Believe - Organ Donor Support
What it does
The charity's activities include: promoting organ donation and increasing awareness of the subject and the procedureseducating the general public on the subject of organ donationproviding support for those affected by organ donation, whether donor or recipient
Its charitable purposes
(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BENEFITS OF HUMAN ORGAN DONATION ("ORGAN DONATION") AND TO MOBILISE, ENCOURAGE, FOSTER AND MAINTAIN THE INTEREST AND SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC IN ORGAN DONATION(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY:(A) SEEKING TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE PROCEDURES FOR THE PROVISION OF ORGAN DONATION(B) PROMOTING ORGAN DONATION AMONGST THE PUBLIC AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RELIEF TO DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS WHO HAVE AGREED TO ORGAN AND/OR TISSUE DONATION(C) SEEKING TO ADVANCE THE TRAINING AND SKILLS OF MEDICAL STAFF AND OTHERS EMPLOYED IN ORGAN DONATION PROCEDURES
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £34,087 and spent £19,874.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £34,087 | £19,874 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 December 2024 | £28,651 | £34,606 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2023 | £13,763 | £24,318 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2022 | £21,443 | £23,239 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2021 | £21,443 | £23,239 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 59%, from £21,443 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £34,087 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 58% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- National Lottery Grant gave £19,909 in the year to 31 December 2025, 58% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £19,909. £19,909 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Dec 2025 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Lottery Grant | National Lottery | £19,909 | |
| Swansea Bay NHS | NHS | £9,000 | |
| Southern CO | Trust, company or other | £530 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £19,909, awarded in 2025.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,909 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
17 March 2022, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declarations of Interest
17 March 2022, Cardiff
Cowan declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
Cabinet Member Statements
Recorded as a other interest.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Anna Louise Stubbings
- Beth Reynolds
- Gemma Lang
- Michael Houlston
- Nelson Rajesh kumar Selvaraj
- Samuel Evans Mr
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 12 October 2026, 19 days early | Received 12 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 26 October 2025, 5 days early | Received 26 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 25 October 2024, 6 days early | Received 25 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 30 October 2023, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 28 October 2022, 3 days early | Received 28 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1167626
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 June 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 13 Jun 2016
- Website
- www.believe-ods.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Newport
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.