THE BRITISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SOCIETY

Registered charity 326374 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BBTS

Providing a forum for discussion and communication.Promoting education.Providing a continuing professional development scheme.Producing professional guidelines.Publishing a members' newsletter and scientific journal.Encouraging research and development.Fostering links with relevant external bodies.

Objects

TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE STUDY OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION INCLUDING IMMUNOHAEMATOLOGY AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTO ALL ASPECT OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION PRACTICE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £40,195 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £444,663 to £404,468. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £356,654, which is below the stated policy target of at least £400,000. The Council maintains that the Society has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Gaskin
• Dr David Roberts
• Dr Jamie Nash
• Dr Karen Mead
• Julie Staves
• Matthew Hazell
• Rebecca Braund
• Richard Haggas
• Sara Wright
• Wisdom Musabaike

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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