BLUE SKY TRUST
Registered charity 1068701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEAC, NORTH EAST AIDS CARE TRUST, T4Y, THINK FOR YOURSELF
Blue Sky Trust:1. Supports and connects people in the North East and Cumbria at every step of their HIV journey through the provision of one to one support, peer mentoring, peer support, education and events.2. Empowers young people to make safe, healthy relationship choices through creative educational workshops (Think 4 Yourself) in schools and youth settings.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £20,603 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £77,188. The trustees consider the immediate future secure, noting that significant funding for the current year has already been secured. Reserves adjusted for restricted funds equated to approximately three and a half months of costs, which the trustees believe provides a firm foundation for stability.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £77k; policy: four months of unrestricted expenditure)
“At the balance sheet date, reserves, adjusted for restricted funds, equated to approximately three and a half months costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Blue Sky Trust (matched by registered charity number).
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr HELEN MARIE MCILVEEN PHD MA DNchair
- Elizabeth Anne Holmes
- Gillian Palmer Evans
- LYNDA HELEN WEATHERLY CQSW
- Michael Patrick O'Halloran
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria · Durham · Gateshead · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BLUE SKY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £20,603 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £77,188. The trustees consider the immediate future secure, noting that significant funding for the current year has already been secured. Reserves adjusted for restricted funds equated to approximately three and a half months of costs, which the trustees believe provides a firm foundation for stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BLUE SKY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BLUE SKY TRUST as a grant recipient include NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
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