Blue Star Foundation
Analysis
Blue Star Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Blue Star Foundation reported income of £23k and spending of £25k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £13k to £23k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Blue Star Foundation sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Severalls Bowls Club (£23k), Flamstead Village Hall (£23k) and Friends of Nuttall Park (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity aims to support rowing at Newcastle University for the public benefit by making grants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Severalls Bowls Club | Essex CO4 5LJ | £23k |
| Flamstead Village Hall | St Albans | £23k |
| Friends of Nuttall Park | Bury | £23k |
| Nottinghamshire Chess Foundation | Nottingham | £23k |