THE BEDFORD DRAMATIC CLUB

Charity number: 271950
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote the advancement and improvement of general education in all aspects of the Art of Drama by presenting, where practicable, no fewer than three full-scale theatrical productions per year, by encouraging the writing and reading of plays, and by arranging periodical courses in drama and the techniques of theatrical production. To develop public appreciation of such art.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £17,062
Total expenditure: £17,149

People

2 Trustee(s)

75 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Northamptonshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 September 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BEDFORD DRAMA COMPANY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elizabeth Mitchell Trustee 18 June 2025
None on record
Richard Moon Trustee 02 June 2016
FRIENDS OF THE HIGGINS ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM BEDFORD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024 30/04/2025
Total gross income £150 £11.29k £13.00k £14.95k £17.06k
Total expenditure £455 £12.50k £11.81k £12.00k £17.15k
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 30 April 2025 09 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2024 07 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2023 22 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2022 15 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2021 08 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11/07/1976 AS AMENDED ON 15/02/1977 AS AMENDED ON 27/02/1986 AS AMENDED ON 01/10/2004 AS AMENDED ON 13/06/2012 as amended on 30 Jun 2021

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ART.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
16 Amberley Gardens
BEDFORD
MK40 3BT
Phone:
01234 771418
Email:
treasurer@bedforddramacompany.org.uk
Website:

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