Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 10

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

SEVERN FREEWHEELERS EMERGENCY VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Severn Freewheelers provide a free courier service to the NHS in North Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire to transport urgently needed items such as blood, drugs and samples. Ten emergency service bikes and three cars are available 365 days a year, with members working week days, evenings and weekends. Fleet riders & drivers hold Advanced Licences.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Why is the Board completely male?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£191	£116	£75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£149	£130	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£90	£109	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£90	£66	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£153	£147	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£184	£147	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£182	£186	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£123	£112	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£139	£129	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£108	£115	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£119	£113	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£107	£108	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£110	£81	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£54	£48	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	*	£29	£41	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	*	£39	£37	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.severnfreewheelers.org.uk

secretary@severnfreewheelers.org.uk

07597672586

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£10,000
Herefordshire Community Foundation	£9,300
Masonic Trust	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£4,000	31/01/2024	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Hereford Blood Bike replacement
£5,000	25/05/2023	Grant to Severn Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	29/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Severn Free Wheelers
£4,300	06/05/2020 5	additional costs during lockdown
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Severn Freewheelers
£5,019	19/11/2018	We would like to replace an ageing motorcycle blood bike with a suitable and safer newer one.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JOE LOGAN Appointed: 2017

KEVIN JOHN MARSDEN Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL EDWARD CLARK Appointed: 2023

PAUL JOHN SADLER Appointed: 2022

PAUL FAIRBANK (Chair) Appointed: 2012

SIMON GROVER Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/09/2007, number: 1120999

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR09: 64 days late, AR08: 384 days late,

Main office

SEVERN FREEWHEELERS E V S
PO BOX 220
CIRENCESTER
GL7 9BJ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROTECT HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT OF URGENTLY NEEDED BLOOD, DRUGS, HUMAN TISSUES AND OTHER MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN HOSPITALS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION BANKS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE, WILTSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE

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