THIS CHARITY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTER

Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
(no info on trustees)
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    BLUE STONE COLLABORATIVE 

    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£517£457£60£0£283£481.330
    31/03/21£293£302£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/20£422£267£155n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/19£317£187£130n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£536£494£42£0£71£270.730
    31/03/17£454£434£20£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£431£422£9£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 61%
    Liabilities/Income: 87%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 17%
    Reserves/Spending: 1.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.1
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 9 years
    Charity Commission for England and WalesX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    Who works here?
    • 3 employees

    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
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Zone West link worker salary costs for a project working with vulnerable children in West Newcastle.
    £20,000 18/06/2019
    Zone West link worker salary costs for a project working with vulnerable children in West Newcastle.
    The Baring Foundation - Grant to Blue Stone Consortium
    £28,600 10/02/2016
    Develop an initiative with a law centre to build the capacity of our members to develop legal and human rights approaches to improve their support

    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 09/04/2015, number: 1161220
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    7 returns made; all on time
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, GATESHEAD AND ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;(2) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS;(3) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS;(4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;(5) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH;(6) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY - SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY;(7) THE PROMOTION OF AMATEUR SPORTS;(8) THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS;(9) THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; AND(10) THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITABLE AND NON-CHARITABLE BODIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, GATESHEAD AND ELSEWHERE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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