# BLUE WATCH YOUTH CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1047550
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 27, 1995
- **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=1047550


## Contact

- **Address:** BURDON LANE, RYHOPE, SUNDERLAND
- **Postcode:** SR2 0HR
- **Phone:** 01915214060
- **Email:** bwyc.main@gmail.com
- **Website:** bluewatchyouth.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (I) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF RYHOPE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, CITY WIDE AND REGIONAL TO INCLUDE TYNE AND WEAR (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTEER AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFECT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE 5 AND OVER RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF BASIC SKILLS COURSES, INFORMAL, FORMAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

**Activities:** Blue Watch is a resource for children, young people and families living in Sunderland East and its surrounding area.  It provides recreational and leisure activities, services for those who are/at risk of homelessness/temporary accommodation, substance misuse, excluded from education, social media exploitation, debt and limited opportunities due to age, gender, infirmity or disability.

**Area of benefit:** RYHOPE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, CITY WIDE AND REGIONAL TO INCLUDE TYNE AND WEAR.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sunderland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £272033 | £253358 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £321823 | £320373 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £279335 | £227787 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £236748 | £191811 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £242529 | £183635 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Robert Surtees** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 1, 2014
- Beth Andrews — appointed June 30, 2023
- Christine Barnes — appointed June 30, 2023
- IAN LAWRENCE — appointed Dec. 4, 2018
- Sheila Ferry — appointed Jan. 9, 2023
- joseph Lemon — appointed Nov. 5, 2014