BLUE WATCH YOUTH CENTRE
Registered charity 1047550 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Blue Watch is a resource for children, young people and families living in Sunderland East and its surrounding area. It provides recreational and leisure activities, services for those who are/at risk of homelessness/temporary accommodation, substance misuse, excluded from education, social media exploitation, debt and limited opportunities due to age, gender, infirmity or disability.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £18,675 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £352,422. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are held in the reserves fund and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: unrestricted funds, not committed or invested in fixed assets, held by the charity should be transferred to the reserves fund (held: £45k)
“The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds, not committed or invested in fixed assets, held by the charity should be transferred to the reserves fund.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
- Robert Surteeschair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Beth Andrews
- Christine Barnes
- IAN LAWRENCE
- Sheila Ferry
- joseph Lemon · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BLUE WATCH YOUTH CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £18,675 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £352,422. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are held in the reserves fund and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BLUE WATCH YOUTH CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BLUE WATCH YOUTH CENTRE as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION.
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