BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 234329
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The granting of donations for charitable purposes

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £349,555
Total expenditure: £1,218,483

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 May 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • IBBETT TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
00802236 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peter John Ibbett Trustee 02 August 2021
None on record
Dr Vicki Anita Ibbett Trustee 02 August 2021
None on record
Mark Thompson Trustee 11 May 2020
None on record
Christina Beddoes Trustee 05 November 2018
BEDFORD GIRLS' SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Christopher Kilroy Trustee 03 May 2018
None on record
Margaret Ibbett Trustee 03 May 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £231.17k £248.76k £262.38k £1.14m £349.56k
Total expenditure £371.66k £409.10k £472.66k £398.11k £1.22m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £796.94k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £345.74k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £796.94k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £398.11k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 08 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 March 2021 58 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 March 2021 58 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23 APR 1964 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 MAR 1988 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 MAR 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 AUG 2018

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE: TO RETAIN OR TO PAY AND APPLY ANY PROPERTY FOR THE TIME BEING RECEIVED BY THE COMPANY AND THE PROPERTY FOR THE TIME BEING REPRESENTING THE SAME AND THE INCOME OF ALL SUCH PREMISES TO OR FOR SUCH PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE COMMITTEE OF THE COMPANY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
Ladyslaude Court
Bramley Way
Bedford
MK41 7FX
Phone:
01234352840
Email:
secretary@bedsct.co.uk
Website:

No information available