BLUE DRAGON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION UK

Charity number: 1165180
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SUPPORTING THE WORK OF BLUE DRAGON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL AND COOPERATING AND LIAISING WITH OTHER ENTITIES WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES TO RAISE FUNDS AND/OR PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE CIO AND THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £61,640
Total expenditure: £60,349

People

5 Trustee(s)

6 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • China
  • Vietnam

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 January 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BDUK (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • 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
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lesley Bleakley Chair 16 May 2022
None on record
Janet Dolman Trustee 27 January 2025
None on record
Thi Thu Hang Nguyen Trustee 03 January 2025
None on record
Lilian Ngo Trustee 29 November 2022
None on record
georgia jones Trustee 05 October 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £15.80k £35.44k £61.37k £90.09k £61.64k
Total expenditure £34.40k £30.04k £43.18k £77.35k £60.35k
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 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On time
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On time
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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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 15 Jan 2016

Charitable objects

THE CIO IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE AND IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, POVERTY OR OTHER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BUT PRIMARILY IN VIETNAM AND IN SOUTH EAST ASIA GENERALLY BY: (A) PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, LEGAL AND OTHER SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, HEALTHCARE, FOOD AND ANY EDUCATION OR TRAINING, WHICH MAY INCLUDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING, NECESSARY TO ALLEVIATE A VULNERABLE CHILD’S OR YOUNG PERSON’S NEEDS; (B) PROVIDING CHILDREN LIVING ON THE STREET OR OUT OF THEIR FAMILIAL HOMES WITH SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION; (C) PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO THE IMMEDIATE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE OR HAVE BEEN ASSISTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPHS A AND B ABOVE; (D) SUPPORTING THE WORK OF BLUE DRAGON CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL AND COOPERATING AND LIAISING WITH OTHER ENTITIES WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES TO RAISE FUNDS AND/OR PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE CIO AND THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO.

Contact information

Address:
28 Rowlls Road
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Surrey
KT1 3ET
Phone:
07447745346
Email:
uk@bdcf.org
Website:

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