BLUE LIGHT CARD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1198492 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Blue Light community goes above and beyond for us every day, sometimes putting their own health and wellbeing in jeopardy. The Blue Light Card Foundation exists to empower all those who work, have worked, or volunteer in the Blue Light community. We give life-enhancing local and national projects the backing they need, through grants, to support the wellbeing of this incredible community.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £844,277, which is above the trustees' stated target range of £230,000 (representing six months of operating costs). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £198,047, supported by £699,474 in donations, while total charitable expenditure amounted to £481,042.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Blue Light Card Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Blue Light Card — “We also support the Blue Light Card Foundation with donations that help fund the Foundation’s vital work.” (source page)
• The Nottingham Panthers — “The Blue Light Card Foundation receives an annual percentage of Blue Light Card profits.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~29.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 8.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Karen Jane Allison Hodgsonchair
• David Crews
• Gareth James Whitehead
• Jeffrey Davies
• Katie Pavoni
• Robin Thomas Clegg
• STEPHEN CHARLES DENNY
• Thomas James Dalby

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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• FOUNDATION OF LIGHT income £5.6m
• BLUESPARK FOUNDATION income £121k
• THE CARDIFF BLUES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £404k
• THE LIGHT FUND COMPANY income £126k
• THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION income £645k
• THE BLUE LAMP TRUST income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

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