The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST John and ST Leonard Bedford
Registered charity 1131545 Registered since 2009
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Rev Helen Louise Stewart Chair since 2023
- Alan Ledwick
- Daniel Richard Payton since 2022
- David Lambert
- Delyth Arrowsmith since 2016
- Elizabeth Claire Payton since 2023
- Elizabeth Ewang since 2024
- Gillian Thomas
- Hilary Searle since 2012
- Susan Ruth Williams
- Simon Brocklehurst since 2020
- Teresa Anne Stone since 2024
- Valerie ANN Swanborough since 2026
4.9y median 3y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Delyth Arrowsmith since 2016
- Hilary Searle since 2012
4.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Rev Helen Louise Stewart Chair since 2023
- Alan Ledwick
- Daniel Richard Payton since 2022
- David Lambert
- Delyth Arrowsmith since 2016
- Elizabeth Claire Payton since 2023
- Elizabeth Ewang since 2024
- Gillian Thomas
- Hilary Searle since 2012
- Susan Ruth Williams
- Teresa Anne Stone since 2024
- Valerie ANN Swanborough since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Simon Brocklehurst since 2020
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 13Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 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.
Health and social care 1
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£97k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
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
- Kempston Musical Society 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Life Church Petersfield Similar size; both Religion
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Swithun, Sandy Similar size; both Religion
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kirkby Similar size; both Religion
- West Malling Baptist Church Similar size; both Religion
- Waldringfield Baptist Church Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.stjohnsandstleonards.org.uk |
| stjohnschurchbedford@btinternet.com | |
| Phone | 01234320045 |
| Address | ST. JOHNS PARISH OFFICE, 38 ST. JOHNS STREET, BEDFORD, MK42 0DL |
Finances
£128,121 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £156,142 | £119,597 |
| 2022 | £201,945 | £112,450 |
| 2023 | £93,289 | £119,588 |
| 2024 | £97,020 | £114,207 |
| 2025 | £128,121 | £150,626 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Governing document: PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
Trustees (13)
13trustees
79median age
1aged 70+
- Rev Helen Louise Stewart Chair since 2023
- Alan Ledwickage band 75-79
- Daniel Richard Payton since 2022
- David Lambert
- Delyth Arrowsmith since 2016
- Elizabeth Claire Payton since 2023
- Elizabeth Ewang since 2024
- Gillian Thomas
- Hilary Searle since 2012
- Susan Ruth Williams
- Simon Brocklehurst since 2020
- Teresa Anne Stone since 2024
- Valerie ANN Swanborough since 2026
Connected charities (1)
- Kempston Musical Society 1 shared trustee
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