BLUEBELL CARE TRUST
To promote and protect the mental wellbeing of mothers and families affected by antenatal and post-natal depression and associated mental health concerns through the provision of therapeutic groups and one to one support in the home, practical support, befriending, providing information and raising awareness of mental health concerns with the wider public and media.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY POST-NATAL OR ANTE-NATAL DEPRESSION OR OTHER ASSOCIATED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND ADVICE AND BY RAISING THE AWARENESS OF POST-NATAL AND ANTE-NATAL DEPRESSION AMONG WOMEN AND THE WIDER PUBLIC.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2022
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £201,343 — contracts £201,343 (4); 33% of the £602,143 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2021
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £125,017 — contracts £125,017 (4); 19% of the £651,025 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2020
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £82,107 — contracts £82,107 (3); 20% of the £401,745 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
3 annual returns are past their due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/07/2020)
Trustees
- Sasha Lea Barberchair
- Claire Samantha Nutt
- Dr Jennie Christine Shouls
- Dr Karl William Vaughan Scheeres
- Rose Hall
- Ruth Moody
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | — | — |
| 31/03/2024 | — | — |
| 31/03/2023 | — | — |
| 31/03/2022 | £602k | £655k |
| 31/03/2021 | £651k | £556k |
Common questions
Who funds BLUEBELL CARE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BLUEBELL CARE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY, QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2023 | £30k | |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | FY2022 | £6k | |
| THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY | FY2023 | £5k | Unrestricted Fund Grant |
| QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £5k | 2 grants totalling |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/01/2023 | £196k | Bluebell - Here For All |
| Sport England | 23/06/2021 | £7k | TGC CF Feel good fitness! |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/09/2018 | £10k | Little Bluebell |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/10/2015 | £165k | Bluebell Place |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/01/2013 | £190k | Mums Comfort Zone - a support group and one to one buddy |