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Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity

Registered charity 1061538 Registered since 1997

Operates: Central Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Luton, Bedford

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Board DNA

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.

11
trustees on the board
2.2y median 1y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
10y
average years in governance
10 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
5
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Recreation 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 4Education 2Health and social care 1

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Contact

Websitebedsrcc.org.uk
Emailinfo@bedsrcc.org.uk
Phone01234834931
AddressTHE OLD SCHOOL, SOUTHILL ROAD, CARDINGTON, BEDFORD, MK44 3SX

Finances

£2,320,235 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£2,345,953£2,305,528
2022£2,888,801£2,661,143
2023£3,548,222£2,808,071
2024£2,370,069£2,571,804
2025£2,320,235£2,411,779

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY PRIMARILY IN THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF BEDFORDSHIRE ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT"), AND IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT PURPOSE, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: 29 NOVEMBER 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 DEC 2015 as amended on 22 Jun 2023 as amended on 30 Apr 2026

Trustees (11)

11trustees
61median age
4aged 70+
Succession outlook: 4 of 11 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity · 03327628 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 04/03/1997

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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