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Registered charity (CIO) Removed from the register · No. 1069759iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Green Business Network

Green Business Network was a registered charity (number 1069759), now removed from the Charity Commission register.

Income
N/A
Not reported
Expenditure
N/A
Not reported
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
N/A
Not reported
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Status
Removed
from the register, 25 November 2024
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Overview

Removed from the register

Removed
25 November 2024
Reason
Removed at the request of the charity (Charity Commission: Removed by application)
Funds went to

From the Charity Commission register of removed charities, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Last record before removal

iNo trustee list: the Charity Commission withholds trustees of removed charities, and no earlier register copy we hold lists them.

Finances from the Charity Commission annual returns (latest year ending 30 September 2023).

Income and spending, latest years in our copy of the register

Year endingIncomeSpending
30 September 2023£3,285£5,268
30 September 2022£4,806£5,198
30 September 2021£16,247£4,358

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.

Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

Network

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Board

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
incomespending£3k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2022 and 2023
18 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Network

Network

iThe large node is Green Business Network. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

7 financial years held, 2019 to 2025, years ending 30 September.

Income and expenditure

7 years · years end 30 SeptemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25k2025202420232022202120202019£3.29k£5.27k£10.00k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Green Business Network has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year2019202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£2.56k£5.31k£16.25k£4.81k£3.29kNot reportedNot reported
Total expenditure£20.68k£11.51k£4.36k£5.20k£5.27kNot reportedNot reported
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reported£10.00kNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Green Business Network has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Removed from the register on 25 November 2024

The filing record below runs up to the charity's removal.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
30 September 202530 July 2026Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
30 September 202430 July 2025Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
30 September 202330 July 202417 August 202418 days late17 August 202418 days lateLate by 18 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 September 202230 July 202330 June 202330 June 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 September 202130 July 20221 July 20221 July 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

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.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • Other defined groups
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
Local authorities: Central Bedfordshire, Bedford
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED, BUT IN PRACTICE PRINCIPALLY BEDFORDSHIRE. as filed
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 28 JUL 2020 as amended on 20 Apr 2021 as filed
Register history
  • 28 May 1998Registered
  • 25 November 2024Transferred assets to The Forest of Marston Vale Trust (1069229)
  • 25 November 2024Removed from the register (Removed by application)
Previous names
Bedfordshire GBN, The Bedfordshire Green Business Network

Policies the charity says it has

  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Conflicting interests
  • Complaints handling

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Registered
1998 · removed 2024

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