# BLUE SPIRIT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1201278
- **Other names:** BLUE SPIRIT LAURY GRATIET BURSARY FUND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 9, 2022
- **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=1201278


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 DILSTON AVENUE, HEXHAM, 5 Dilston Avenue, Dilston Avenue
- **Postcode:** NE46 1JE
- **Phone:** 07943663368
- **Email:** solen@bluespirit.uk
- **Website:** https://www.bluespirit.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING POOR MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR FROM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN SUBSIDIZED SAILING EXPERIENCES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

**Activities:** Blue Spirit provides sailing experiences for young people (aged 14 to 25) who are experiencing a mental health challenge or facing social / economic disadvantage. Working in partnership with sail training organisations in the north-east of England, we offer anything from half-day dinghy sailing, weekend sails and 6-day residential voyages.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- France
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £21872 | £18460 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £48285 | £37211 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Solenn Lees** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 1, 2022
- Felicity Jane Pocklington — appointed May 23, 2025
- Ira Hakim — appointed Sept. 8, 2024
- Lily Mae Kroese — appointed Dec. 1, 2022
- STUART PAGE — appointed Dec. 1, 2022
- Thomas Benjamin Maskell — appointed March 2, 2026