Registered charity (CIO) · Durham
Northumbria Blood Bikes
To advance health and save lives, primarily in Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Co Durham & Darlington, by providing a volunteer courier service ancillary to transport provided by the statutory authorities for...
- 11 trustees
- Income £133k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher MannTrustee · since 2024
- Claire HillenTrustee · since 2026
- Clive FranklinTrustee · since 2025
- Ian JamiesonTrustee · since 2025
- Jason CooperTrustee · since 2020
- Kirsty LawrenceTrustee · since 2016
- Lee SmithTrustee · since 2023
- Michael RedpathTrustee · since 2020
- Michael ThompsonTrustee · since 2025
- Paul CurranTrustee · since 2024
- Sean StoreyTrustee · since 2016
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
- Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and more
- Website
- www.northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£133k£176k
- 2024£172k£162k
- 2023£134k£151k
Earlier years
- 2022£134k£151k
- 2021£124k£141k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
To advance health and save lives, primarily in Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Co Durham & Darlington, by providing a volunteer courier service ancillary to transport provided by the statutory authorities for the transfer of blood, blood products and other medical resources between hospitals and medical facilities
Grants received
3 grants · £30,399 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,899 (2 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Christopher Mann since 2024
- Claire Hillen since 2026
- Clive Franklin since 2025
- Ian Jamieson since 2025
- Jason Cooper since 2020
- Kirsty Lawrence since 2016
- Lee Smith since 2023
- Michael Redpath since 2020
- Michael Thompson since 2025
- Paul Curran since 2024
- Sean Storey since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Jason Cooper since 2020
- Kirsty Lawrence since 2016
- Michael Redpath since 2020
- Sean Storey since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Christopher Mann since 2024
- Claire Hillen since 2026
- Clive Franklin since 2025
- Ian Jamieson since 2025
- Jason Cooper since 2020
- Kirsty Lawrence since 2016
- Lee Smith since 2023
- Michael Redpath since 2020
- Michael Thompson since 2025
- Paul Curran since 2024
- Sean Storey since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1166689
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 22 Apr 2016 as amended on 28 Sep 2020
- Contact on the register
- 0191 364 3113 · chair@northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk
- 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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