The Friends of ST Mary's Church Bletsoe
Registered charity 1000081 Registered since 1990
Operates: Bedford
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Dr Andrew Fyvie Chair since 2021
- Jean Jeavons since 2012
- Jane Mary Ward since 2018
- Louise Raymond since 2025
7y median 6.5y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Jean Jeavons since 2012
- Jane Mary Ward since 2018
6.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Dr Andrew Fyvie Chair since 2021
- Jane Mary Ward since 2018
- Louise Raymond since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Jean Jeavons since 2012
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Environment/conservation/heritage 4Religious Activities 4
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£6k latest income
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Bletsoe Town Close Charity 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- East Yorkshire Local History Society Similar size; both Environment
- Lancaster Green Spaces Similar size; both Environment
- The ST Martin's Church Lichborough Fabric Trust Similar size; both Environment
- The Friends of ST. Mary's Church East Brabourne Similar size; both Environment
- The Friends of Polesden Lacey Infant Academy Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Phone | 07887488679 |
| Address | 32 THE AVENUE, BLETSOE, BEDFORD, MK44 1QF |
Finances
£6,135 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £1,155 | £20,722 |
| 2022 | £9,620 | £1,940 |
| 2023 | £5,903 | £3,409 |
| 2024 | £2,830 | £1,530 |
| 2025 | £6,135 | £25,078 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
THE PRESERVATION REPAIR MAINTENANCE RESTORATION IMPROVEMENT AND ORNAMENTATION OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF BLETSOE
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 2ND MAY 1990
Trustees (4)
4trustees
65median age
0aged 70+
- Dr Andrew Fyvie Chair since 2021
- Jean Jeavons since 2012
- Jane Mary Wardage band 65-69 since 2018
- Louise Raymond since 2025
Connected charities (1)
- Bletsoe Town Close Charity 1 shared trustee
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