BLAST - BURNTWOOD AND LICHFIELD AUTISM SUPPORT TOGETHER

Charity number: 1203483
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BLAST provides support for autistic children and young people and their families in Staffordshire through safe learning environments, workshops, and leisure activities. We promote social inclusion by raising public awareness, providing advocacy, and enabling autistic children and families to be part of their community

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £3,836
Total expenditure: £17,315

People

4 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 June 2023: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BLAST (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rehana Begum Ali Trustee 09 January 2025
None on record
Neil Hartley Walduck Trustee 09 November 2024
None on record
Jillian Colette Hart-Sanderson Trustee 09 June 2023
None on record
Deborah Tew Trustee 09 June 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2024
Total gross income £3.84k
Total expenditure £17.32k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants 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 05 April 2024 02 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 02 February 2025 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Jun 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 10 IN STAFFORDSHIRE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF AUTISM, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAXIMISE THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND POTENTIAL; B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION, AND ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE BY SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES; C) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE RUNNING OF THEIR GROUP, IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND IN SOCIETY; D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES/PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
BLAST 36 Princess Street
Burntwood
Staffordshire
WS7 1JN
Phone:
07773794992
Email:
blast.staffs@gmail.com
Website:

blastsupport.org