Registered charity (CIO) · Bedford
Embrace (Bedford and District)
Embrace (Bedford and District) is a registered charity (number 1156447) based in Bedford, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Paul Lockyer since 2022. Latest income £318k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £318k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 3 more
- Where
- Central Bedfordshire, Bedford
- Website
- www.embrace.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£318k£376k
- 2024£253k£347k
- 2023£245k£292k
Earlier years
- 2022£215k£248k
- 2021£217k£232k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 33% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE PERSONS WITH ANY FORM OF CEREBRAL PALSY OR A RELATED DISABILITY BY ASSISTING IN THE CARE, WELFARE, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS AND OF THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE BEDFORD BOROUGH AND CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE REGIONS BUT WITH POWER FOR THE TRUSTEES TO ASSIST PEOPLE REQUIRING ASSISTANCE OR APPROPRIATE ORGANISATIONS IN THE IMMEDIATELY ADJOINING AREAS IF THEY CONSIDER THIS TO BE APPROPRIATE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.
Grants received
9 grants · £101,920 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
- BBC Children in Need · £30,000
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £25,225 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,932
- Harpur Trust · £18,607
- Sport England · £4,078
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Paul Lockyer Chair since 2022
- Catherine Weir since 2023
- Eileen Swaisland since 2014
- LEE Mostari since 2014
- Natalie Murray since 2024
- Rajan Kanda since 2021
- Suzannah LEE since 2014
- Stephen Mortimer since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Eileen Swaisland since 2014
- LEE Mostari since 2014
- Suzannah LEE since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Paul Lockyer Chair since 2022
- Catherine Weir since 2023
- Eileen Swaisland since 2014
- LEE Mostari since 2014
- Natalie Murray since 2024
- Rajan Kanda since 2021
- Suzannah LEE since 2014
- Stephen Mortimer since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156447
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 31 Mar 2014 as amended on 21 Nov 2023 as amended on 29 Feb 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01234351759 · info@embrace.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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