THE BLUE LAMP TRUST

Charity number: 1137786
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promote community safety in Hampshire by: Operating the Bobby Scheme providing free home security/safety surveys to the elderly & vulnerable including victims of crime. When appropriate practical intervention through fitting of security & safety devices Giving grants to schemes towards reducing crime & the risk of fire in homes Operate Driver Training to reduce death and injuries on our roads

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • Isle Of Wight

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 September 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Graeme Nigel Hobbs Chair 14 March 2016
None on record
SCOTT CHILTON Trustee 21 June 2023
None on record
Fergus Andrew Otway Mayne Trustee 09 August 2022
None on record
Fiona Elizabeth Dunger Trustee 26 March 2020
STAY AT SCHOOL
Received: On time
Alastair Robert Rutt Trustee 11 June 2018
FRIENDS OF SHIRLEY INFANT SCHOOL
Received: On time
Neil Ian Odin Trustee 22 January 2018
UNITED KINGDOM RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time
CATHERINE SARAH LE MAY Trustee 19 June 2017
None on record
Ian McCullagh Trustee 16 January 2017
None on record
Nicholas W T Hayward Trustee 16 January 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £689.62k £778.28k £277.64k £381.32k £1.21m
Total expenditure £665.39k £730.79k £218.48k £292.68k £1.15m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.00k N/A N/A £30.00k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £175.82k £208.03k N/A N/A £149.76k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A N/A £1.04m
Income - Charitable activities £502.70k £559.04k N/A N/A £5.00k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment £11.01k £11.21k N/A N/A £12.49k
Income - Other £91 £0 N/A N/A £6.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £665.39k £730.79k N/A N/A £446.39k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 N/A N/A £699.64k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 N/A N/A £19.55k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Own use assets £20.81k £15.42k N/A N/A £12.20k
Long-term investments £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Other assets £384.05k £396.68k N/A N/A £636.78k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities £85.82k £45.55k N/A N/A £67.54k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2019 26 November 2019 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 26 November 2019 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
C/O POLICE & FIRE HQ
HEADQUARTERS
LEIGH ROAD
EASTLEIGH
HAMPSHIRE
SO50 9SJ
Phone:
03007770157