Blood Bikes Cumbria

Analysis

Blood Bikes Cumbria is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Blood Bikes Cumbria reported income of £242k and spending of £357k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £108k to £242k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blood Bikes Cumbria sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Midsomer Norton & Radstock Dial A Ride (£241k), The Fairness Foundation (£242k) and British Society for Dermatological Surgery (£241k).