BEDFORDSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITIES CHARITY
Registered charity 1061538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRCC
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £740,151, which included a significant one-off transfer of assets from Luton and Bedfordshire Youth Association. While the General Fund was overdrawn by £25,530 at year-end, the trustees have identified restoring this to the minimum level set out in the Reserves Policy as a priority. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: BRCC Trading Services Ltd
“Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity operates a wholly-owned subsidiary company entitled BRCC Trading Services Ltd, the purpose of which is to raise funds to support the charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£41k
Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (18/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- Janet Ridgechair
- Ashok Khandelwal · trustee of 1 other charity
- Christopher Barker
- Elizabeth Rose Kirby
- JUNE MARGARET BARNES
- Joanne Kalsi
- Joel Carre
- Julian Polhill
- PAULA GRAYSON
- Rev Steve Marsh
- Sukhi Khooner
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BEDFORDSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITIES CHARITY financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £740,151, which included a significant one-off transfer of assets from Luton and Bedfordshire Youth Association. While the General Fund was overdrawn by £25,530 at year-end, the trustees have identified restoring this to the minimum level set out in the Reserves Policy as a priority. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.
Who funds BEDFORDSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITIES CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BEDFORDSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITIES CHARITY as a grant recipient include POTTON CONSOLIDATED CHARITY.
Known funders
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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL (LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND).