MUNICIPAL CHARITIES

Charity Number: 200566
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To assist people within the area of benefit who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £44,646
Total expenditure: £33,759

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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 October 1961: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BEDFORD MUNICIPAL CHARITIES (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not 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 policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
COUNCILLOR Jon Abbott Chair 25 July 2019
None on record
Councillor Jonathan Gambold Trustee 22 June 2023
None on record
Honorary Alderman John Mingay Trustee 22 June 2023
None on record
Robert Rigby Trustee 22 June 2023
None on record
Lynn McKenna Trustee 25 November 2021
None on record
COUNCILLOR PHILLIPPA MARTIN-MORAN-BRYANT Trustee 25 July 2019
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 £29.94k £42.51k £41.29k £42.99k £44.65k
Total expenditure £34.80k £32.37k £34.97k £33.77k £33.76k
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

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 11 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 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 25 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 October 2020 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.

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS as amended on 11 Sep 2014

Charitable objects

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Area of benefit

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

BOROUGH OF NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 200566-7 ANN COLLINS
Governing document
SCHEME OF 14 SEPTEMBER 1978
Charitable objects
TO APPLY THE INCOME IN PAYING PENSIONS.
Area of benefit
BOROUGH OF NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE
Registration history
  • 18 October 1961 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
BOROUGH HALL
CAULDWELL STREET
BEDFORD
MK42 9AP
Phone:
01234228193
Email:
lynn.mckenna@bedford.gov.uk
Website:

No information available