# OUT OF THE CAN

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1209066
- **Other names:** OOTC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 10, 2024
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1209066


## Contact

- **Address:** Out of the Can c/o VAS, 1 JOHN STREET, SWINDON
- **Postcode:** SN1 1RT
- **Phone:** 07563 159493
- **Email:** info@outofthecan.org
- **Website:** www.outofthecan.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12 TO 19 YEARS OLD WHO IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, OR UNSURE OF THEIR GENDER OR SEXUAL IDENTITY (LGBTQ+) THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES 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:** Out of the Can LGBT Youth Group provides support for young people aged 12 to 19 in Swindon and surrounding areas.  Our core activity is to run two groups, we offer a safe space for young people who feel they belong to the LGBTQ plus family.  You can be yourself and meet others like you without having to worry what people might think or say.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Geography

- Swindon
- Wiltshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Jo Sharpe** | Chair | July 10, 2024 |
| Hannah Walton-Kinross |  | July 10, 2024 |
| Sarah Louise Tregear |  | March 16, 2026 |




