The Bluebell Foundation

Analysis

The Bluebell Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barrow-in-Furness. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2023, The Bluebell Foundation reported income of £20k and spending of £17k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2021 to August 2023, income fell from £29k to £20k (-31%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 181%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Bluebell Foundation sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sea Palling Independent Lifeboat Ltd (£20k), Kingston Vale Trust (£20k) and Manchester Memorial Charity (£20k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.