Registered charity (CIO) · Hertfordshire
The Need Project Central Bedfordshire
- 7 trustees
- Income £231k (2024)
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
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Bedford
- Website
- www.theneedproject.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£231k£209k
- 2024£368k£273k
- 2023£212k£198k
Earlier years
- 2022£167k£161k
- 2021£234k£102k
Income trend, 2021 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 27%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIVE PERSONS IN CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT ARE IN POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1. PROVIDING FOOD PACKAGES TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD DEPRIVATION.2. PROVIDING OTHER ITEMS TO MEET IMMEDIATE AND ESSENTIAL NEEDS, AS RESOURCES ALLOW.3. DEVELOPING OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEED AND ALLEVIATE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
Grants received
6 grants · £45,500 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
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £37,500 (5 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £8,000
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Ian David Adams Chair since 2022
- Andrew Peter Nock since 2025
- Dawn Michelle Addams since 2022
- Eleanor Hamilton since 2026
- Gordon Hamilton since 2022
- Penelope Maralyn Hollander since 2025
- Stephen James Backhouse since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Ian David Adams Chair since 2022
- Andrew Peter Nock since 2025
- Dawn Michelle Addams since 2022
- Eleanor Hamilton since 2026
- Gordon Hamilton since 2022
- Penelope Maralyn Hollander since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Stephen James Backhouse since 2021
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1157691
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON 2 JULY 2014 as amended on 10 Jul 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07496833940 · admin@theneedproject.org
- 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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