Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

BEDFORD BLUES FOUNDATION

WORKING ACROSS BEDFORDSHIRE AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS, OUR VISION IS TO INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE VALUES OF RUGBY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF POSITIVE AND INFORMED LIFESTYLE CHOICES.

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 since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£316	£342	£-26	n/a
31/12/22		£374	£304	£70	n/a
31/12/21		£195	£138	£57	n/a
31/12/20	*	£94	£58	£36	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.bluesfoundation.org.uk

info@BLUESFOUNDATION.ORG.UK

08718711886

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
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
Sport England - Bedford Blues Moving Forward Girls Rugby Programme
£10,520	02/11/2023 7	This project will showcase women and girls rugby in Bedford, creating new opportunities to engage marginalised communities into rugby across BedfordÂ’s most deprived wards, engaging over 150 girls across the 2023/2024 season. Extra curricular ....more This project will showcase women and girls rugby in Bedford, creating new opportunities to engage marginalised communities into rugby across BedfordÂ’s most deprived wards, engaging over 150 girls across the 2023/2024 season. Extra curricular rugby for girls will be delivered in three secondary schools in Kingsbrook, Queens Park and Kempston South wards for 24 weeks. 3 schools touch festivals will also be delivered and will be open to all schools to promote wider opportunities to join the junior girls section.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Tackle LIFE Programme
£5,000	12/11/2021	Funding will enable the delivery of a range of elements within the Tackle Life Programme and assist in making it sustainable. The Tackle LIFE and INSPIRE use education as the tool for personal development and providing sports and games to develop ....more Funding will enable the delivery of a range of elements within the Tackle Life Programme and assist in making it sustainable. The Tackle LIFE and INSPIRE use education as the tool for personal development and providing sports and games to develop wellbeing and core skills.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£7,800	17/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Both Streams 1 & 2 - Delivery or Support & Core Costs
£6,000	22/05/2020 2	Grant to Bedford Blues Foundation

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-69

ANDREW PETER SMART Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

GARETH NIGEL ALRED Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

JAMES ALEXANDER ESSINGTON STONOR (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

MARK ORMEROD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Bucks Sport

SIMON CHARLES LOUSADA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

VICTORIA BRADING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

WILLIAM JOHN PEARSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Exec Director, Macmillan Cancer Support

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2020, number: 1188520
Registered at Companies House on 03/12/2018, number: 11707550

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Investing charity funds 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

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 4 days late,

Main office

BEDFORD BLUES
GOLDINGTON ROAD
BEDFORD
MK40 3NF

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL (FACILITIES MEANS EQUIPMENT AND ORGANIZING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); AND(2) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(3) TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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