Registered charity · Bedfordshire
Carers in Bedfordshire
- 9 trustees
- Income £1.6m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Michelle Doreen Evans-RichesChair · since 2023
- Catherine ElworthyTrustee · since 2025
- Graham Charles Richard KempTrustee · since 2024
- Harjinder Singh GosalTrustee · since 2025
- Jodi WainwrightTrustee · since 2026
- Laura PalmarielloTrustee · since 2026
- Nicola KidbyTrustee · since 2021
- Philip TavernerTrustee · since 2019
- Roseanna BradyTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Bedford
- Website
- www.carersinbeds.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Carers in Bedfordshire
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.6m£1.5m
- 2024£1.6m£1.6m
- 2023£1.4m£1.4m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.4m£1.3m
- 2021£1.3m£1.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 67% · Government grants 12%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP, ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO CARERS OR THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE CARING. A “CARER” IS ANYONE WHO CARES, USUALLY UNPAID, FOR A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER WHO DUE TO ILLNESS, DISABILITY, A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM OR AN ADDICTION CANNOT COPE WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT.
Grants received
26 grants · £1,212,759 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £590,167 (6 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £211,370 (2 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £114,654 (2 grants)
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £101,686 (7 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £77,453 (2 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Michelle Doreen Evans-Riches Chair since 2023
- Catherine Elworthy since 2025
- Graham Charles Richard Kemp since 2024
- Harjinder Singh Gosal since 2025
- Jodi Wainwright since 2026
- Laura Palmariello since 2026
- Nicola Kidby since 2021
- Philip Taverner since 2019
- Roseanna Brady since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Philip Taverner since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Michelle Doreen Evans-Riches Chair since 2023
- Graham Charles Richard Kemp since 2024
- Harjinder Singh Gosal since 2025
- Jodi Wainwright since 2026
- Laura Palmariello since 2026
- Philip Taverner since 2019
- Roseanna Brady since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Catherine Elworthy since 2025
- Nicola Kidby since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1135507
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 JAN 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 DEC 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 NOV 2016 as amended on 28 Mar 2024 as amended on 18 May 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 07140432 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0300 111 1919 · contact@carersinbeds.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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