Blue Sky Trust

Analysis

Blue Sky Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Blue Sky Trust reported income of £244k and spending of £223k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £214k to £244k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blue Sky Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Queen Rania Foundation (£244k), Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus (£244k) and Age Concern Carlton and District (£244k).