BELIEVE - ORGAN DONOR SUPPORT

Registered charity 1167626 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BELIEVE

The charity's activities include: promoting organ donation and increasing awareness of the subject and the procedureseducating the general public on the subject of organ donationproviding support for those affected by organ donation, whether donor or recipient

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BENEFITS OF HUMAN ORGAN DONATION ("ORGAN DONATION") AND TO MOBILISE, ENCOURAGE, FOSTER AND MAINTAIN THE INTEREST AND SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC IN ORGAN DONATION(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY:(A) SEEKING TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE PROCEDURES FOR THE PROVISION OF ORGAN DONATION(B) PROMOTING ORGAN DONATION AMONGST THE PUBLIC AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RELIEF TO DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS WHO HAVE AGREED TO ORGAN AND/OR TISSUE DONATION(C) SEEKING TO ADVANCE THE TRAINING AND SKILLS OF MEDICAL STAFF AND OTHERS EMPLOYED IN ORGAN DONATION PROCEDURES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net loss of £6,052 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £99,180. The trustees have stated a reserves policy to retain sufficient funds to cover one year of activities, estimated between £20,000 and £25,000, which is well below the actual unrestricted reserves held. The accounts confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year of activities (held: £99k)
“The trustees believe that reserves sufficient to cover one year of activities should be retained until the launch of the garden. This is estimated as between £20-£25 k” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Believe - Organ Donor Support (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£29k£35k
31/12/2023£14k£24k
31/12/2022£21k£23k
31/12/2021£21k£23k
31/12/2020£19k£33k

Common questions

Is BELIEVE - ORGAN DONOR SUPPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net loss of £6,052 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £99,180. The trustees have stated a reserves policy to retain sufficient funds to cover one year of activities, estimated between £20,000 and £25,000, which is well below the actual unrestricted reserves held. The accounts confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/11/2025£20kBelieve Organ Donation Memorial Garden
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2006£4kresidential courses for young offenders
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2006£4kTraining for ex-offenders