Hope Bedfordshire

Registered charity 1132750 Registered since 2009

Operates: Central Bedfordshire, Bedford

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

14y median 13y

average tenure

17y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

19.9y

average years in governance

2 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 4Overseas Aid/famine Relief 2General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Education 2Other services 2Business services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Bedford Pentecostal Church 1 shared trustee
ICF (Borehamwood) 1 shared trustee
Russell Park Baptist Church 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Bedford Pentecostal Church 1 shared trustee
ICF (Borehamwood) 1 shared trustee
Russell Park Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
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

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Contact

Website	www.hopebeds.org
Email	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 Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable 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 65 since 2009
Josiah Masih since 2013
Rev Paul Sandsage 72 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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