THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BEDFORD

Charity number: 1164416
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SERVICES FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £446,774
Total expenditure: £431,524

People

25 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 November 2015: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • ST MARK'S CHURCH COMMUNITY CENTRE, BEDFORD (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

25 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Councillor Charles Royden Chair 16 November 2015
ST ALBANS WOODLAND BURIAL TRUST
Received: On time
Judith Elizabeth Scott Trustee 04 May 2025
None on record
John Richard Michael Scott Trustee 04 May 2025
None on record
Dr Timothy John Wilkes Trustee 24 April 2022
None on record
Diana Jean Johnson Trustee 24 April 2022
None on record
LYNNE SEYMOUR Trustee 19 May 2021
OPEN HOUSE BEDFORD
Received: On time
Barry Southam Trustee 19 May 2021
ST ALBANS WOODLAND BURIAL TRUST
Received: On time
LAURA FARTHING Trustee 07 October 2020
OPEN HOUSE BEDFORD
Received: On time
MICHAEL JOHN COOPER Trustee 07 October 2020
ST ALBANS WOODLAND BURIAL TRUST
Received: On time
Rev Alan Kirk Trustee 07 October 2020
None on record
Jean Elizabeth Kirk Trustee 07 October 2020
None on record
Janet Warren Trustee 28 April 2019
None on record
Michael John Warren Trustee 28 April 2019
None on record
MARION PATRICIA PRIOR Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record
MARGARET ELIZABETH APPLETON Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record
WENDY CLARE WATERS Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record
JANET ELIZABETH ROSE IBBERSON Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record
REV DR GRAHAM ROBERT CAPPLEMAN Trustee 16 November 2015
ST ALBANS WOODLAND BURIAL TRUST
Received: On time
LEE ABBEY FELLOWSHIP
Received: On time
ELIZABETH RUTH BEAN Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record
AVRIL WILLIAMS Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record
IAN FARTHING Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record
VINCENT HOLLOWAY Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record
JANET ROSEMARY DAY Trustee 16 November 2015
ST ALBANS WOODLAND BURIAL TRUST
Received: On time
THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF BEDFORD BENEVOLENT FUND
Received: On time
JAMES WILLIAMS Trustee 16 November 2015
ST ALBANS WOODLAND BURIAL TRUST
Received: On time
MORAG-ANN STEWART BED MED Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £322.24k £339.47k £316.02k £432.91k £446.77k
Total expenditure £325.95k £299.50k £319.08k £410.53k £431.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £31.23k £25.94k £2.42k £8.18k 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 August 2024 29 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 29 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 20 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 20 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 24 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 24 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 27 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 27 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 27 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 27 May 2021 On time 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.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON 02/01/1957

Charitable objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Contact information

Address:
ST. MARKS CHURCH & COMMUNITY CENTRE
CALDER RISE
BEDFORD
MK41 7UY
Phone:
07836784051
Email:
office@thisischurch.com
Website:

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