Blue Cross
Registered charity 224392 Registered since 1965
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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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.
11 trustees on the board
- Beth Brook Chair since 2024
- Alison Forrestal since 2021
- Caroline Gosling since 2018
- Christopher Martin since 2018
- Clive Everest MA FCA since 2016
- Jeremy Ross Stewart since 2014
- Kath Qualtrough since 2022
- Kerry Blackstock since 2022
- Nicholas Robert Park since 2019
- Nicola Jane Brooks-Coppard since 2020
- Stephen Paul Swift since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Caroline Gosling since 2018
- Christopher Martin since 2018
- Clive Everest MA FCA since 2016
- Jeremy Ross Stewart since 2014
- Nicholas Robert Park since 2019
- Nicola Jane Brooks-Coppard since 2020
- Stephen Paul Swift since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Beth Brook Chair since 2024
- Alison Forrestal since 2021
- Caroline Gosling since 2018
- Christopher Martin since 2018
- Clive Everest MA FCA since 2016
- Jeremy Ross Stewart since 2014
- Kath Qualtrough since 2022
- Kerry Blackstock since 2022
- Nicholas Robert Park since 2019
- Nicola Jane Brooks-Coppard since 2020
- Stephen Paul Swift since 2014
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
12.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 15.4 in 2020
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
- Fauna & Flora International Similar size; both Animals
- Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Similar size; both Animals
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat International Similar size; both Animals
- Virunga Foundation Similar size; both Animals
- Pharo Foundation Similar size; both Animals
- Dawat-E-Hadiyah Trust (United Kingdom) Similar size; both Animals
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.bluecross.org.uk |
| info@bluecross.org.uk | |
| Phone | 03007909903 |
| Address | Blue Cross, Shilton Road, BURFORD, OX18 4PF |
Finances
£50,636,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £36,049,000 | £35,900,000 |
| 2021 | £37,474,000 | £37,311,000 |
| 2022 | £45,925,000 | £41,188,000 |
| 2023 | £43,979,000 | £44,583,000 |
| 2024 | £50,636,000 | £50,724,000 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingAnimalsWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE KINDNESS TO AND THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL OWNERSHIP.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/09/1940AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/10/1955AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/07/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/11/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/06/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20/11/2012
Trustees (11)
- Beth Brookage band 50-54 Chair since 2024
- Alison Forrestalage band 55-59 since 2021
- Caroline Goslingage band 50-54 since 2018
- Christopher Martinage band 60-64 since 2018
- Clive Everest MA FCAage band 60-64 since 2016
- Jeremy Ross Stewartage band 55-59 since 2014
- Kath Qualtroughage band 45-49 since 2022
- Kerry Blackstockage band 50-54 since 2022
- Nicholas Robert Parkage band 50-54 since 2019
- Nicola Jane Brooks-Coppardage band 55-59 since 2020
- Stephen Paul Swiftage band 70-74 since 2014
Linked company (Companies House)
Blue Cross · 00363197 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 11/09/1940
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (0)
No charities share a trustee (from current data).
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