LIONS INTERNATIONAL BLOOD RESEARCH APPEAL

Registered charity 276685 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as L I B R A

To assist the haematology staff at Kings College Hospital with the provision of much needed laboratory equipment, particulary in the areas of Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemia.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN DISORDERS OF THE BLOOD AND IN PARTICULAR TO SUPPORT EXPAND AND DEVELOP LEARNING AT THE KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE.

Area of benefit: KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £200,854, which the Trustees consider adequate for continued operation and exceeds their stated policy target of £20,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £128,776 for the year, driven by a significant one-off bequest. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2022 (received 10/05/2023, 10 days after the 30/04/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lions International Blood Research Appeal (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).

• Lions Clubs International — “Founded by members of Lions Clubs International in 1978, we are the only charity which solely campaigns for the world-renowned haematology …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew John Lodgechair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Christopher Robin Iles
• Edwin James John Warn · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian David Forbes · trustee of 1 other charity
• JACKIE ROBINSON
• Michael Anthony Parker · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER LI · trustee of 2 other charities
• Robert Matthew Pullinger · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Scotland · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

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• LECHLADE & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB income £40k
• LYMPHOMA LEUKAEMIA MYELOMA FUND (WALES) income £49k
• HIGHWORTH AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND income £67k

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