CHARITIES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUNYAN MEETING
Charity number: 248195
Charity reporting is up to date (134 days late)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The Charity aims to a) provide grants to individuals in Bedford, usually members of the Bunyan Meeting non-conformist Church, b) provide a grant towards the Church ministry, c) maintain the fabric of the church, manse and other investment buildings, d) maintain, operate and publicise the world - renowned John Bunyan Museum and library.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income: £262,731
Total expenditure: £377,282
People
7 Trustee(s)
70 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
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
What the charity does:
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Religious Activities
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
- Elderly/old People
- Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
- Bedford
- Central Bedfordshire
Governance
Registration history:
- 27 June 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
- BUNYAN MEETING TRUST (Working name)
- BUNYAN TRUST (Working name)
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
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- 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
7 Trustee(s)
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| ANDREW STEWART DUTHIE | Chair |
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| Rev Janet Helen Wootton | Trustee | 31 January 2024 |
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| Ian Rowlands | Trustee | 13 May 2021 |
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| DOREEN WATSON | Trustee |
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| MR CHRIS WOOTTON | Trustee |
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| BRIAN FREDERICK CORNISH | Trustee |
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| CHERRY ANNE PROTHEROE | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £270.82k | £252.11k | £243.51k | £517.32k | £262.73k | |
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Total expenditure | £309.76k | £329.55k | £409.86k | £314.13k | £377.28k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £28.05k | £38.08k | £26.33k | £1.55k | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | N/A | £375.01k | N/A | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | £107.44k | N/A | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | N/A | £34.87k | N/A | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | N/A | £279.10k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | £305.37k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | N/A | £8.76k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | N/A | £7.45k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | N/A | £4.82k | N/A | |
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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 |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 14 March 2025 | 134 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 14 March 2025 | 134 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 10 March 2025 | 496 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 10 March 2025 | 496 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 31 October 2020 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 31 October 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |