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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
  • No PartB
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    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    BLUE RIVER SUPPORT SERVICES 

    Established: 13 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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
    05/04/21£63£34£28n/an/an/an/an/a2
    05/04/20*£1£10£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/19*£30£32£-2n/an/an/an/an/a9
    05/04/18*£38£44£-6£0£0£0n/a08
    05/04/17£138£114£24£0£0£0n/a010
    05/04/16£216£196£19£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/15£195£195£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/14*£214£198£16£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/13£76£64£12£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/12£49£31£18£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Birmingham City, Liverpool City, Powys,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 2 volunteers

    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
    Department for Work and Pensions - BLUE RIVER SUPPORT SERVICES
    £716 01/04/2022
    The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
    Power to Change - Blue River Support Services - Cycle of Life (TU)
    £10,850 05/05/2021
    Grant to Blue River Support Services - Cycle of Life (TU)
    Department for Work and Pensions - BLUE RIVER SUPPORT SERVICES
    £6,876 01/04/2021
    To support customers aged 18-24 to be ready to take up kickstart vacancies.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sara Park Community Cycling Club
    £8,975 18/05/2018
    12
    This project will run regular cycling activities and events to promote wellbeing, develop positive relationships and prevent anti-social behaviour.
    Heart Of England Community Foundation - Sara Park Activity Centre
    £4,500 15/11/2017
    11
    Grant to Blue River Support Services
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Blue River Support Services
    £29,900 27/09/2013
    Provision of extra evening tuition of Math, English and Science for young people aged 14-16 who have had extensive periods out of formal education. Will also include establishing a social enterprise, ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2011, number: 1139788
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    10 returns made; AR20: 26 days late, AR19: 89 days late, AR18: 14 days late, AR14: 1 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 24 AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, REHABILITATION COURSES, ACCOMMODATION AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.(FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS 'PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; RACE; GENDER; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; DISABILITY; ETHNIC ORIGIN; OR WHO ARE WITHIN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE OR PENAL SYSTEM').

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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