Registered charity · Bedford
Bedford Park
Bedford Park is a registered charity (number 286005) based in Bedford, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Mayor Tom Wootton Mayor since 2023. Latest income £107k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £107k (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
- Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Bedford
- Registered
- 1982
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£107k£128k
- 2024£108k£129k
- 2023£308k£98k
Earlier years
- 2022£102k£102k
- 2021£104k£104k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
PUBLIC GROUND FOR ALL THE PURPOSES OF THE RECREATION GROUNDS ACT 1859
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
- Mayor Tom Wootton Mayor Chair since 2023
- Councillor Andrea Spice since 2023
- Councillor John Wheeler since 2026
- Councillor Martin Towler since 2024
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
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 286005
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONVEYANCE DATED 17 JUNE 1890
- Contact on the register
- 01234 718214 · jill.evans@bedford.gov.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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