Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE BLUE RIBBON FOUNDATION

The Blue Ribbon Foundation is an educational charity with a mission to educate men and their partners to the benefits of living a healthy life. Male health and wellbeing is at our core.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

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
31/12/23		£30	£26	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
?31/12/22		£26	£20	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£34	£23	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£47	£17	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£10	£12	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£3	£6	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£13	£8	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	*	£7	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£8	£3	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£11	£8	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	*	£21	£13	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£15	£5	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.blueribbonfoundation.org.uk

info@blueribbonfoundation.org.uk

01689858877

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

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
London Catalyst - Blue Ribbon Foundation - 1
£3,000	08/12/2022	Downham Men's Group
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Blue Ribbon Foundation
£4,000	01/05/2020	A grant of £4,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANGELA BRIGNALL Appointed: 2016

ELIZABETH MACBEAN Appointed: 2021

JONATHAN PRINCE Appointed: 2012

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2011, number: 1141261

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR15: 113 days late, AR12: 21 days late,

Main office

CROFTON HOUSE
5 Morley Close
ORPINGTON
BR6 8JR

Objectives

TO SUPPORT MENS HEALTH AND CANCER RELIEF IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS BY:1. RAISING AWARENESS OF MENS HEALTH ISSUES, PARTICULARLY CANCER ISSUES TO MEN,2. USE THE BLUE RIBBON AS A RALLYING BANNER TO BRING ABOUT AWARENESS,3. MAKE GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF MALE HEALTH AND CANCER CHARITIES.

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