BLUE INK TRUST LTD

Charity number: 1136307
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Blue Ink Trust is running after school clubs, weekend clubs and summer clubs to help children and young people in literacy, numeracy and sciences. Blue Ink Trust is also working to propagate, promote and advance education in its target countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £110,636
Total expenditure: £60,894

People

4 Trustee(s)

7 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 June 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06899394 Open in new window
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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
OZAIR AKHTAR Chair
None on record
Shawkat Chowdhury Trustee 19 August 2015
None on record
Yasin Khan Trustee 31 March 2014
None on record
SOADA HABIBULLAH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £96.58k £69.86k £98.66k £76.29k £110.64k
Total expenditure £73.79k £74.25k £48.88k £78.79k £60.89k
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 May 2024 08 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 08 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 06 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 06 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 29 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 29 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 19 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 19 February 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 10 April 2021 10 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 10 April 2021 10 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 MAY 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE 19 MAY 2009

Charitable objects

I TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING IN THE UK IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK = RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THE COMMUNITIES IN THE UK BY THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE (S) FOR ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN BANGLADESH, INDIA, NEPAL AND PAKISTAN IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT. INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE AND ATTEND SCHOOL: AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND OTHER FACILITIES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

THE UK, BANGLADESH, INDIA, NEPAL AND PAKISTAN

Contact information

Address:
46 YARNFIELD ROAD
BIRMINGHAM
B11 3PG
Phone:
07817237765
Email:
info@blueinktrust.org
Website:

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