MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS - EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE
24/7 365 days a year FREE OF CHARGE collection/delivery service for urgent medical items for a range of Hospitals. To date we have carried out over 44,000 successful deliveries We now service a large range of Hospitals including New Cross ,Walsall Manor, Russell's Hall, City Hospital, The QE, Birmingham Womens, Heartlands, Penn, West Park Hospital, Cannock Hospital to name but a few.
Objects
TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROTECT HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTOF URGENTLY NEEDED BLOOD, DRUGS, HUMAN TISSUES AND OTHERMEDICAL REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN HOSPITALS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONBANKS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE MIDLANDS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,554.55 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £127,727.24 against expenditure of £117,173. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £86,576, derived from bank balances and current assets, with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Lorraine Goughchair
- Daniel Curtis
- David John Pearce
- Josie Hubbard-Palmer
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £128k | £117k |
| 30/06/2024 | £116k | £62k |
| 30/06/2023 | £76k | £59k |
| 30/06/2022 | £63k | £56k |
| 30/06/2021 | £95k | £51k |
Common questions
Is MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS - EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,554.55 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £127,727.24 against expenditure of £117,173. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £86,576, derived from bank balances and current assets, with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/03/2024 | £15k | Midland Freewheelers Blood Bikes |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/02/2017 | £10k | Midland Freewheelers - Outdoor Clothing |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE GORDON GRAY TRUST | 2 | £94k |
| DENISE COATES FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.6m |
| COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST | 1 | £753k |
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £350k |
| EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY | 1 | £30k |
| THE BRIDGE TRUST | 1 | £23k |
| THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION | 1 | £21k |
Charities like this
- SEVERN FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY VOLUNTARY SERVICE
- FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY VOLUNTARY BLOOD BIKE SERVICE
- MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY
- SOUTH WEST BLOOD BIKES
- SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HEALTHCARE AND HOSPITALS CHARITY
- NORTHUMBRIA BLOOD BIKES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDLAND FREEWHEELERS - EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE | £128k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SEVERN FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY VOLUNTARY SERVICE | £200k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY VOLUNTARY BLOOD BIKE SERVICE | £92k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY | £19.9m | — | — | unclear | 11.8% | no doubt |
| SOUTH WEST BLOOD BIKES | £121k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HEALTHCARE AND HOSPITALS CHARITY | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |