Hope Bedfordshire
Registered charity 1132750 Registered since 2009
Operates: Central Bedfordshire, 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
- Stephen Elphick Chair since 2013
- Carolyn Lesley Smith since 2009
- Josiah Masih since 2013
- Rev Paul Sands since 2013
14y median 13y
average tenure
17y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Stephen Elphick Chair since 2013
- Carolyn Lesley Smith since 2009
- Josiah Masih since 2013
- Rev Paul Sands since 2013
20y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Stephen Elphick Chair since 2013
- Carolyn Lesley Smith since 2009
Portfolio (2)
- Josiah Masih since 2013
- Rev Paul Sands since 2013
2
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 4Overseas Aid/famine Relief 2General Charitable Purposes 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.
Education 2Other services 2Business services 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£1k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
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
- Bedford Pentecostal Church 1 shared trustee
- ICF (Borehamwood) 1 shared trustee
- Russell Park Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Ranby C of E Primary School Fund Similar size; both Religion
- The Abrahamic Reunion (England) Similar size; both Religion
- Kingdom Partnership International Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.hopebeds.org |
| TREASURER@HOPEBEDS.ORG | |
| Phone | 01234344544 |
| Address | 1 ABBEY ROAD, BEDFORD, MK41 9LG |
Finances
£1,034 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £7,380 | £6,702 |
| 2022 | £4,542 | £3,048 |
| 2023 | £2,024 | £2,166 |
| 2024 | £1,114 | £1,318 |
| 2025 | £1,034 | £2,589 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR TO COMMUNICATE THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST USING ALL FORMS OF MEDIA AND OTHER MEANS.
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 15 JUNE 2009
Trustees (4)
4trustees
69median age
1aged 70+
- Stephen Elphick Chair since 2013
- Carolyn Lesley Smithage band 65-69 since 2009
- Josiah Masih since 2013
- Rev Paul Sandsage band 70-74 since 2013
Connected charities (3)
- ICF (Borehamwood) 1 shared trustee
- Russell Park Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
- Bedford Pentecostal Church 1 shared trustee
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