# THE BLUEBELL FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1132347
- **Other names:** BLUEBELL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 27, 2009
- **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=1132347


## Contact

- **Address:** The Bluebell Foundation, County Coachbuilders, Bank Lane, Barrow-in-Furness
- **Postcode:** LA14 4DW
- **Phone:** 07516556081
- **Email:** info@bluebell.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bluebell.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** Provide support & information to individuals & families in South Cumbria, suffering distress arising from: The death of a baby before, after birth or through childhood; life-limiting or threatening illness of a baby or child; infertility, & facing difficult decision relating to pregnancy. To support children & young people up to age 18 who are grieving due to the death of someone close to them.

**Area of benefit:** SOUTH CUMBRIA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | — | — | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £20063 | £16930 | — | — |
| Sept. 4, 2022 | £7135 | £16051 | — | — |
| Sept. 4, 2021 | £29112 | £13826 | — | — |
| Sept. 4, 2020 | £13352 | £14282 | — | — |
| Sept. 4, 2019 | £14612 | £22392 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ruth Howson** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 5, 2017
- Brenda Gregg — appointed Jan. 30, 2017
- Helen Gregory — appointed April 9, 2019
- JOANNE CAIRNS — appointed March 27, 2013
- Katherine Rogerson — appointed May 26, 2023
- Sam Garner — appointed May 26, 2023