Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -6

BEDFORD CARIBBEAN SENIOR CITIZEN'S ASSOCIATION

Activities for the Association's 30 members include; art & craft and light exercise classes, facilitated by qualified tutors, health, well-being and community safety advice from medical professionals and local agencies such as police and fire and rescue services. Social events include day outings, weekend breaks and networking visits to other groups to share ideas and knowledge.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/22	*	£16	£8	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21	*	£16	£9	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	*	£4	£5	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£7	£6	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£3	£4	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£8	£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£3	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£3	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£5	£6	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£10	£10	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£6	£0	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£4	£7	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£17	£13	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£17	£13	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£10	£9	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£7	£6	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 23 years

bedscsca@hotmail.com

01234305728

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Harpur Trust - Bedford Caribbean Senior Citizens Association
£24,603	09/03/2021	Azure Befriending Service - covid

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

BEVELEY WRIGHT Appointed: 2023

NODEEN SALMON (Chair) Appointed: 2015

ANN LOUIS-STEPHENSON Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/03/2001, number: 1085885

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 28 days late, AR21: 100 days late, AR20: 471 days late, AR12: 51 days late,

Main office

42 Elstow Road,
Kempston
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK42 8HB

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PRIMARILY PROVIDE FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE PROVISION OF GAMES, EXERCISES, CRAFTWORK, ARTWORK,AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AND THE PROVISION OF LECTURES AND TALKS, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT LARGE, PARTICULARLY PERSONS FROM THE AFRICAN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY OVER THE AGE OF 55.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEDFORD

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