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The Bluebell Foundation
- 6 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Ruth HowsonChair · since 2017
- Brenda GreggTrustee · since 2017
- Helen GregoryTrustee · since 2019
- Joanne CairnsTrustee · since 2013
- Katherine RogersonTrustee · since 2023
- Sam GarnerTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- www.bluebell.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023£20k£17k
Earlier years
- 2022£7k£16k
- 2021£29k£14k
Charitable objects
1. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN SOUTH CUMBRIA WHO ARE SUFFERING EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS ARISING FROM: THE DEATH OF A BABY BEFORE, AFTER BIRTH OR THROUGH CHILDHOOD; LIFE-LIMITING OR LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS OF A BABY OR CHILD; INFERTILITY AND RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES; EARLY TERMINATION OF A PREGNANCY; FACING DIFFICULT DECISIONS RELATING TO PREGNANCY.2. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 WHO ARE GRIEVING THROUGH THE DEATH OR ANTICIPATED DEATH OF SOMEONE IMPORTANT TO THEM.3. THE PRESERVATION AND GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEF OF POVERTY ARISING FROM ILLNESS THAT MAY ARISE THROUGH GRIEF REACTIONS TO BEREAVEMENT.4. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SUCH A BEREAVEMENT TO PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION.
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Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Ruth Howson Chair since 2017
- Brenda Gregg since 2017
- Helen Gregory since 2019
- Joanne Cairns since 2013
- Katherine Rogerson since 2023
- Sam Garner since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Ruth Howson Chair since 2017
- Brenda Gregg since 2017
- Helen Gregory since 2019
- Joanne Cairns since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Ruth Howson Chair since 2017
- Brenda Gregg since 2017
- Helen Gregory since 2019
- Joanne Cairns since 2013
- Katherine Rogerson since 2023
- Sam Garner since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1132347
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21/10/2008AS AMENDED ON 29/09/2009AS AMENDED ON 13/09/2011
- Contact on the register
- 07516556081 · info@bluebell.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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