Registered charity · Bedfordshire
The Bedford Steam Engine Preservation Society
The Bedford Steam Engine Preservation Society is a registered charity (number 291744) based in Bedfordshire, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by John Saunders. Latest income £74k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £74k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Central Bedfordshire, Bedford
- Website
- www.bseps.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£74k£9k
- 2024£78k£5k
- 2023£5k£3k
Earlier years
- 2022£2k£4k
- 2021£3k£4k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING ALL TYPES OF STEAM ENGINES, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, TRACTORS, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, FAIRGROUND ORGANS AND EQUIPMENT VETERAN AND VINTAGE CARS AND ANY MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT OF HISTORIC INTEREST.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- John Saunders Chair
- Angela Smith since 2026
- Dave Roberts since 2020
- Lindsay Worbey
- Paul Worbey
- Peter Wheeler since 2020
- Sarah Smith since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Dave Roberts since 2020
- Peter Wheeler since 2020
- Sarah Smith since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- John Saunders Chair
- Angela Smith since 2026
- Dave Roberts since 2020
- Lindsay Worbey
- Paul Worbey
- Peter Wheeler since 2020
- Sarah Smith since 2020
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 291744
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25TH FEBRUARY 1985
- Contact on the register
- 01462851711 · secretary@bseps.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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