BLUEBIRD SOCIETY FOR THE DISABLED

Charity number: 235403
Charity reporting is up to date (8 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Transporting elderly and disabled persons to club activities, outings, theatre trips, hospitals, doctor appointments as required all at cost prices. We do not receive any funding local or national.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £40,270
Total expenditure: £27,473

People

3 Trustee(s)

4 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BLUEBIRD (Working name)
  • THE HOVE SOCIETY FOR THE DISABLED (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds 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 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HAROLD DUNAWAY STEER Chair
None on record
CHARLOTTE TRIPP Trustee 20 September 2017
None on record
MRS AMANDA BROWN Trustee 20 September 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £24.57k £29.34k £35.21k £37.65k £40.27k
Total expenditure £28.93k £27.20k £63.60k £28.31k £27.47k
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 2025 08 February 2026 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025

(These accounts
have been qualified)

08 February 2026 8 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 March 2022 37 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION AND RULES DATED THE 12TH MARCH 1964 AS AMENDED 3RD MAY 2002

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF DISABLED PERSONS RESIDENT IN HOVE. TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE HOVE BOROUGH COUNCIL IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES UNDER SECTIONS 29 AND 30 OF THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948 AND ANY AMENDMENTS THEREOF.

Area of benefit

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

BOROUGH OF HOVE

Contact information

Address:
176 PORTLAND ROAD
HOVE
EAST SUSSEX
BN3 5QN
Phone:
01273207664
Email:
bluebird.hove@googlemail.com
Website:

No information available