MILE ROAD ALLOTMENT AND LEISURE GARDENERS ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1155301
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity?s objects (the Objects) are: To further or benefit the residents of Bedford and the surrounding area without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by providing allotment facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreational leisure time occupation with the objective of improving life for the residents."

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2025

Total income: £50,633
Total expenditure: £49,080

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 January 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MRALGA (Working name)
Company number:
08329257 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Internal risk management 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
Anthony Matthew Chair 16 November 2024
None on record
christopher baldwin Trustee 15 November 2025
None on record
rachel kelly maddams Trustee 15 November 2025
None on record
Myra Underwood Trustee 09 August 2025
None on record
Mark Moore Trustee 01 March 2019
None on record
David Osborn Trustee 17 November 2018
None on record
David moon Trustee 11 November 2017
None on record
Maria Moon Trustee 30 October 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024 30/09/2025
Total gross income £36.33k £50.19k £50.86k £46.56k £50.63k
Total expenditure £29.07k £47.88k £51.41k £43.83k £49.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £1.25k £1.25k 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 September 2025 05 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2025 05 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2024 08 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 08 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 14 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 14 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 17 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 17 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 03 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 03 April 2022 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 INCORPORATED 12/12/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24/12/2013

Charitable objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BEDFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY PROVIDING ALLOTMENT FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATIONAL LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Area of benefit

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

BEDFORD

Contact information

Address:
MRA & LGA
149 Mile Road
BEDFORD
MK42 9UP
Phone:
07564649137
Email:
admin@mralga.org
Website:

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