Overall GiG Score: -17 ?
Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Dormant: -10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +3

BLUE SKY DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION 

To provide employment opportunities for ex-offenders with the long term aim of helping to break the cycle of reoffending.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 17 years

www.forwardtrust.org.uk

info@blueskydevelopment.co.uk

01895839844

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
This Charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£1,710£1,839£-129£70£412£4122.7650
31/03/17£1,950£1,836£114£106£541£5413.5150
31/03/16£2,010£1,905£105£97£427£4272.7140
31/03/15£2,379£2,285£94£9£322£3221.7170
31/03/14£1,648£1,601£47£9£228£2281.7160
31/03/13£1,682£1,628£54£9£181£1811.3170
31/03/12£1,398£1,393£6£9£127£1261.1170
31/03/11£1,409£1,368£41£13£121£1151120
31/03/10£1,077£1,074£3£10£80£730.8110
31/03/09£798£795£4£11£76£630.9100
31/03/08£676£653£23£13£73£711.350

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Forward Trust
£25,000 27/05/2022
Funding the Eternity fundraising movement who support mental health charities. The grant will be split between the four recipient charities, Forward Trust, Place 2 Be, The Youth Anxiety Centre and ....more
The EQ Foundation - Grant to Blue Sky Development And Regeneration
£7,500 15/11/2016
Big Give Christmas Challenge
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards salary costs of Commercial Director
£80,000 21/07/2016
24
Towards the salary of a Commercial Director to help increase and diversify jobs for ex-offenders and enhance the training provided to improve longer term career prospects.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Blue Sky Development & Regeneration
£42,300 09/06/2016
36
towards one year's continuation funding for the salaries of the Operations Team at a project providing supported employment for ex-offenders in south and west London
AB Charitable Trust - Employment pathways: from custody to community
£15,000 26/04/2016
£15,000 towards core costs
AB Charitable Trust - Employment, engagement, resettlement for women prisoners
£10,000 21/10/2014
£10,000 towards the 'Stitch in Time' textile workshop at HMP Bronzefield
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Blue Sky Development & Regeneration
£126,000 12/09/2012
36
towards three years' core costs of a social enterprise providing employment and skills training for ex offenders across England
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2007, number: 1118372
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/11/2005, number: 05639379
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Colne Valley Park Centre
Denham Court Drive
Denham
Uxbridge
UB9 5PG

Objectives

3.1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES;3.2) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES;3.3) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OTHER WAYS OF BETTER CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME WHERESOEVER;3.4) TO PROMOTE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES, THE CARE, RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING, AND TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY) BY PROVIDING, PROMOTING, SUPPORTING OR ORGANISING THE RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING, AND TO ASSIST THEM IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND ACCOMMODATION AND IN REHABILITATING THEMSELVES;3.5) TO PROMOTE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION BY SUPPORTING OR CARRYING ON EITHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY OTHER BODY, AUTHORITY OR PERSON ANY PROJECT OR SCHEME AND BY PROVIDING MONEY FOR SUCH PURPOSES WHETHER BY LOAN OR OTHERWISE;3.6) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES IN THE DIRECT FURTHERANCE OF THEIR OBJECTS (OR ANY ONE OF THEM) BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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