THE BLUEBELL FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1132347
Charity reporting is up to date (11 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provide support & information to individuals & families in South Cumbria, suffering distress arising from: The death of a baby before, after birth or through childhood; life-limiting or threatening illness of a baby or child; infertility, & facing difficult decision relating to pregnancy. To support children & young people up to age 18 who are grieving due to the death of someone close to them.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £20,063
Total expenditure: £16,930

People

6 Trustee(s)

1 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:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 October 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BLUEBELL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ruth Howson Chair 05 January 2017
None on record
Katherine Rogerson Trustee 26 May 2023
None on record
Sam Garner Trustee 26 May 2023
None on record
Helen Gregory Trustee 09 April 2019
None on record
Brenda Gregg Trustee 30 January 2017
None on record
JOANNE CAIRNS Trustee 27 March 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 04/09/2019 04/09/2020 04/09/2021 04/09/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £14.61k £13.35k £29.11k £7.14k £20.06k
Total expenditure £22.39k £14.28k £13.83k £16.05k £16.93k
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 August 2023 11 July 2024 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not Required
Annual return 04 September 2022 25 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 September 2022 Not Required
Annual return 04 September 2021 19 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 September 2021 19 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 04 September 2020 30 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 September 2020 Not Required
Annual return 04 September 2019 15 July 2020 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 04 September 2019 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 ADOPTED 21/10/2008 AS AMENDED ON 29/09/2009 AS AMENDED ON 13/09/2011

Charitable objects

1. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN SOUTH CUMBRIA WHO ARE SUFFERING EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS ARISING FROM: THE DEATH OF A BABY BEFORE, AFTER BIRTH OR THROUGH CHILDHOOD; LIFE-LIMITING OR LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS OF A BABY OR CHILD; INFERTILITY AND RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES; EARLY TERMINATION OF A PREGNANCY; FACING DIFFICULT DECISIONS RELATING TO PREGNANCY. 2. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 WHO ARE GRIEVING THROUGH THE DEATH OR ANTICIPATED DEATH OF SOMEONE IMPORTANT TO THEM. 3. THE PRESERVATION AND GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEF OF POVERTY ARISING FROM ILLNESS THAT MAY ARISE THROUGH GRIEF REACTIONS TO BEREAVEMENT. 4. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SUCH A BEREAVEMENT TO PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION.

Area of benefit

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

SOUTH CUMBRIA

Contact information

Address:
The Bluebell Foundation
County Coachbuilders
Bank Lane
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 4DW
Phone:
07516556081
Email:
info@bluebell.org.uk
Website:

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