BLOSSOM FOUNDATION
Empowerment seminars, Workshops, 1-2-1 mentorship programmes, Skills for life programmes.Services provided are to support the African BME teenage girls and young adult from ages 10-20
Objects
1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO YOUNG PEOPLE, MIGRANTS, BME AND DEPRIVED COMMUNITIES, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: A. ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE, BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B. ADVANCING EDUCATION;C. RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;D. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, VULNERABILITY, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating surplus of £8,295 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total income of £62,086 and total expenditure of £53,791. Per the balance sheet, total funds carried forward stood at £9,310, comprising £1,015 in unrestricted funds and £2,452 in restricted funds. The trustees report that robust budgetary controls were implemented to monitor costs and ensure proper financial management.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- BOLA ADEWUSI
- OLUWATOYIN BANGUDU
- Omotunde Sherifat Oni
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £62k | £54k |
| 31/03/2024 | £71k | £71k |
| 31/03/2023 | £45k | £45k |
| 31/03/2022 | £35k | £31k |
| 31/03/2021 | £35k | £31k |
Common questions
Is BLOSSOM FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating surplus of £8,295 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total income of £62,086 and total expenditure of £53,791. Per the balance sheet, total funds carried forward stood at £9,310, comprising £1,015 in unrestricted funds and £2,452 in restricted funds. The trustees report that robust budgetary controls were implemented to monitor costs and ensure proper financial management. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/07/2025 | £20k | ALL THINGS BLOSSOM |
| Sport England | 25/03/2025 | £6k | “SHE's GOT IT” |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/10/2024 | £12k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/07/2023 | £10k | INTERGENERATION CONVERSATIONS |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/10/2021 | £10k | SHE'S GOT IT |
| UK government | 09/09/2020 | £19k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/10/2019 | £10k | SHE'S GOT IT |
| UK government | 25/02/2018 | £4k | Tampon Tax Community Fund |