Merseyside & Cheshire Blood Bikes
Analysis
Merseyside & Cheshire Blood Bikes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 2016, 10 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 October 2025, Merseyside & Cheshire Blood Bikes reported income of £84k and spending of £45k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £70k to £84k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Merseyside & Cheshire Blood Bikes sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Audlem and District Community Action (£84k), Riviera Life Link (£84k) and The TWJ Foundation (£84k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To help relieve sickness by the provision of motorcycle and vehicles courier services to hospitals and hospices in the charities catchment areas all free of charge and by volunteers of the group
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Audlem and District Community Action | Crewe | £84k |
| Riviera Life Link | Torquay | £84k |
| The TWJ Foundation | London | £84k |
| Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team | County Durham | £84k |