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Registered charity · Bedford

The Bedford and District Society for People With Learning Disabilities

The Bedford and District Society for People With Learning Disabilities is a registered charity (number 218689) based in Bedford, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £64k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Bedford Mencap, Sparkle Club (Charity Commission)

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £64k (2025)
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About

What it does
Disability
Where
Central Bedfordshire, Bedford
Website
www.bedfordmencap.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1983

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£64k£63k
  • 2024£80k£68k
  • 2023£83k£71k
Earlier years
  • 2022£53k£59k
  • 2021£52k£48k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 35%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BU REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE."LEARNING DISABILITY" MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND, AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

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

4.7y median 3y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 4Education/training 1Religious Activities 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£80k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
218689
Status
Registered
Governing document
RULES OF THE SOCIETY ADOPTED 14TH NOVEMBER 1955 AS VARIED BY REVISED RULES ADOPTED 13TH APRIL 1961 AND 9TH FEBRUARY 1982 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16 APRIL 2002. as amended on 14 May 2026
Contact on the register
07305088274 · ljsk1965@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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