THE BOBBY BALL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1193504 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROCK ON - THE VARIETY SHOW, THE BOBBY BALL

Grant making charity serving the residents and visitors of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, UNDERTAKEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BLACKPOOL, FYLDE AND WYRE BOROUGHS, IS THE FOLLOWING:TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS BY AWARDING GRANTS.

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 · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £11,313 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £24,575. The trustees confirmed that no accounting records were kept in respect of the Company as required by law, nor did the accounts accord with those records, as part of the independent examiner's confirmation. The charity is exempt from audit under the Companies Act 2006 and has undergone an independent examination instead.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bobby Ball Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Yvonne Harperchair
• Christian O'Sullivan
• Deborah Wilkinson
• Deni Middleton
• Joanne O'Sullivan
• John Camilleri
• Peter Taylor

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions