The Need Project Central Bedfordshire

Registered charity 1157691 CIO Registered since 2014

Operates: Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Bedford

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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.

trustees on the board

2.7y median 4y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.7y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1Religious Activities 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Related organisations iRelated organisationsBoards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

King's Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
Voice in the City Ministries Similar size; both Poverty relief
Redeemed Christian Church of GOD ("Rccg") Mount Zion Similar size; both Poverty relief
Misgov Ladoch Similar size; both Poverty relief
Tiferet Eyal Similar size; both Poverty relief
Bolton Community Educational Trust Similar size; both Poverty relief

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Contact

Website	www.theneedproject.org
Email	admin@theneedproject.org
Phone	07496833940
Address	5 Hitchin Road, Stotfold, HITCHIN, Hertfordshire, SG5 4HP

Finances

£231,206 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£233,818	£102,304
2022	£167,399	£160,577
2023	£212,113	£197,957
2024	£368,334	£273,265
2024	£231,206	£209,490

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

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.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON 2 JULY 2014 as amended on 10 Jul 2022

Trustees (7)

7trustees

0aged 70+

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 Maryalyn Hollander since 2025
Stephen James Backhouse since 2021

Connected charities (1)

King's Baptist Church 1 shared trustee

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