Bays Foundation

Registered charity 1186052 Registered since 2019

Operates: Bedford

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

6.2y median 7.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

16.5y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Amateur Sport 4Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 8Construction 4Professional services 4

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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The Christopher Meredith Foundation 1 shared trustee

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The Christopher Meredith Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Nature Recovery Project 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Email	andyrounding@btinternet.com
Phone	01234210890
Address	2 Top End, Renhold, BEDFORD, MK41 0LR

Finances

£141,277 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£596,786	£100,334
2022	£63,644	£49,647
2023	£65,257	£48,354
2024	£73,093	£51,579
2025	£141,277	£76,607

What it does

What

Amateur Sport

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

For the public benefit, the advancement of health or the saving of lives for those living in Bedfordshire by addressing physical & mental health and wellbeing in the community through providing (a) sporting facilities (b) health & nature-based wellbeing programmes and (c) community welfare projects; for individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants and to advance social welfare more broadly, enhancing the quality of life for the local community.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 AUG 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 OCT 2019 as amended on 14 Apr 2025 as amended on 16 Feb 2026

Trustees (4)

4trustees

56median age

0aged 70+

Andrew James Roundingage 54 Chair since 2018
Mark Thompsonage 59 since 2019
Sadie Meredithage 58 since 2024
Suzanne Clare Roundingage 54 since 2018

Linked company (Companies House)

Bays Foundation Limited · 11507050 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 08/08/2018

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

The Nature Recovery Project 1 shared trustee
The Christopher Meredith Foundation 1 shared trustee

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