# BLACKDOWN SUPPORT GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1013514
- **Other names:** B S G
- **Status:** Removed
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 11, 1992
- **Removed:** March 19, 2026
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1013514



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE SUPPORT GROUP IS TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG PERSONS PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

**Activities:** We are a registered charity located in the Blackdown Hills, on the Somerset/Devon border. We have a network of volunteers across the area offering various social and practical services to local people who are isolated and/or finding life difficult. Services include community transport, disabled access assistance, social groups, volunteer visiting, footcare, advocacy and advice and support.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- **Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE BLACKDOWN PRACTICE
- Devon
- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £66228 | £72382 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £82397 | £91380 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £135430 | £81731 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £78297 | £63488 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £219733 | £47884 |  -  |  -  |  |