COMMUNITY ACTION BEDFORDSHIRE

Charity number: 1108879
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Community Action Bedfordshire is in the process of a planned closure. Our main activities used to be strengthening the effectiveness of the voluntary and community sector in Bedfordshire by developing, enabling, promoting and supporting local voluntary and community action.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2021

Total income: £260,784
Total expenditure: £273,256

Total income includes £52,600 from 1 government contract(s) and £79,703 from 7 government grant(s)

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 April 2005: Standard registration
  • 19 March 2020: Funds received from 1160464 AMPTHILL & FLITWICK TIMEBANK
  • 07 November 2022: Funds transferred to 1061538 BEDFORDSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITIES CHARITY
  • 07 November 2022: Removed (Does not operate)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ACTION (Working name)
  • VOLUNTEER CENTRE SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE (Working name)
  • VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ACTION SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2017 31/03/2018 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 30/09/2021
Total gross income £265.26k £206.20k £181.01k £305.46k £260.78k
Total expenditure £401.05k £267.11k £182.09k £364.23k £273.26k
Income from government contracts £130.76k £60.16k £62.00k £2.00k £52.60k
Income from government grants £78.71k £82.93k £42.06k £69.27k £79.70k

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 September 2022 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 Not submitted
Annual return 30 September 2021 15 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 15 March 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 January 2021 On time
Annual return 31 March 2019 20 December 2019 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 20 December 2019 On time

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 9 MARCH 2005. as amended on 14 Feb 2019

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE ; INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS; (2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; (3) TO CHALLENGE ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION AND INEQUALITY IN CARRYING OUT THESE CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO GIVE PRIORITY TO WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHOSE FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY IS LIMITED BY ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE; (4) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ACTION WITHIN SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE; AND THE ORGANISATION SHALL FULFIL THESE OBJECTS WITHIN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE.

Area of benefit

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

SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE.