GLOBAL BLOOD FUND (EUROPE)

Registered charity 1162880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GBF

Global Blood Fund aims to support blood services in resource constrained countries to better serve their patient populations. It does this through the provision of training, equipment, grants and other services. The charity also works to increase the number of volunteer blood donors and provides industry leadership to improve awareness of global inequities and encourage resource sharing.

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Latest income

£201k

Latest spending

£190k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets were £263,714.17 against total liabilities of £50,000.00, resulting in a positive fund balance. However, the trustees note that donations are sporadic and unpredictable, leading to a revenue deficit for the year.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“GIVEN THAT DONATIONS TO THE CHARITY CONTINUE TO BE SPORADIC AND UNPREDICATABLE, A MORE STRUCTURED GIVING INITIATIVE HAS BEEN SCOPED, READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN 2023.” — page 8

Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2021) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2022).

Comparing this charity’s FY2021 and FY2022 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Dr JOHN ARMITAGEchair
RANDALL STARK

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

Operates in: Cameroon · Kenya · Lebanon · Rwanda · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£201k	£190k
31/12/2023	£53k	£215k
31/12/2022	£132k	£210k
31/12/2021	£62k	£160k
31/12/2020	£245k	£379k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL BLOOD FUND (EUROPE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2022 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets were £263,714.17 against total liabilities of £50,000.00, resulting in a positive fund balance. However, the trustees note that donations are sporadic and unpredictable, leading to a revenue deficit for the year.

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
AKO FOUNDATION	1	£800k
THE SAM PEGRAM HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION	1	£750

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 BLOOD CARE FOUNDATION income £244k
BE GLOBAL FOUNDATION income £282k
NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT TRUST FUND income £140k
GLOBAL GIVING UK income £3.3m
GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOUNDATION (GHRF) income £342k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GLOBAL BLOOD FUND (EUROPE)	£201k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE BRITISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SOCIETY FY2025	£290k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BLOOD CARE FOUNDATION FY2024	£244k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BE GLOBAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£282k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT TRUST FUND FY2025	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOBAL GIVING UK FY2024	£3.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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