BLUE BEAR FREEDOM (UK)

Charity Number: 1200131
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Blue Bear Freedom UK's charitable purposes include giving grants to projects and organisations supporting children and young people affected by modern slavery, human trafficking and exploitation. Blue Bear Freedom UK also raises awareness through a variety of means, including social media, written publications, podcasts and speaking engagements.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £16,171
Total expenditure: £1,983

People

7 Trustee(s)

30 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
Where the charity operates:
  • Dominican Republic

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 August 2022: CIO registration
  • 23 January 2024: Funds received from 1191986 BRAVE BEAR TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BBF UK (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Bryn Frere-Smith Chair 11 July 2022
None on record
Heather Lewis Trustee 17 July 2023
None on record
Charlotte Pascall Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record
Rosie Gillum Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record
Andrew Frere-Smith Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record
Kerry Anne Brighouse Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record
Anna Dean Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2023
Total gross income £16.17k
Total expenditure £1.98k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants 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 16 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 16 October 2024 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 19 Aug 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE (OR AT RISK OF BEING) THE VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AND TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF THE VICTIMS PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO VICTIMS AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN PARTICULAR THE CONSEQUENCES FOR VICTIMS.

Contact information

Address:
Blue Bear Coffee Co
13 Tombland
NORWICH
NR3 1HF
Phone:
01603 652097
Email:
Bryn@bluebearfreedom.org
Website:

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