Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted 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
  • and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

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

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

bedscsca@hotmail.com

01234305728

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
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 supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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

  • ANN LOUIS-STEPHENSON Appointed: 2023
  • BEVELEY WRIGHT Appointed: 2023
  • NODEEN SALMON (Chair) Appointed: 2015
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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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