HEALTHWATCH CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE

Charity Number: 1154627
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire is the local consumer champion promoting choice and influencing the provision of high quality health, social care and wellbeing services for all across Central Bedfordshire. We engage and consult with all sections of the local population so that a wide cross section of views are heard, understood and acted upon.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £200,066
Total expenditure: £189,857

Total income includes £172,201 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 November 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08399922 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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
Alan Jackson Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
Mandy HASLAM Trustee 01 March 2025
Saxons Scout Group
Received: On time
FALKES (LUTON) DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Received: On time
STREATLEY VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
Alison Newnham Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Louise Cole Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
LINDA GRANT Trustee 01 November 2014
None on record
GILL HISCOX Trustee 01 November 2014
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 £156.11k £153.67k £167.77k £178.43k £200.07k
Total expenditure £161.08k £141.18k £161.03k £175.33k £189.86k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £144.20k £151.41k £156.19k £161.25k £172.20k

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 15 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 06 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 08 December 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 INCORPORATED 12/02/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/11/2013 as amended on 15 Jun 2023

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE BY: (A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES; (B) MAKING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWN TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS; (C) ENABLING LOCAL PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EQUALITY OF ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND; (D) PROVIDING TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING, SCRUTINIZING, REVIEWING AND MONITORING LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

Area of benefit

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

BEDFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Capability House
Wrest Park
Silsoe
BEDFORD
MK45 4HR
Phone:
03003038554
Email:
info@healthwatch-centralbedfordshire.org.uk
Website:

www.healthwatch-centralbedfordshire.org.uk Open in new window