset betongs Cost (if available) Currenta vatue<) (if Last year
B3 ____s sto nearest é to nearest £ to nesrest£
Other assets Vehicles Unrestricted | — E et
Plant& Equipment Unrestricted | tS =
jee [ae | |
| if| eeremaaccnll
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Detaits Fund to which liebility reistes Amount due Last year
B4 Liabitities ; . to nesrest £ to nearest £
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— to nearest £ to nearest €
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Signed by one or two trustees
on behalfof all the trustees approvalsacroke!
Pease note - OSCRwill accept digitalor typed signatures
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APPENDIX 2 Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes
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Section C Notes to the Accounts
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C1 Nature and purpose of
funds (may be stated on
analysis of funds worksheets)
Details of the various restricted funds can be found in the notes to the accompanying Addional notes (3)
Type of activity or project supported sees,ividual / Numberee £
- —=
Total
C3a Trustee remuneration If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected
to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)
Authority under which paid ‘
C3b Trustee remuneration -
detalis
C4a Trustee expenses if no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box
(otherwise complete section 4b)
Number of £
trustees
C4h Trusteo expenses - a
details .
Merchandise
for events a
Consumables for vehicles a
Fuel for charity vehicle a
MOT
for charity vehicle a
Transaction Balance
C5 Transactions with Nature of relationshi Nature of transaction soeamount (£) nen)outstandingperiod end at(£)
trustees“ee and connected a
a
C6 Other information
From 1 June 2024 all income and expenditure has been recorded net of VAT. Comparative figures have
not been restated, and remain shown as VAT inclusive. The remaining VAT claim from the 2024
accounting year has been shown as a separate receipt line item, in line with previous years.
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APPENDIX2
Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes
$C049345
Additional analysis (1)
Analysis of receipts and payments
| 1 Donations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendabie endowment funds to nearest£ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
= to nearest £ |
Totallastperiod tonearest£ |
|
| eee | --sraeeseumpnarenennpusummeceatiiemsmmelincema:ftCavmummemmaatelt |
[26,197] nee: |
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| roa | er) | |||||
| 2 Grants | ||||||
| Unrestricted ima to nearest £ |
Restrictedfunds tonearest £ |
Total current Ganod to nearest £ |
Total lastperiod to nearest £ |
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| = — | = — | |||||
| aa | meer | |||||
| 3 Gross receipts from other charitable | activities | |||||
| u Pee to nesrest £ se a) 2673) |
Restrictedfunds to nearest£ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
<a Total last period to nearest £ tonearest £ |
a [a0 |
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| (ClEE | Ge | a” | ||||
| = | a | ee | ||||
| 4 Paymentsrelating directly to charitable activities | ||||||
| —— to nearest £ |
Restrictedfunds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
— Per to nearest £ |
Total lastperiod to nearest £ |
|
| Promises Rental & ServiceCharge |
[2050] [6.303] |
e667] |
[aa [~_Y |
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[562] |
Pee | Pee |
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$C049345
Additional analysis (2)
| 5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds |
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| Unrestricted Unrestricted fund ¢ - enter tuned 2 - enter |
Unrestricted Unrestricted fund 3 - enter fund 4 - enter |
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| name of fund name of fund |
name of fund name of fund |
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| below below |
below below |
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| Unrestricted Member's |
Total Total unrestricted unrestricted |
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| Receipts | ||||
| Pp | ||||
| a | ee | 29a | ||
| Receipts from asset & investment sales Proceeds from saleof fixed assets Subtotal |
____10,750 | |||
| Taine: | Se)SEBS] | BS]LS] | ||
| 3508 Grosswading payments |
oO . [investment maregement costs |
oo [Paymentsrelating directly to charitable activities 3as0t |
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| Payments relating to asset anc investment | ||||
| movemects Poachases oftoedesses Puchase of inesiments |
ase? nasa |
[aia] [13.484] Dl, |
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| Totalpayments | [“ea9et}[=](FC | |||
| ictal Transfert (rom)tnd Surplus(dt for your |
CESGE | ESS)Ee] L_a732)] y a PE] a] a] |
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| Nature and purpose of funds |
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| Unrestricted funds are available to be spent by the charity in pursuit | of it's charitableactivities, without restriction, |
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| Thecharity has startedcollecting depositsfromvolunteers assecurity forthebrandeduniform tobeusedbyvolunteers whenvolunteering.Thesefundsare notavailable to bespent by the charity and are to be retumed to members on retum of the charity's uniform. |
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APPENDIX2
Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes
$C049345
Additional analysis (3)
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6 Breakdown of restricted funds
Restricted fund Restricted fund Restricted fund Restricted fund
1- enter name of 2- enter name of 3 - enter name of 4- etter name of
fund below fund below fund below fund below
Foundation Parklands Groundworks Total restricted Total restricted
Scotland funds funds last
period
Receipts
aia; Remaaites
a: |
Receiptsfrom fundraising activities eei|
Gross eeer
trading receipts ical ieee
Income from investments other than land and buildings | aa.
