OUR BLUE LIGHT

Charity number: 1178735
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing to all staff across the emergency and essential services Provide peer support networks with links across the UK. Raise awareness of mental health and support the families of the emergency & essential services staff. Signpost support to colleagues where required.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £150
Total expenditure: £2,804

People

4 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
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 June 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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
Kathryn Moncad Trustee 07 November 2019
None on record
JAY MARSHALL Trustee 01 October 2017
None on record
Helen Wright Trustee 01 October 2017
None on record
Mark Wright Trustee 01 October 2017
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 £17.00k £3.18k £1.10k £4.72k £150
Total expenditure £11.51k £4.01k £4.61k £5.42k £2.80k
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 2024 28 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 February 2022 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 01 February 2022 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Jun 2018

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PERSONS WORKING FOR THE EMERGENCY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, ADVOCACY, COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO MANAGE THE STRESS THEY ENCOUNTER. (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE EMERGENCY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM. (C) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PERSONS WORKING FOR THE EMERGENCY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO MEET AND RELIEVE THEIR NEED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE "EMERGENCY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES" ARE DEFINED AS SERVICES WHICH ENSURE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MEMBERS OF THE AMBULANCE, POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES, FRONTLINE NHS STAFF, LIFEBOAT, MOUNTAIN RESCUE AND AIR AMBULANCE PERSONNEL.

Contact information

Address:
Northmoor Cottage South
Northmoor
Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH
North Yorkshire
YO13 9QH
Phone:
07714 370621
Email:
team@ourbluelight.co.uk
Website:

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