Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE OPEN BLUE TRUST

Open Blue Trust uses a converted double-decker bus as a mobile community centre to deliver opportunities to isolated communities in Wiltshire. Open Blue looks to help the whole community by offering activities for all ages from carer and toddler groups through after school clubs and youth drop ins to resident cafes for the more mature.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£64	£61	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/12/22	£54	£56	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/21	£37	£33	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20	£31	£38	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/12/19	£53	£45	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/12/18	£38	£46	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/12/17	£38	£50	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/12/16	£40	£37	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£48	£29	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£48	£41	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£38	£51	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£34	£61	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£79	£68	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£91	£84	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£88	£76	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£64	£59	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£65	£55	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£44	£58	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£49	£57	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£64	£51	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

http://www.openblue.org.uk/

office@openblue.org.uk

07738474290

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to The Open Blue Trust
£750	22/02/2023	Open Blue Trust runs a double-decker bus as a mobile community centre, providing activities for families and access to services for gypsies and travellers and other deprived communities. Grant to ....more Open Blue Trust runs a double-decker bus as a mobile community centre, providing activities for families and access to services for gypsies and travellers and other deprived communities. Grant to help with running costs.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to The Open Blue Trust
£755	21/02/2023	Open Blue Trust runs a double-decker bus as a mobile community centre, providing activities for families and youth drop-ins in more rural areas. Grant will contribute to the increased fuel costs to ....more Open Blue Trust runs a double-decker bus as a mobile community centre, providing activities for families and youth drop-ins in more rural areas. Grant will contribute to the increased fuel costs to run the bus.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000	09/12/2022 24	The Open Blue Trust
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£1,837	16/11/2021	Visit Wellington Place an isolated estate of MOD housing once a month for 2 hours for 10 months. Deliver a carer and toddler group and an after school club.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£14,985	25/08/2021	Open Blue Trust runs a double-decker bus as a mobile community centre, providing activities for families and access to services for gypsies and travellers and other deprived communities. Funding will ....more Open Blue Trust runs a double-decker bus as a mobile community centre, providing activities for families and access to services for gypsies and travellers and other deprived communities. Funding will meet the costs of a monthly toddler and after school club for families on the Thingley site.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£2,000	17/06/2021	Support and activities for children, young people and families living in rural locations including traveller sites, army bases and villages in North Wiltshire.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Wellington Place afterschool club
£2,011	13/01/2021	Afterschool club on Thursdays at Isolated estate of young army families; outdoor activities, cooking, arts and crafts, indoor / outdoor games. Great fun, building community.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Thingley Road Traveller Site
£4,995	11/06/2020 34	Support to families with pre and primary age children on Traveller site near Chippenham.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£3,692	03/08/2015 10	Open Blue build community for those disadvantaged by rural poverty and isolation, running carer and toddler groups, after school clubs, youth drop-ins and resident’s cafes in communities with no ....more Open Blue build community for those disadvantaged by rural poverty and isolation, running carer and toddler groups, after school clubs, youth drop-ins and resident’s cafes in communities with no facilities. The grant supported the costs of a one pot cookery course for people in the Coleman’s Farm area of Calne and Charter Road in Chippenham.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Open Blue Trust
£5,000	15/05/2015 12	Open Blue build community for those disadvantaged by rural poverty and isolation, running carer and toddler groups, after school clubs, youth drop-ins and resident’s cafes in communities with no ....more Open Blue build community for those disadvantaged by rural poverty and isolation, running carer and toddler groups, after school clubs, youth drop-ins and resident’s cafes in communities with no facilities. The grant supported the costs of mobile activity sessions for isolated people.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

DAVID JOHN SANDBERG Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE DERRY HILL AND STUDLEY VILLAGE HALL TRUST,

DR DAVID JOHN HALLS (Chair) Appointed: 2021

PROFESSOR RAPHAEL AWEYEVU MRODE Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: DAYSPRING CHURCH TRUST,

TERENCE MILLS Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2021, number: 1196800

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE OPEN BLUE TRUST on 17/05/2023

Main office

The Open Blue Trust
9
Valley View
Calne
Wiltshire

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; C) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN WILTSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; D) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN WILTSHIRE AFORESAID AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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