Registered charity (CIO) · Bedfordshire
Grassroots Programme
Grassroots Programme is a registered charity (number 1163427) based in Bedfordshire, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £109k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £109k (2025)
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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
- General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- Where
- Luton
- Website
- www.grassrootsluton.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£109k£100k
- 2024£135k£143k
- 2023£115k£116k
Earlier years
- 2022£84k£103k
- 2021£190k£162k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN GLOBAL ISSUES TO ENABLE GREATER AWARENESS OF FACTORS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE RELIEF OF NEEDY VICTIMS OF BREECHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SUCH WAYS AS IS CHARITABLE IN LAW. 2) TO ADVANCE RELIGION AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AMONG CHRISTIANS AND THOSE OF OTHER FAITHS. 3) TO ENGAGE IN ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WILL FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECTS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH ACTIVITIES ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN LAW
Grants received
6 grants · £51,072 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 · £48,072 (5 grants)
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £3,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Brian Robert Roe since 2018
- Deborah Purfield since 2018
- Janet Bird since 2017
- Rev Philip John Horner since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Brian Robert Roe since 2018
- Deborah Purfield since 2018
- Janet Bird since 2017
- Rev Philip John Horner since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Brian Robert Roe since 2018
- Deborah Purfield since 2018
- Janet Bird since 2017
- Rev Philip John Horner since 2013
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1163427
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 04 Sep 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01582416946 · jgrassroots@btconnect.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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