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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

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

Latest income
£361k
Latest spending
£470k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £108,645 for the year ended 30 April 2025, reducing total unrestricted reserves to £631,342. The trustees confirm that these reserves exceed their stated policy target of £160,000 and that sufficient funds are available to continue operations in the short and medium term. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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 £160,000 (held: £631k)
“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 £160,000.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Income from NEST Corporation
“during the financial year income of £15,938 was received from NEST Corporation of which B McCafferty is employed. B McCafferty was not involved in any decision making between the two parties.”
“During the year £178 was repaid to C Wookey for incurring travelling costs on behalf of the charity” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement to C Wookey
“during the financial year income of £15,938 was received from NEST Corporation of which B McCafferty is employed. B McCafferty was not involved in any decision making between the two parties.”
“During the year £178 was repaid to C Wookey for incurring travelling costs on behalf of the charity” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement to S Garrard
“during the financial year income of £15,938 was received from NEST Corporation of which B McCafferty is employed. B McCafferty was not involved in any decision making between the two parties.”
“During the year £178 was repaid to C Wookey for incurring travelling costs on behalf of the charity” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Jackson Nicholas Assie Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£877k
Total spending
£454k
Reserves (reported)
£920k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~24.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£361k£470k
30/04/2024£478k£477k
30/04/2023£395k£576k
30/04/2022£877k£454k
30/04/2021£710k£501k

Common questions

Is BLUEPRINT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £108,645 for the year ended 30 April 2025, reducing total unrestricted reserves to £631,342. The trustees confirm that these reserves exceed their stated policy target of £160,000 and that sufficient funds are available to continue operations in the short and medium term. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Jackson Nicholas Assie Limited.

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.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PERSULA FOUNDATION1£580k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£319k
THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION1£118k
THE T.K. MAXX AND HOMESENSE FOUNDATION1£75k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HERNE HILL1£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BRIDE FLEET STREET1£132

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Blueprint for All.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BLUEPRINT TRUST£361k——above—no doubt
Blueprint for All FY2025£1.4m£150,001 - £160,000—above—no doubt
GOOD BUSINESS FOUNDATION FY2025£316k£80,000 - £89,9991unclear—no doubt
THE FITZWILLIAM WENTWORTH AMENITY TRUST FY2025£2.1m—0below—no doubt
BLANCHMINSTER TRUST FY2025£574k—0within—no doubt
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt

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