THE BUBBLE FOUNDATION UK

Charity Number: 1024552
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Bubble Foundation UK supports the work of the Childrens Bone Marrow Transplant unit at The Great North Childrens Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne.We treat children from the northern half of England, Scotland ,Northern Ireland and Eire who are born with severe Immunodeficiences. We provide medical & educational equipment,finance research, and support families during a prolonged stay in hospital.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £80,974
Total expenditure: £156,165

People

10 Trustee(s)

2 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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 August 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BUBBLE APPEAL (Previous name)
  • THE BUBBLE APPEAL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Prof Andrew James Cant Chair
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AIDAN, ST JAMES AND ST MARY THE VIRGIN, MORPETH
Received: On time
MORPETH BB HALL YOUTH PROJECT
Recently registered
Vicky Philipson Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
James Turnbull Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
Bevis Jones Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
Helen Mylott Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
Dr Mary Slatter Trustee 22 May 2017
None on record
Anna Hodgson Trustee 22 May 2017
None on record
Daniel Matthew Clark Trustee 02 June 2015
None on record
Neil Stotesbury Trustee 28 November 2013
None on record
DR ANDY GENNERY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £301.92k £284.78k £40.57k £41.54k £80.97k
Total expenditure £123.15k £87.20k £78.26k £78.71k £156.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A 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 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 14 JULY 1993 AS AMENDED BY SUPP DEED DATED 1ST DECEMBER 2003 as amended on 02 May 2023

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM IMMUNOLOGICAL OR INFECTIOUS DISEASES. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO IMMUNOLOGICAL AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
WARD 3
THE GREAT NORTH CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY
OUEEN VICTORIA RD
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 4LP
Phone:
07760393187
Email:
Bubble.Foundation@nhs.net
Website:

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