Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes
Analysis
Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes reported income of £57k and spending of £43k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £48k to £57k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John Thacker Charitable Trust (£57k), Men in Sheds MK (£57k) and The Education and Book Appeal Ghana (Teabag) (£57k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
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 Yorkshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| John Thacker Charitable Trust | Preston | £57k |
| Men in Sheds MK | Milton Keynes | £57k |
| The Education and Book Appeal Ghana (Teabag) | Cambridge | £57k |
| Grace and Light (UK) | Kent | £57k |