# BLAST - BURNTWOOD AND LICHFIELD AUTISM SUPPORT TOGETHER

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1203483
- **Other names:** BLAST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 9, 2023
- **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=1203483


## Contact

- **Address:** BLAST 36 Princess Street, Burntwood, Staffordshire
- **Postcode:** WS7 1JN
- **Phone:** 07773794992
- **Email:** blast.staffs@gmail.com
- **Website:** blastsupport.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 10 IN STAFFORDSHIRE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF AUTISM, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAXIMISE THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND POTENTIAL;B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION, AND ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE BY SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES;C) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE RUNNING OF THEIR GROUP, IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND IN SOCIETY;D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES/PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES.

**Activities:** BLAST provides support for autistic children and young people and their families in Staffordshire through safe learning environments, workshops, and leisure activities. We promote social inclusion by raising public awareness, providing advocacy, and enabling autistic children and families to be part of their community

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Staffordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £4305 | £11319 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £3836 | £17315 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Jillian Colette Hart-Sanderson — appointed June 9, 2023
- Neil Hartley Walduck — appointed Nov. 9, 2024
- Rehana Begum Ali — appointed Jan. 9, 2025