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THE OPEN BLUE TRUST

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/21	£37	£33	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£31	£38	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£53	£45	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£38	£46	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£38	£50	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£40	£37	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£48	£29	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£48	£41	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	£38	£51	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	£34	£61	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	£79	£68	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10	£91	£84	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	£88	£76	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	£64	£59	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	£65	£55	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06	£44	£58	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£49	£57	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£64	£51	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other education support

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£1,837	16/11/2021	Visit Wellington Place an isolated estate of MOD housing once a month for 2 hours for 10 months. Deliver a carer and toddler group and an after school club.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£14,985	25/08/2021	Open Blue Trust runs a double-decker bus as a mobile community centre, providing activities for families and access to services for gypsies and travellers and other deprived communities. Funding will meet the costs of a monthly toddler and after ....more Open Blue Trust runs a double-decker bus as a mobile community centre, providing activities for families and access to services for gypsies and travellers and other deprived communities. Funding will meet the costs of a monthly toddler and after school club for families on the Thingley site.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£2,000	17/06/2021	Support and activities for children, young people and families living in rural locations including traveller sites, army bases and villages in North Wiltshire.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Wellington Place afterschool club
£2,011	13/01/2021	Afterschool club on Thursdays at Isolated estate of young army families; outdoor activities, cooking, arts and crafts, indoor / outdoor games. Great fun, building community.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Thingley Road Traveller Site
£4,995	11/06/2020 34	Support to families with pre and primary age children on Traveller site near Chippenham.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£3,692	03/08/2015 10	Open Blue build community for those disadvantaged by rural poverty and isolation, running carer and toddler groups, after school clubs, youth drop-ins and resident’s cafes in communities with no facilities. The grant supported the costs of a one ....more Open Blue build community for those disadvantaged by rural poverty and isolation, running carer and toddler groups, after school clubs, youth drop-ins and resident’s cafes in communities with no facilities. The grant supported the costs of a one pot cookery course for people in the Coleman’s Farm area of Calne and Charter Road in Chippenham.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£5,000	15/05/2015 12	Open Blue build community for those disadvantaged by rural poverty and isolation, running carer and toddler groups, after school clubs, youth drop-ins and resident’s cafes in communities with no facilities. The grant supported the costs of mobile ....more Open Blue build community for those disadvantaged by rural poverty and isolation, running carer and toddler groups, after school clubs, youth drop-ins and resident’s cafes in communities with no facilities. The grant supported the costs of mobile activity sessions for isolated people.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/05/2003, number: 1097725

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; all on time

Main office

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.C)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN CHIPPENHAM WILTSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.D) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN CHIPPENHAM AFORESAID AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHIPPENHAM WILTSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

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