Registered charity (CIO) · London
Global Blood Fund (Europe)
Global Blood Fund (Europe) is a registered charity (number 1162880) based in London, governed by 2 trustees and chaired by Dr John Armitage since 2008. Latest income £201k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as GBF (Charity Commission)
- 2 trustees
- Income £201k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda and more
- Website
- www.globalbloodfund.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£201k£190k
- 2023£53k£215k
- 2022£132k£210k
Earlier years
- 2021£62k£160k
- 2020£245k£379k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES IN PARTICULAR BY IMPROVING THE AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT, SAFE BLOOD FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF TRANSFUSION, WHEREVER IN THE WORLD THEY LIVE, BUT WITH A FOCUS ON POORER COUNTRIES, THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, MONEY AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT.B) THE PROMOTION AND FACILITATION OF VOLUNTARY, NON-REMUNERATED BLOOD DONATION.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
2 trustees on the board
- Dr John Armitage Chair since 2008
- Randall Stark since 2008
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr John Armitage Chair since 2008
- Randall Stark since 2008
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Dr John Armitage Chair since 2008
- Randall Stark since 2008
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1162880
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 28 Jul 2015
- Contact on the register
- 07711447242 · info@globalbloodfund.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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