Blue Bear Family Foundation
What it does
The object of the CIO is to relieve the needs of orphaned children with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) by providing financial support to individuals and families who are adopting children with SEND from countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention on Adoption
Its charitable purposes
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ORPHANED CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND/OR DISABILITY (SEND) BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE ADOPTING CHILDREN WITH SEND FROM COUNTRIES THAT ARE SIGNATORIES TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON ADOPTION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Albania
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- South Korea
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Moldova
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £243 and spent £1,425.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £243 | £1,425 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £2,250 | £1,894 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £2,855 | £3,340 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 July 2022 | £1,562 | £5,017 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £5,486 | £1,122 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 96%, from £5,486 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £243 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 586% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Kate Elizabeth GriffithsChair
- Melissa Mary Catherine Green
- Sarah Jennifer Burton
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 9 April 2026, 52 days early | Received 9 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 20 January 2025, 131 days early | Received 20 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 7 August 2024, 68 days late | Received 7 August 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 8 March 2023, 84 days early | Received 8 March 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 26 April 2022, 35 days early | Received 26 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1191975
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 26 October 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Oct 2020
- Website
- www.bluebearfamilyfoundation.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.