Bedford Park
Registered charity 286005 Registered since 1982
Operates: Bedford
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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
- Mayor Tom Wootton Mayor Chair since 2023
- Councillor Andrea Spice since 2023
- Councillor John Wheeler since 2026
- Councillor Martin Towler since 2024
2y median 2.5y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Mayor Tom Wootton Mayor Chair since 2023
- Councillor Martin Towler since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Councillor Andrea Spice since 2023
- Councillor John Wheeler since 2026
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Amateur Sport 3Recreation 3Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 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.
incomespending£107k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Philharmonia Orchestra in Bedford Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Hospital of ST John the Baptist 1 shared trustee
- Tavistock Community Centre Association 1 shared trustee
- Bedford Mayor's Charity 1 shared trustee
- Wootton Poors Land 1 shared trustee
- Charity Consisting of the Property Constituting the Endowment of the Original Church and Poor's Land Charity 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| jill.evans@bedford.gov.uk | |
| Phone | 01234 718214 |
| Address | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, BOROUGH HALL, CAULDWELL STREET, BEDFORD, MK42 9AP |
Finances
£106,632 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £103,669 | £103,669 |
| 2022 | £102,340 | £102,340 |
| 2023 | £308,428 | £98,044 |
| 2024 | £108,443 | £129,481 |
| 2025 | £106,632 | £127,670 |
What it does
What
Amateur SportRecreationWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesCharitable objects
PUBLIC GROUND FOR ALL THE PURPOSES OF THE RECREATION GROUNDS ACT 1859
Governing document: CONVEYANCE DATED 17 JUNE 1890
Trustees (4)
4trustees
0aged 70+
- Mayor Tom Wootton Mayor Chair since 2023
- Councillor Andrea Spice since 2023
- Councillor John Wheeler since 2026
- Councillor Martin Towler since 2024
Connected charities (6)
- The Philharmonia Orchestra in Bedford Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Hospital of ST John the Baptist 1 shared trustee
- Wootton Poors Land 1 shared trustee
- Charity Consisting of the Property Constituting the Endowment of the Original Church and Poor's Land Charity 1 shared trustee
- Tavistock Community Centre Association 1 shared trustee
- Bedford Mayor's Charity 1 shared trustee
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