Bedfordshire Open Door

Charity number: 1053008
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide a free counselling service for young people aged 13-25 years and cover Bedfordshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £287,516
Total expenditure: £341,452

Total income includes £54,904 from 2 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

29 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 February 1996: Standard registration
  • 06 May 2025: Funds received from 1154339 BEDFORD COUNSELLING CENTRE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BEDFORD OPEN DOOR (Previous name)
Company number:
03157152 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Samantha Pearce Chair 22 May 2023
None on record
Vijay Sisodia Trustee 14 April 2025
None on record
Mika Saha Trustee 14 April 2025
None on record
Dr Hilde Hendrickx Trustee 03 March 2025
None on record
Keiron Fletcher Trustee 03 March 2025
None on record
Yannik MacKenzie Trustee 26 November 2024
None on record
Anastassia Parsons Trustee 03 October 2024
None on record
STEVE GARDNER Trustee 17 December 2012
None on record
Olatunji Atunrase Trustee 19 July 2012
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 £192.37k £282.13k £416.56k £310.70k £287.52k
Total expenditure £206.69k £224.36k £305.25k £352.82k £341.45k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £144.54k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £4.80k £85.15k N/A £54.90k

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 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 February 2024 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 February 2024 8 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 01 February 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 February 2021 2 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8TH FEBRUARY 1996 as amended on 05 May 2021

Charitable objects

(1)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND (11)TO RELIEVE MITIGATE AND PREVENT POVERTY SUFFERING HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS.

Area of benefit

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

INITIALLY BEDFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
120 TAVISTOCK STREET
BEDFORD
MK40 2SA
Phone:
07922105200
Email:
counselling@bedfordopendoor.org.uk
Website:

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