Bedford and Ouse Valley District Scout Council
Registered charity 300455 Registered since 1968
Operates: Central Bedfordshire, 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.
6 trustees on the board
- Mike Letch Chair since 2021
- Dawn Stapleton since 2026
- Janet Dickinson since 2019
- Michelle Nagle since 2019
- Pearl Angela Farr since 2017
- Rafal Hanzel since 2026
4.7y median 6y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Janet Dickinson since 2019
- Michelle Nagle since 2019
- Pearl Angela Farr since 2017
7.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Mike Letch Chair since 2021
- Michelle Nagle since 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Dawn Stapleton since 2026
- Janet Dickinson since 2019
- Pearl Angela Farr since 2017
- Rafal Hanzel 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.
Education/training 6Amateur Sport 2Economic/community Development/employment 2Recreation 1
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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£99k latest income
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
- Sharnbrook (53RD Bedfordshire) Scout Group 1 shared trustee
- Brickhill Bedford (North) Scout Group 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Lane Playgroup Similar size; both Education
- The Toybox Preschool Similar size; both Education
- Dorchester and West Dorset District Scout Council Similar size; both Education
- Sutton on the Hill PRE-School Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | bedfordousevalleyscouts.org.uk |
| dc@bedfordousevalleyscouts.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07758872172 |
| Address | 26 BRECON WAY, BEDFORD, MK41 8DD |
Finances
£98,865 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £87,126 | £64,971 |
| 2021 | £95,641 | £62,892 |
| 2022 | £125,916 | £122,514 |
| 2023 | £94,601 | £81,363 |
| 2024 | £98,865 | £100,004 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
Governing document: LAND. CERTIFICATE. THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION TRUST CORPORATION TRUST DEED 1955.AS AMENDED ON 13 JUL 2017
Trustees (6)
6trustees
0aged 70+
- Mike Letch Chair since 2021
- Dawn Stapleton since 2026
- Janet Dickinson since 2019
- Michelle Nagle since 2019
- Pearl Angela Farr since 2017
- Rafal Hanzel since 2026
Connected charities (3)
- Brickhill Bedford (North) Scout Group 2 shared trustees
- Bedfordshire County Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- Sharnbrook (53RD Bedfordshire) Scout Group 1 shared trustee
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