BLUE SKY TRUST

Charity Number: 1068701
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Blue Sky Trust: 1. Supports and connects people in the North East and Cumbria at every step of their HIV journey through the provision of one to one support, peer mentoring, peer support, education and events. 2. Empowers young people to make safe, healthy relationship choices through creative educational workshops (Think 4 Yourself) in schools and youth settings.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £205,144
Total expenditure: £225,716

Total income includes £52,460 from 4 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • Stockton-on-tees
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 March 1998: Standard registration
  • 07 July 2015: Funds received from 1146503 INSPIRING LIVES
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • NEAC (Working name)
  • T4Y (Working name)
  • THINK FOR YOURSELF (Working name)
  • NORTH EAST AIDS CARE TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
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
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr HELEN MARIE MCILVEEN PHD MA DN Chair 12 March 1994
None on record
Michael Patrick O'Halloran Trustee 02 March 2022
None on record
LYNDA HELEN WEATHERLY CQSW Trustee 19 June 2012
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 £198.10k £213.65k £219.27k £220.57k £205.14k
Total expenditure £195.62k £198.54k £223.92k £233.76k £225.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £44.97k £58.52k £47.24k £57.10k £52.46k

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 19 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 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 12 MARCH 1998 AS VARIED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED 1 MARCH 1998 AND 27 JUNE 2003

Charitable objects

A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND ND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT HOMECARE SERVICES AND OTHER PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO THEM AND THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR CARERS WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THEIR NEED AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE CARE OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS AND GENERALLY IN THE AREA OF SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. C) TO RELIEVE OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP WHETHER ARISING OUT OF ILL HEALTH OR MATERIAL LACK OR OTHERWISE IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit

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

NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
Castlegate
Melbourne Street
Newcastle
NE1 2JQ
Phone:
07989155175
Email:
info@blueskytrust.org
Website:

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