BLUEPRINT TRUST

Registered charity 1159150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLUEPRINT FOR BETTER BUSINESS

The advancement for the benefit of the public of civic responsibility and good citizenship by promoting responsible standards in business through the application of the Blueprint Principles and Framework

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF 1) CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE STANDARDS IN BUSINESS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND FRAMEWORK; AND2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES AND FRAMEWORK AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£122k

Latest spending

£307k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £185,124 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £446,218. While reserves remain above the stated policy target of £153,421, the accounts note a significant decrease in total cash funds from £647,221 to £458,153. The trustees maintain that going concern status remains intact with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 50% of our annual operating budget at any one time, which amounts to £153,421 (reserves figure: £446k)

“The trustees have agreed that we should aim to have reserves of at least 50% of our annual operating budget at any one time, which amounts to £153,421” — page 8

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Income received from NEST Corporation, where trustee Brendan McCafferty is employed.

“During the reporting year income of £32,500 (2025: £15,938) was received from NEST Corporation of which B McCafferty is employed.” — page 23

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2026

Volunteers: 3
Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

Volunteers: 2
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £130,001–£140,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

Volunteers: 1
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2022)

Total income

£877k

Total spending

£454k

Reserves (reported)

£920k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~24.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Jeffrey Cooper Twentymanchair
CHARLES MICHAEL HARRY WOOKEY
Dr Mary Johnstone-Louis
Julie Celine Hirigoyen
Justin John Keeble
Maaike De Bie
Michael Kevin Barry · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert James Garlick

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2026	£122k	£307k
30/04/2025	£361k	£470k
30/04/2024	£478k	£477k
30/04/2023	£395k	£576k
30/04/2022	£877k	£454k

Common questions

Is BLUEPRINT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £185,124 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £446,218. While reserves remain above the stated policy target of £153,421, the accounts note a significant decrease in total cash funds from £647,221 to £458,153. The trustees maintain that going concern status remains intact with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BLUEPRINT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BLUEPRINT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£30k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION	1	£1.3m
THE PERMIRA FOUNDATION	1	£699k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£682k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION	1	£496k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£300k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION	1	£168k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£145k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUR VOICE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE.

YOUR VOICE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE income £1.2m
THE TRIBUNE TRUST income £43k
BDO CHARITABLE TRUST income £50k
FULL FACT income £3.1m
DEVIZES ASSIZE COURT TRUST income £59k
OUR BIG PICTURE LTD income £257k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BLUEPRINT TRUST	£122k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUR VOICE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TRIBUNE TRUST FY2025	£43k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BDO CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FULL FACT FY2025	£3.1m	£110,000 - £119,999	9	above	—	no doubt
DEVIZES ASSIZE COURT TRUST FY2025	£59k	—	0	unclear	7.2%	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.