Lions International Blood Research Appeal
Registered charity 276685 Registered since 1978
Operates: Throughout London, East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex, Scotland
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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.
9 trustees on the board
- Andrew John Lodge Chair
- Christopher Robin Iles
- Edwin James John Warn since 2013
- Glyn Upjohn
- Geoffrey John Jeal
- Ian David Forbes since 2023
- Jackie Robinson since 2018
- Michael Anthony Parker since 2022
- Robert Matthew Pullinger since 2018
7.2y median 8y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Edwin James John Warn since 2013
- Jackie Robinson since 2018
- Robert Matthew Pullinger since 2018
7.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
Portfolio (6)
- Andrew John Lodge Chair
- Edwin James John Warn since 2013
- Glyn Upjohn
- Ian David Forbes since 2023
- Michael Anthony Parker since 2022
- Robert Matthew Pullinger since 2018
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 9General Charitable Purposes 4Accommodation/housing 1Disability 1Education/training 1Other Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 1
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£134k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Biggleswade District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- Bedfordshire County Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- MCK 1 shared trustee
- East Grinstead & District Lions Club (CIO) 1 shared trustee
- Whitstable,Herne BAY, Canterbury Lions Club (CIO) 1 shared trustee
- George Ognell's Charity 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.libralionscharity.org |
| libra@robpullinger.co.uk | |
| Phone | 07989987147 |
| Address | 20 Soundy Paddock, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 0RQ |
Finances
£133,929 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £37,201 | £28,648 |
| 2022 | £29,287 | £12,128 |
| 2023 | £28,967 | £115,453 |
| 2024 | £50,368 | £10,560 |
| 2025 | £133,929 | £17,153 |
What it does
What
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable 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.
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 6TH JULY 1978
Trustees (9)
9trustees
77median age
1aged 70+
- Andrew John Lodge Chair
- Christopher Robin Iles
- Edwin James John Warn since 2013
- Glyn Upjohn
- Geoffrey John Jeal
- Ian David Forbes since 2023
- Jackie Robinsonage band 75-79 since 2018
- Michael Anthony Parker since 2022
- Robert Matthew Pullinger since 2018
Connected charities (10)
- The Erica Leonard Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Farnham Institute 1 shared trustee
- Biggleswade District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- Bedfordshire County Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- George Ognell's Charity 1 shared trustee
- Whitstable,Herne BAY, Canterbury Lions Club (CIO) 1 shared trustee
- The Weatherley Centre CIO 1 shared trustee
- South East B.I. Virtual Lions Club (CIO) 1 shared trustee
- East Grinstead & District Lions Club (CIO) 1 shared trustee
- MCK 1 shared trustee
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