THROMBOSIS UK

Registered charity 1090540 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIFEBLOOD, LIFEBLOOD: THE THROMBOSIS CHARITY

Established to advance medical science in relation to the diagnosis, causes, prevention, alleviation and cure of thrombosis and for the promotion of knowledge and public education of the understanding and awareness of thrombosis.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£293k

Latest spending

£372k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £79,213 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £667,220 to £588,007. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds showed a small deficit of £2,225, though total unrestricted funds remained at £380,082. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's charitable activity plus sufficient funds to cover all operating costs of the charity (held: £380k)

“We will also ensure that funds are sufficient to cover one year's charitable activity plus sufficient funds to cover all operating costs of the charity.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Couch Bright King & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Thrombosis UK (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Curious Health — “Our Partner for National Thrombosis Week 2025 Curious Health Curious Health provided pro bono support to Thrombosis UK to deliver a social m…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2024)

Total income

£507k

Total spending

£251k

Cost of raising funds

£5k

Reserves (reported)

£383k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~18.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Janet Morganchair
Dr MATTHEW FAY
Dr Raza Alikhan
Fern Lewis
Nusaiba Masnurah
Professor Ashley Roger George
Professor BEVERLEY JANE HUNT
ROBIN OFFORD
SIMON ADAM HART
STEPHANE JAGLIN

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£293k	£372k
31/01/2024	£507k	£251k
31/01/2023	£202k	£214k
31/01/2022	£223k	£150k
31/01/2021	£206k	£130k

Common questions

Is THROMBOSIS UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £79,213 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £667,220 to £588,007. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds showed a small deficit of £2,225, though total unrestricted funds remained at £380,082. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Couch Bright King & Co.

Who funds THROMBOSIS UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THROMBOSIS UK as a grant recipient include THE JOHN HEMINGWAY CHARITABLE TRUST, MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE JOHN HEMINGWAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE JOHN HEMINGWAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4.0m
The Bridgepoint Group Foundation	1	£57k
THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£29k
PHILIP KING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£18k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SOCIETY.

THE BRITISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SOCIETY income £290k
THE THROMBOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE income £3.4m
TRUSTEES OF THE LONDON CLINIC LIMITED income £188.1m
THYROID UK income £103k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.9m
THE BLOOD PRESSURE ASSOCIATION income £117k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THROMBOSIS UK	£293k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SOCIETY FY2025	£290k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE THROMBOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FY2025	£3.4m	£200,001 - £210,000	—	above	—	no doubt
TRUSTEES OF THE LONDON CLINIC LIMITED FY2024	£188.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THYROID UK FY2025	£103k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.9m	—	8	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.