Merseyside Against Blood Cancers

Registered charity 1157459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BLOOM APPEAL

The trustees continue to be guided by the objectives set out in the CIO Association document. The trustees are mindful of their need to be apprised of current developments in the treatment of leukaemia and related blood cancers and are therefore in continual dialogue with medical staff at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

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Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£129k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, with net assets decreasing from £140,513 to £130,141. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £58,624, which the trustees consider prudent given anticipated future requirements. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 15% retention (held: £59k)
There is a 15% retention which will provide the Charity with sufficient reserves to avoid financial difficulties. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Merseyside Against Blood Cancers (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£119k£129k
30/06/2024£164k£102k
30/06/2023£81k£71k
30/06/2022£31k£76k
30/06/2021£13k£10k

Common questions

Is Merseyside Against Blood Cancers financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, with net assets decreasing from £140,513 to £130,141. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £58,624, which the trustees consider prudent given anticipated future requirements. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Merseyside Against Blood Cancers?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Merseyside Against Blood Cancers as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST, THE RAINFORD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUSTFY2023£2kHealth and Wellbeing appeals
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2024£1kWelfare