SERV HERTS & BEDS

Registered charity 1180326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE VOLUNTEERS HERTS & BEDS

The Group supports the local NHS by providing a free delivery service for blood products, patient samples, human donor milk, medical equipment and prescription drugs.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE IS:THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COURIER SERVICE TO TRANSPORT BLOOD, SAMPLES AND OTHER ITEMS USED FOR THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS, FOR DOCTORS, HOSPITALS AND LABORATORIES AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE EMERGENCY SERVICES.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds reserves of around 1.5 times its annual expenditure, which the Trustees consider satisfactory. The charity's income typically ranges between £25,000 and £35,000, covering running expenditures of £25,000 to £27,000. The organization remains operationally stable, relying on volunteers and donor funds to support its courier services.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SERV Herts and Beds Bloodbikes (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).

• Motolab LTD — “Blood BIkers Is Proudly Supported By Motolab LTD” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/02/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Javier Claridgechair
• Andrew George Robertson Cowley · trustee of 2 other charities
• DANIEL THOMAS COLLINS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Hunt
• NICHOLAS OWEN BAILEY
• Peter Nunn

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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