# BLACKDOWN SUPPORT GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1208925
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 1, 2024
- **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=1208925


## Contact

- **Address:** Newland, STATION ROAD, HEMYOCK, CULLOMPTON
- **Postcode:** EX15 3SE
- **Phone:** 01823681036
- **Email:** d-icb.bsgadmin@nhs.net
- **Website:** https://blackdownsupportgroup.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** "THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE AND WELLBEING AMONG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES"

**Activities:** The Blackdown Hills is a very rural area on the Devon/Somerset border with poor transport links. We aim to connect people to their communities, alleviate isolation and improve health and wellbeing. We run a community transport scheme, regular social groups, volunteer visiting, bereavement and carer support services, form filling support, toenail cutting, accessible vehicle and wheelchair loan.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon
- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £108334 | £135843 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Barry Simmonds — appointed July 28, 2025
- Christopher George Roffe-Silvester — appointed Aug. 5, 2024
- Dr David Howard Major — appointed Aug. 5, 2024
- Gillian Nicola Girling — appointed Aug. 5, 2024
- Heather Alice Stallard — appointed Aug. 5, 2024
- Lisa Anne Martin — appointed Aug. 5, 2024
- Mark Roberts — appointed July 25, 2025
- Martin Roger Saxton — appointed Aug. 5, 2024
- Nichola Ann Dowson — appointed Aug. 5, 2024
- Sarah Frances Folland — appointed Aug. 5, 2024
- WILLIAM PHILIP MORRIS — appointed July 10, 2018