OWL BLUE

Charity number: 1191314
Charity reporting is up to date (12 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The relief of persons within the autism spectrum disorder, including PDA and persons with hidden disabilities such as Asperger, ADHD and sensory impairments such as deafness. To promote social inclusion for people with hidden disabilities who are socially excluded from society. Preventing people with hidden disabilities becoming socially excluded. Raising public awareness of hidden disabilities

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2022

Total income: £46,410
Total expenditure: £50,506

People

4 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

Trading

This charity does not have any trading 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
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 September 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lisa Steele Trustee 20 July 2022
None on record
Susan Jayne Hooks Trustee 20 July 2022
None on record
Reginald Goodwin Trustee 06 December 2020
None on record
Philip Hoyles Trustee 01 February 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022
Total gross income £47.30k £46.41k
Total expenditure £31.01k £50.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.94k N/A

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 August 2022 12 July 2023 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 12 July 2023 12 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 09 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 09 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 AUG 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 DEC 2009 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07 JAN 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 MAY 2016 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 JUN 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 FEB 2020 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 MAR 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 SEP 2020

Charitable objects

1. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITHIN THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, INCLUDING PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE (PDA) AND PERSONS WITH OTHER HIDDEN DISABILITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, ASPERGER’S SYNDROME, ADHD (ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER) AND SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS SUCH AS DEAFNESS, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR, BY PROVIDING INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE PERSONS. THIS INCLUDES THOSE AWAITING NHS DIAGNOSIS. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY BY: A) PREVENTING PEOPLE WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED; B) RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; C) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING HIDDEN DISABILITY BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO SOCIAL EXCLUSION, THROUGH PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT.

Contact information

Address:
Owl Blue
89 WOOD STREET
MARYPORT
CUMBRIA
CA15 6LH
Phone:
0800 755 5432
Email:
info@owlblue.org
Website:

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