BEDFORD PLAYERS TRUST

Charity number: 290124
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

MANAGEMENT OF ARTS VENUE AND PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GENERALLY

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £285,994
Total expenditure: £315,054

Total income includes £500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

53 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 October 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BEDFORD PLAYERS TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01839042 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tina Wiseman Trustee 20 August 2024
None on record
Stacy Carpenter Trustee 12 May 2024
None on record
Deborah Maggs Trustee 12 May 2024
IMPAKT HOUSING & SUPPORT
Received: On time
CAMPTON UNITED CHARITIES
Received: On time
Lee Knapp Trustee 07 August 2023
None on record
Hazera Forth Trustee 07 August 2023
None on record
Justin Deaville Trustee 07 August 2023
None on record
Julie Helen Blunt Trustee 13 April 2021
None on record
Brenton Jackson Trustee 01 December 2013
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 £201.41k £185.31k £290.22k £267.18k £285.99k
Total expenditure £198.48k £183.32k £292.90k £285.20k £315.05k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.00k N/A £22.00k N/A £500

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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7TH AUGUST 1984 - AMENDED 21ST JULY 1986 as amended on 20 Apr 2020

Charitable objects

(A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS. (B) TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN THE SAID ARTS.

Area of benefit

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

BEDFORD AND SURROUNDING ENVIRONS

Contact information

Address:
THE PLACE
BRADGATE ROAD
BEDFORD
MK40 3DE
Phone:
01234354321
Email:
info@theplacebedford.org.uk
Website:

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