RantsGross trom land& buildings Serer|eee
receipts from other charitable activities fl a
Sub total ae
Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of investments
Sub total
Tota! receipes EES (eereene| for es Po
Payments
Expenses for fundraising activites —_aa [et] [406
a et =: |
| a |
ae| ry [265] [sara|
| aaa |
| a eS |
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as |
ea Pe Seen |eae
Subtom/ |228 aS |106] | [5,380] |
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
44204]
Sub aa
Tota paymento t als a]El | 14,244 |
Not receipts / (payments) Cy] (69)(eo) CT]
Transtrs to / (rom) funds ) GE GE) ee Ee
Surplus /(detc) for year rT Pay CET
Nature and purpose of funds
Foundation Scotland provided funds to cover running costs in the 1V14 & IV15 postcode areas, and the Raigmore and Caithness Area. The balance of these funds at the
year end was £nil (2024 - £226)
Parklands provided funds for the purchase of pull up banners, artworks and outdoor table banners. There was £13 remaining in this fund at the year end (2024 - £853)
Groundworks Ltd provided a grant last year to fund the purchase of digital fundraising equipment. There is £297 remaining in this fund at the year end (2024 - £336)
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Scottish Charity Regulator
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|___ Independent [examiner's] [report] [on] [the][ accounts]
‘iatiegoes Highiand and islands Blood Bikes
Registeredcharity = j= | ~ $C049345 i
Ontheaccountsofthe | _—« Periodstartdate ge _ Periodend date _ Weer coaer
charity for the period ~ Dey. — s iday | eA |
Respective the charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance —
responsibilities of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the
audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It
Actis myandresponsibility to state whetherto examineparticularthe mattersaccounts haveas required come to undermy attentionsection—a44(1) (c)of the
Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities
examiner's statement Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with
accountsproceduresthose records.andundertakenseeksIt also explanationsincludesdo not consideratioprovidefrom allthe thetrusteesofevidencea n y unusualconcerningthat itemswouldanyorbesuchdisclosuresrequiredmatters.in intheanTheaudit |
independent examiner's _ inand,the consequently,course of my examination,| do not expressno anmatteraudithasopinioncome onto themy attentionaccounts.[ott h anerthat
Statement disclosed on the attached page]
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
toRegulation keep accounting4 of the records 2006 Accountsin accordanceRegulations,with sectionand 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
toRegulation prepare accounts9 of the 2006whichAccountsaccord withRegulationsthe accounting recordsand comply with
have not been met, or
| 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
Relevant professiona
qualification(s) or body | cin, Accountant (ICAEW / ICAS)
(if any):
Address: AirdBredaigAccountancy Ltd : ~ae |
"= el
| [Kiltarlity]
Beauly, IV4 7UP
“Pleasefollowingdeletepage. the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matterswhich have come to your attentionon the
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Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose