FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY VOLUNTARY SERVICE (YEOVIL)

Registered charity 299434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FREEWHEELERS EVS (YEOVIL), YFW BLOODBIKES

Transport of urgently needed blood, drugs, breast milk, human tissues and other medical requirements originating from hospitals, other health care facilities and patients' homes throughout the Southwest of Engand

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Latest income

£177k

Latest spending

£148k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that overall cash resources increased to £138,035, with total receipts rising to £177,155. The trustees report that the level of cash reserves puts the charity in a strong position to meet expected future expenditure, although plans to purchase dedicated premises will require increased fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — YFW Bloodbikes (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr CHARLES ROLLASON CAMPION-SMITHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Jonathan Trevor Anderson
Neville Bonner · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Louise Hall

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

Operates in: Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£177k	£148k
31/12/2023	£91k	£90k
31/12/2022	£90k	£96k
31/12/2021	£84k	£64k
31/12/2020	£134k	£104k

Common questions

Is FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY VOLUNTARY SERVICE (YEOVIL) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that overall cash resources increased to £138,035, with total receipts rising to £177,155. The trustees report that the level of cash reserves puts the charity in a strong position to meet expected future expenditure, although plans to purchase dedicated premises will require increased fundraising. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY VOLUNTARY SERVICE (YEOVIL)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY VOLUNTARY SERVICE (YEOVIL) as a grant recipient include THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Somerset Community Foundation	09/06/2022	£5k	Contribution towards a new blood bike
Somerset Community Foundation	26/10/2016	£5k	Replace oldest bike