GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK

Charity number: 1069759
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the charity are to preserve and protect the environment, in particular by providing courses, lectures and seminars, and other additional materials on environmental issues and how these issues can be addressed within the context of business activities; and to educate the public about the environment and environmental issues, in particular within the context of business issues.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £3,285
Total expenditure: £5,268

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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 May 1998: Standard registration
  • 25 November 2024: Removed (Removed by application)
  • 25 November 2024: Funds transferred to 1069229 THE FOREST OF MARSTON VALE TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BEDFORDSHIRE GBN (Previous name)
  • THE BEDFORDSHIRE GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £2.56k £5.31k £16.25k £4.81k £3.29k
Total expenditure £20.68k £11.51k £4.36k £5.20k £5.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £10.00k 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 2023 17 August 2024 18 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 17 August 2024 18 days late
Annual return 30 September 2022 30 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 30 June 2023 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2021 01 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 01 July 2022 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2020 02 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 02 July 2021 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2019 23 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 23 July 2020 On Time
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 28 JUL 2020 as amended on 20 Apr 2021

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING COURSES, LECTURES, SEMINARS AND OTHER ADDITIONAL MATERIALS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND HOW THESE ISSUES CAN BE ADDRESSED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES; AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. (1) TO ARRANGE AND PROVIDE FOR OR JOIN IN AND ARRANGING AND PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF EXHIBITIONS, MEETINGS, LECTURES, CLASSES, SEMINARS AND TRAINING COURSES, WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE. (2) TO COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON ALL MATTERS AFFECTING THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY AND EXCHANGE SUCH INFORMATION WITH OTHER BODIES HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS, WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE. (3) TO PUBLISH ANY MATERIALS AND TO ISSUE ANY MEMORANDA, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL(OR PARTLY IN WRITING AND PARTLY ORAL) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE THE AWARENESS OF THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED, BUT IN PRACTICE PRINCIPALLY BEDFORDSHIRE.